Smith coy on Simpson collaboration

The Cure frontman Robert Smith has refused to deny reports he plans to work with pop star Ashlee Simpson, but admits a collaboration is unlikely to take place this year.

In April, the pair was reported to be working together to create a new sound for the follow-up to Simpson's debut album 'I Am Me', after meeting in London in 2006 when the 22-year-old was performing in West End musical Chicago.