Ellie Goulding slams down the rumor that she cheated on Ed Sheeran with Niall Horan - Again

Ellie Goulding is clearing the air once more after a fan claimed she had cheated on Ed Sheeran with Niall Horan in the past. The "Love Me Like You Do" singer, 36, released a TikTok video of herself dancing along to Harry Styles' "As It Was" while decked out in a black jumpsuit over the weekend. She captioned the video, "Quick boob check then we're birthday groovin." [caption id="attachment_79673" align="alignnone" width="775"] Image credit: TikTok[/caption] "Can't believe u cheated on Ed with Niall, but slay fr (for real)," a TikTok user commented in the comment section. To this, Goulding responded, "False!!!!! But also slay." Furthermore, when tabloids claimed that Goulding was the inspiration for Sheeran's song "Don't" in 2014, fans assumed that she had cheated on the British singer with then-One Direction star Niall Horan. More details Ellie Goulding, 31, was the subject of a rumor that she addressed in a July 2015 interview with ELLE UK. She stated, "I did go on a few dates with Niall, but I was never in a relationship with Ed. I have absolutely no idea where that came from and why it was turned into such a big thing." Goulding continued by denouncing the unfair treatment that women in the music industry endure, recalling an analogous conversation she had with her friend Taylor Swift, whose "Bad Blood" music video she had just appeared in. [caption id="attachment_79674" align="alignnone" width="780"] Image credit: The List[/caption] "I find it so frustrating that female musicians are constantly defined by the men they have or haven't dated. It's something I've talked about with Taylor a lot. She definitely feels that. She gets bothered by it," Goulding told the magazine. "It's like, you can be a great artist, you can write great songs, but the thing that everyone is going to talk about is some relationship they think you have had or not had. It's definitely something we both think happens to female artists over male artists.'" What's more Ellie Goulding also spoke candidly about her relationships with both musicians in 2016 when appearing on the cover of Seventeen. Goulding said of Horan, 29, "We're still friends. We went on a few dates, and it was really fun. He's a really, really lovely guy. He's got the biggest sense of humor, he's very caring, and I see him as a genuine friend in the industry." In reference to Sheeran's 2015 song "On My Mind," she continued, "We've known each other for a few years. I think he's a really nice guy and a brilliant musician. We've bumped into each other and we've hung out and stuff, but the thing is if I hang out with someone, it's instantly like I'm 'dating' them. We were never in a relationship. My song is not about him." [caption id="attachment_79675" align="alignnone" width="525"] Image credit: Pinkvilla[/caption] On another note, Goulding later wed Caspar Jopling in 2019, and the couple welcomed their first child, son Arthur, in May 2021. On the other hand, Sheeran wed Cherry Seaborn, his longtime girlfriend, in December 2018. They welcomed their first daughter Lyra Antarctica in August 2020, and their second daughter, whose name he hasn't yet revealed, was born in May 2022.