COMMON CONFIRMS SERENA WILLIAMS SPLIT

Rapper/actor Common has confirmed he's split up with tennis ace Serena Williams - by declaring himself "definitely" single.

The hip-hop star was rumoured to have split from Serena Williams last month (May10), but he recently dismissed the claims and insisted he had plans to visit his girlfriend of two years in Paris, where she was competing in the French Open Championships (23May10-06Jun10).

But the couple has now parted ways for good.

Common tells Chicago, Illinois' Fox News, "I am single. I am a single man, definitely."