that Judah Friedlander is allegedly volleying balls back and forth in more ways than one with Susan Sarandon .

Friedlander says they're just close friends from the pingpong world. Friedlander threw his book party last October at SPiN, the club owned by Sarandon and her supposed toy-boyfriend Jonathan Bricklin. Friedlander stammered when we asked him if they "hooked up."

Maybe they were just extensively comparing paddle grips? Or maybe she took Judah back to her place and seduced him with a hot Lorenzo's Oil massage? At any rate, if the rumors are true, Susan sure is getting a lot of ass with this ping pong parlour-themed sex club she's operating.