11:04am UK, Monday December 30, 2002

US pop star Mariah Carey and Hollywood action man Vin Diesel have been spotted together - sparking rumours they are dating.

The bald actor is said to have flown on a private jet to see Carey before he left for a family Christmas.

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Mariah met Vin in Aspen

Vin's publicist admitted the star was at the US ski resort of Aspen, but said their meeting was a coincidence.

"Vin was in Aspen snowboarding and ran into Mariah," said the spokesman.

The publicist also said there was no romance, only that "they discussed the idea of working together".

The next morning, Vin flew to his family home in Connecticut, reports the Daily Star.

Mariah has been on the comeback trail since suffering a breakdown last year.