So that's why Colin Farrell was in New York this week. When we ran into him Thursday on 10th Street, he didn't have much to say except that he hadn't heard of Jossip. When we mentioned that his attorneys certainly have, his interest grew, at least until we explained why we're on a first name basis with the folks at Lavely & Singer: We've dealt with them exhaustively on all matters of his Nicole Narain sex tape. (At that piont he grew noticeably uncomfortable, given he was on the sidewalk macking it to some random lass.)

And then we hear today, with Rush & Molloy delivering the scoop, that he spent Easter Sunday with Narain's camp and an arbitrator, reaching an "amicable" settlement in the matter.

The two hadn't seen each other face to face since word leaked last year that representatives for Narain were peddling an explicit video from the couple's romp.

Matthews insists that there was "no tension" between the former couple. But we hear that they sat on opposite ends of the negotiating table - and in separate rooms - and that ­Farrell showed little affection for the woman who, so far, has cost him an estimated $500,000 in legal fees.

And here's we details get sketchy. You see, also present was our favorite sex tape proprieter David Hans Schmidt, who did not reach a deal with Farrell and is thus still on the receiving end of his litigation. Schmidt's lawyers, meanwhile, demanded to videotape Farrell's testimony on the condition they don't release the tape, but they may argue before a judge to release the tape and then target Narain for breaching her contract with Schmidt's Internet Commerce Group for settling with Farrell.

So while we've got a settlement between Farrell and Narain, there's no deal between Farrell and Schmidt, which means there might be new lawsuits between Narain and Schmidt. And, what's more, there will be another video tape (of Farrell talking about his sex life) to look forward too. Whee!

Colin and ex-Playmate settle tale of the sex tape [R&M]