Tao gets friendly

Singer-songwriter David Tao Zee has denied that he's dating 29-year-old Taiwanese TV actress Penny Lin Wei-jun, saying she's 'just a friend of a friend'.

Although Lin was photographed three nights in a row visiting Tao's home by Next Magazine - and kissing him on the front doorstep - the 38-year-old said: 'We're not that close. We only

have one friend in common and we have only met a few times.'

Asked why Lin was at his home, the Mando-pop singer (below) said it was a gathering with some friends and that she was there because she knew one of them.

'I believe many artists think hanging out with their friends isn't that safe any more because you just can't really relax,' he said.

And what about the kiss?