Sean 'diddy' Combs has sparked new rumors he is dating singer Cassie, after the rap mogul was photographed snuggling up to his R+b protege in New York.

The Bad Boy Records boss, 38, has long been said to be romantically involved with 21-year-old Cassie - most recently in December, just months after he split from his longtime girlfriend and the mother of three of his children, Kim Porter.

Both Combs and the Me + U hitmaker have constantly denied the rumors, but on Sunday - when Americans celebrated Mother's Day - the two artists were snapped by Gstylemag.com embracing in New York City's Central Park as they watched a display by street dancers.

Combs was first linked to Cassie when she signed to his record label in 2005. He split from model/actress Porter in July, shortly after she had given birth to his twin daughters, Jesse James and D'Lila Star.