Tinie Tempah Dating Nicole Scherzinger ?

The rapper flirted with the X Factor USA judge when he performed 'Pass Out' on Thursday's show, according to the Sunday Mirror.

"Tinie met all the judges backstage, and he hit it off with Nicole instantly," a source said. "She was flirting outrageously and it got to the point where all the crew were whispering about something going on. During the rehearsal for the group performance, Tinie sat next to Nicole on one of the audience seats and the pair started ­dancing together and were being ­extremely touchy-feely.

"Everyone was eating lunch and Nicole took Tinie to her dressing room after she'd been going on about the delicious treats she'd brought back from her recent trip to Hawaii that he had to try. "As soon as Simon Cowell arrived at the studio and asked where Tinie was, he laughed when a member of the production crew told him he was in Nicole's dressing room and said, ­'Another one bites the dust'." The 'Don't Hold Your Breath' singer congratulated Tempah following his performance, tweeting that he was "rockin' out". Tempah is also thought to have gone to dinner with Cheryl Cole during his time in LA.

Scherzinger split from Lewis Hamilton in October.