Diddy 'not engaged' to Cassie

Sean 'Diddy' Combs has slammed reports he is to wed his R&B protegee Cassie.

Star magazine claimed the Bad Boy Records boss, 38, was planning to make the 21-year-old singer - real name Cassandra Ventura - his wife.

The publication reported that the rapper let slip the big news to friends at his son Justin's recent eighth-grade graduation party.

But Combs' representative has refuted the allegations, telling People.com: "Contrary to tabloid reports, there is no engagement. This was a complete fabrication."

Cassie, who has long been rumoured to be romantically involved with Combs, recently insisted their relationship is purely platonic.

She said: "We are not together, but we are definitely friends. We work hard together, so it makes a good combo."

Combs first met Cassie after signing her to his record label two years ago.