Britney Spears quashes pregnancy rumours

LONDON - Pop diva Britney Spears has denied reports that she was pregnant with her third child, a ‘rumour’ floated live on air by a DJ.

The Daily Mail online reported that Ryan Seacrest, who also hosts ‘American Idol’, revealed that he had been told by a ‘reliable source’ that the singer was preparing for a new arrival.

The singer’s spokesperson Adam Leber has, however, insisted no truth to the story.

‘She’s absolutely not pregnant. I have no idea where this ridiculous rumour came from. Ryan has communication with our camp and could have checked this before saying it,’ he said.

The mother-of-two has been plagued by pregnancy rumours since her well-documented breakdown in 2008.

Britney, 27, who has two children Sean Preston, 3, and Jayden James, 2, from her marriage to Kevin Federline, is thought to be dating her backing dancer Chase Benz.

She is currently in the middle of a comeback tour to promote her latest album ‘Circus’.