In yesterday's Insider, Tobey Maguire recalled nearly losing his role in Spider-Man 2 to Jake Gyllenhaal. Had the Spidey recast happened, Kirsten Dunst — who plays Peter Parker's star-crossed love, Mary Jane — would've been acting opposite her real-life beau! Was she disappointed that Jake ultimately missed out on the gig?

"Oh God. Why do we have to go to these places?" Dunst laughs nervously. "Of course! He's my boyfriend. It was weird and awkward and complicated. But Tobey is Spider-Man, and it wouldn't have been as good without him. Thank God everything worked out. That's all there is really to say about it."

At least Gyllenhaal still enjoyed a summer-blockbuster paycheck with The Day After Tomorrow. Since starring in a multimillion-dollar disaster flick was new for him, his girlfriend was required to do some hand holding. "Jake's like, 'What if the movie doesn't do well?'" Dunst recalls. "I'm like, 'You're not the star of the movie — the storm is. And if the movie does bad, who cares? It's not your fault.'

"Actually, [Day] did great, but I just kind of defused things," she continues. "Spider-Man 2 (opening today) already has a built-in fan base, and the first one was successful. So I don't have to worry about that. Of course, because I've done it before, I could help him feel better about it and not overanalyze the situation so much."

Readers of the supermarket tabs (and you know who you are) often see candid photos of Kirsten and Jake, courtesy of the showbiz stalkerazzi. She doesn't seem to mind living her love life in front of their lenses, though. "It's not too bad," the 22-year-old shrugs. "It's not like there's anything that interesting or scandalous. It's basically us getting coffee and playing with our dogs. I have nothing to give them. The most exciting pictures are of me eating!"