Despite a flurry of engagement rumors, Kate Hudson and Owen Wilson – Hollywood’s most notorious on-again, off-again couple – have called it quits, less than two months after rekindling their romance in Miami.

The end of their erratic courtship (they began dating in September ‘06) comes amid erroneous reports that the pair were engaged, fueled by photos of Hudson wearing a Tiffany & Co. ring (it was a prop!) both on-and-off set of her film Bride Wars, which she’s filming in Boston.

“It was a pretty bad breakup,” says a Wilson pal. “Owen said it was a tough one. He definitely doesn’t want to dwell on it. He wants to put it behind him.”

Since the split, Hudson, 29, and Wilson, 39, have each been spotted letting loose. On May 9, Hudson and Bride Wars costar Steve Howey, 30, visited Boston’s Liberty Hotel bar, Alibi. And on May 11, Wilson dropped by N.Y.C.’s Upstairs with two women.

“He was pretty chummy with the ladies … he was certainly doing some sweet talking,” according to an onlooker. “He looked happy to be there hanging with them.” The late-night outing was followed by a visit to Butter the next night, where he chatted up a sexy blonde. Says a Hudson source: “She feels dumb thinking it was so serious.”

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Kate Hudson and Owen Wilson are not getting married, despite reports in the British media.

“She’s definitely not engaged,” a rep for Hudson tells Usmagazine.com. A rep for Wilson, 39, also confirms the rumors are wrong.

The reason for the false uproar? Hudson, 29, was spotted wearing a diamond ring in Boston.

“She’s shooting a movie called Bride Wars, which explains the ring,” adds her rep.

Still, the on-again couple “are at a good place with each other,” a pal told Us earlier this year.

“Owen is such a lovely person, and I love him dearly,” Hudson said in the January issue of Vogue. “And I wish him beautiful things — health and everything that he desires in life.”

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Owen Wilson is in no rush to get hitched. At least that’s what he told his guy pals on April 25 at Miami’s Nobu, where the actor ended a story by saying, “Hey, man, I’m never getting married!”

Luckily he’s dating Kate Hudson, 29, who apparently isn’t eager to tie the knot either. “My main focus is Ryder,” Kate has said about her only child with her ex-husband, rocker Chris Robinson, 41. “I’m in a really nice place.”

In fact, Kate loves giving Owen, 39, his freedom and encourages him to hang out with his buddies. “She really wants Owen to maintain relationships with his friends and his family,” an insider tells Life & Style. “Kate isn’t putting any pressure on him. He has never been with a girl who is so independent and laid-back.”

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Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson share a hug on the set of their new movie, Marley & Me, in Miami, Florida. The couple play on-screen lover reporters in the upcoming canine comedy.

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Kate Hudson is ready to take things to the next level and start a family with Owen Wilson, according to friends of the recently reunited couple.

The actress has reportedly been apartment-hunting in New York with the aim of creating a love nest for her and the Wedding Crashers star.

“She is ready to nest and has even been talking about having more little ones,” the NY Daily News’ Gatecrasher column quotes a pal as saying.

Kate is said to be ready to settle down again with Owen, after reported flings with Justin Timberlake and Dax Shepard.

“She is relieved to be more settled again,” adds the friend. “She really felt as if she were testing her limits going out while she and Owen were separated.”

The first started dating after meeting on the set of You, Me and Dupree in 2006, following Kate’s split from husband, Black Crowes frontman Chris Robinson.

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It’s definitely on again for Kate Hudson and Owen Wilson. First, on March 16, the lovebirds were spotted stepping out in Miami, where Owen is shooting Marley & Me with Jennifer Aniston. And then they made the South Beach scene again over Easter weekend.

“They had a date night at Regal Cinemas South Beach,” a source tells OK! about the earlier meet-up. “They got dropped off on Lincoln Road and held hands as they walked a few blocks before heading into the theater.” And, adds the source, once the movie was over, they drove off to Owen’s Star Island house.

And over Easter weekend, the pair spent time in Biscayne Bay with Kate’s son Ryder from her marriage to Black Crowe’s singer Chris Robinson.

Kate has been a semi-regular fixture in Miami since early March, and a source says, Owen is the sole purpose of her visits to Florida. “They are trying to keep it low key, but when she is in Miami, it’s for Owen,” says the insider.

Kate, 28, and Owen, 39, who began dating in the fall of 2006, ended their relationship in May 2007, but rumors of a reunion swirled after they were seen flirting at Madonna’s post-Oscar party in February.