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Jodie Foster was spotted running errands in Los Angeles yesterday, and even though we seldom see her out in public, she flashed our photographers a quick smile.

Jodie recently wrapped filming on Elysium, and she hasn't had a movie out since 2011's Carnage. Though her love life has been a bit of a wreck since back-to-back breakups, first from girlfriend Cydney Bernard in 2008 and then from rebound Cindy Mort in 2009, Jodie has apparently offered up some relationship advice to her former co-star Kristen Stewart.

A source tells Radar, "As soon as she heard the news, Jodie contacted Kristen to offer her support. They have been close friends since they starred opposite each other in the 2002 movie Panic Room, and Jodie is a mother-like figure to her. Jodie told Kristen to take no notice of the media bashing and said if she wanted to cry her heart out to her she's always available. Jodie loved Rob and is disappointed with Kristen for cheating on him. However, she knows at 22, she's still very young and unfortunately people make mistakes in life. She thinks Kristen will learn from this and will only grow into a more mature person because of it."

Hmm, wonder if that's true?