Harry Styles' rep claimed he'd 'never heard of' Lily Halpern but now the US singer has admitted she and Harry have become rather close.
Lily, 19, who joined One Direction as a support act on Big Time Rush's US tour, says she and 18-year-old Harry 'tease each other' and have been texting each other since he left for Australia.
'He's a really, really great guy,' says Lily.
'We've hung out in New York a few times - where I live and where he was staying.
'We watched movies and chilled out - one night we watched Flubber.'
Lily has 'no comment' to make about kissing Harry, though she admits she's 'heard of' his 32-year-old ex-girlfriend Caroline Flack.
1D fans have been quizzing Lily about the rumours of their hook-up on Twitter, but she insists that 'music' is her boyfriend.
'We're just friends as i've said lol. he has an amazing dedicated fan base, i wish we could all #respect eachother,' Tweets Lily.
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