Liam Payne, Cheryl Split?

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Liam Payne and Cheryl did not “secretly split,” nor are they “on a time out,” despite a bogus new report. Gossip Cop can exclusively debunk the breakup rumors. We’re told the two are still very much together.

According to the Australian tabloid NW, Payne and Cheryl have been living mostly separate lives since welcoming their baby boy Bear last March. An alleged “source” tells the magazine that the One Direction singer spends most of his time on the road, leaving his girlfriend at home to care for their son.

The questionable source goes on to speculate that Cheryl is also jealous of Payne getting close to Rita Ora, who he recently collaborated with on the song “For You,” which is featured on the Fifty Shades Freed soundtrack. The two pretended to kiss while performing their duet on “The Tonight Show” last month, but of course, it was all theatrics to promote the sexy new movie.

The outlet’s supposed insider further contends that Cheryl has been losing weight as a result of her supposed relationship problems, adding, “She’s been putting herself under intense pressure.” But Gossip Cop checked in with a rep for Payne, who exclusively assures us that the tabloid’s article is simply “not true.” The singer and his girlfriend haven’t split, nor have they been growing apart since their baby was born.

Although it’s true that Payne’s music career requires him to travel, he’s regularly in contact with his girlfriend whenever he’s out of town. We’re further told that Cheryl isn’t bothered by Payne’s working relationship with Ora, and she’s not having any type of eating issues either. The new parents are very happy together, and all claims otherwise are baseless.

Unfortunately, Gossip Cop has had to correct several inaccurate stories surrounding Payne and Cheryl’s relationship. We recently busted a tabloid story claiming that the One Direction star was begging his girlfriend to move from the U.K. to Los Angeles.

Shortly after Cheryl gave birth last year, Gossip Cop debunked a bogus story about the couple fighting over baby names. The gossip media clearly has very little insight into Payne and Cheryl’s love life, and NW’s bogus article about a nonexistent breakup is another example.