Gap denies dumping Joss Stone

Reports soul sensation Joss Stone has been ditched by Gap because of her "under-age" relationship with producer Beau Dozier have been rubbished by the clothing giant.

The soul singer, now 18, was hailed as the new face of the high street chain thanks to her fresh-faced image, but she caused outrage in America at the age of 17 by moving in with 25-year-old Dozier in Los Angeles, as she was still below the age of consent under Californian law.