Los Angeles, Jan 18 (IANS): Actress Jennifer Lawrence and Coldplay frontman Chris Martin are said to have been faking their breakup.

"The Hunger Games" actress and the crooner, who were recently spotted having a dinner date in Studio City here, allegedly never parted ways in the first place, reports aceshowbizz.com.

Lawrence never broke up with Martin. A source reveals to the site that the couple, who reportedly ended their relationship back in October, has been "together this whole time."

The source adds to US Weekly: "Chris spends the night at her house when he's in Los Angeles and they have a system for him to come and go without anyone knowing."

"Neither of them wanted to be a public couple so quickly. So they told people they were broken up while they continued to build a relationship," claims another source close to the actress.

Lawrence and Martin were photographed having a dinner date at Kiwami Sushi in Studio City Dec 30.