Actor Terrence Howard struggling to maintain his vow of abstinence – he was spotted getting up close and personal with socialite KIM KARDASHIAN. The Hustle + Flow star – who is separated from his wife of 14 years – sparked reports of a new romance with the sexy brunette after they were seen together in New York earlier this week (begs17Sep07).

But Howard will have difficulty honouring his promise to refrain from sex before marriage – made just last month (Aug07) – because Kardashian is famed for featuring in a sex tape with R+B star Ray J. A source tells the New York Post’s gossip column PageSix: “They were all over each other. She was sitting on his lap and he was rubbing her butt.” A spokeswoman for Howard declined to comment.