Calvin Harris officially announced his split from long-term girlfriend Rita Ora yesterday after speculation had been rife for months that the couple's relationship was on the rocks - but now new reports are emerging suggesting that pop star Justin Bieber is to blame for their break-up. Say what?
Calvin wrote on Twitter yesterday: "To address speculation - Myself and Rita ended our relationship some time ago. She is a beautifu, talented woman & I wish her all the best."
But now new reports claim that Calvin and Rita split because the 23-year-old had been getting "touchy feely" with the Confident hitmaker while the pair were in the recording studio together. The I Will Never Let You Down singer was allegedly seen being very affectionate with the pop star, sitting on his lap and Justin is even reported to have given Rita a massage at one point.
Rita and Calvin have called time on their year-long relationship (WENN)
According to TMZ's sources, Calvin caught wind of this and decided to call time on their relationship. One source even claims that the Scottish DJ has now had all of Rita's belongings removed from his LA mansion and will no longer release tracks that they had recorded together.
Rita and Justin didn't help dampen rumours when they were spotted in Mexico together earlier this week. The How We Do star is said to be holidaying in the country with her family, while Justin is vacationing there to take a break-up from the spotlight following racism allegations.
Rita is alleged to have been close to Justin in the studio (WENN)
Calvin - who started dating Rita in May last year - certainly hasn't been sitting around with a broken heart though and has been spotted just this week leaving two Hollywood nightclubs with two completely different women.
The Summer hitmaker also looked happy as he indulged in some retail therapy in Beverly Hills yesterday, before dining later that evening with model pal Rosie Huntington-Whitely and their friends.
Rita spoke out in May about the couple's long-distant relationship, telling The Mirror: "You have to fly each other out, you just have to. Sometimes you fly for 20 hours, sometimes you only fly for five hours. It's an effort, but you make it work.
"I'm not a fan of long distance relationships. If you had a choice, you want that person with you. It makes me pretty sad. But you work with what you've got."
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