[Ivanka Trump Topher Grace]Eric Gaillard/Reuters/Win McNamee/Getty Images * TOPHER GRACE, THE ACTOR BEST KNOWN FOR HIS ROLE IN "THAT 70'S SHOW," HAD A BRIEF ROMANCE WITH IVANKA TRUMP IN 2006. * IN A NEW INTERVIEW WITH THE DAILY BEAST, TOPHER CONFIRMED THAT THE COUPLE WENT ON DATES BUT WAS RELUCTANT TO ELABORATE. * "CERTAINLY IT WASN’T A POLITICAL STATEMENT," HE SAID. ------------------------- The actor who dated Ivanka Trump before Jared Kushner doesn't seem to want to talk about it. Topher Grace, best known for his turn as Eric Foreman in hit Fox sitcom "That 70s Show," had a brief romance with Trump in 2006, when they were both 28.SEE THE REST OF THE STORY AT BUSINESS INSIDERNOW WATCH: Brazil's empty $300 million World Cup stadium SEE ALSO: * Devastating wildfires in Greece kill 81 while dozens stranded on the beach watched their homes burn * Photos show victims of Greece wildfires desperately stranded on the beach as flames engulf their homes * A hydroelectric dam in Laos collapsed, causing a flash flood that left an unknown number of people dead and forced 6,600 to flee their homes