R&B star Ashanti has laughed off reports the music video for her new single Way That I Love You serves as a warning to her rumored boyfriend Nelly.

In the new promo, the singer is seen wielding a knife and seeking revenge on a cheating ex-lover.

But Ashanti - who has long been linked to the Hot In Herre hunk, but never confirmed the romance - insists the track isn’t aimed at Nelly.

She tells People.com, "It’s not! I wrote that record last summer… The song is just about real life. It’s for every woman who has gone through it.

"It’s a rude awakening when you get used to being happy, but it’s a part of life. I didn’t kill the person!"

However, she does confess to doing some investigating of her own on a previous partner she suspected of infidelity: "Of course I’ve snooped! Before (Sidekick pagers) came out, I was snooping through regular cell phones, everything! Whatever he had out, I was all in it!"

And she is still remaining coy over her rumored relationship with Nelly, saying of the hip-hop star: "We’re really, really good friends."