Alison Mosshart of The Kills has hit back at tabloid reports that she and The Dead Weather bandmate Jack White (he's in the White Stripes, you know) had a fight in a New York boozer at the weekend.

"I don't usually bother responding to ridiculous fabricated tabloid rumours, but this one is particularly grotesque," Mosshart said. "The stories circulating from a UK tabloid of a 'fist fight', or Jack punching me, or the two of us 'being at each others throats' are untrue.

She added that life was far more prosaic, "I'm just wrapping up a tour with The Kills and then I'll be back with The Dead Weather for the release of the album and a tour. It's a really great group of people to work with and I can't wait for everyone to hear the album."

The Dead Weather also feature Garth from Waynes World and have an album, Horehound out later this summer.