Reports surfaced earlier this week that suggest music mogul Simon Cowell spoke with One Direction's Harry Styles and asked him to make up with former flame Taylor Swift.

Swift and Styles were photographed kissing several weeks ago and took a few vacations together, but things appear to have cooled significantly between the pair and the press explained that Cowell stepped in and told the 'Little Things' heartthrob that their split could jeopardise his group's career.

A publicist for Cowell has now told Gossip Cop that the story is ridiculous and that the X Factor mastermind has done no such thing:

"This story was completely made up. One Direction make their own decisions on their personal relationships and this matter hasn't even been discussed."

Styles, meanwhile, was just named the sixth hottest hunk by Heat magazine and the No.1 place went to Olympic diver Tom Daley.

Watch Swift and Styles kissing at a New Year's event in New York City here: