Hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons has blasted reports claiming he’s traded in Ivory armpiece Julie Henderson for Australian actress/model Sophie Monk, after photos of the two out on the town made the rounds on the Interwebs this week.

“Sophie Monk is one of the most famous people in Australia as well as a renown pop singer around the world. For her, coming to America is having the paparazzi stand in front of her house 24/7, but no one in the streets knows who she is,” Russell blogged on GlobalGrind.com on Wednesday. “I was with her yesterday and I felt like I was hanging out with Britney Spears! (Sorry to disappoint you guys but I’M NOT DATING HER…) Sophie now joins the Global Grind family and tommorow is her first entry.”-Russell