Nelly denies steroid, gambling claims

American rapper Nelly has shot down claims that he has spent all of his fortune on drugs and gambling.

Earlier this week, Slim, a supposed ex-manager of Nelly, suggested that the rapper had a gambling addiction, as well as alleging that he is close to a foreclosure on his house.

"You broke you spent your whole fortune on coke, steroids, Ashanti, pulls and at Harrah's Casino, you probably there now! (sic)" Slim's initial tweet read.

However, Nelly claimed that 'Slim' is simply a promoter he worked with in the past and that he has never taken steroids of any kind.

"First if you believe Slim was my manager then this is pointless anyway," Nelly tweeted in response. "Second, don't nothing go in this body but fish, chicken, turkey, protein, Rozay, Ciroc Remy, and Budweiser!

"Third, I know some hoping that foreclosure statement is true but I'm sorry, 'epic fail'."

The rapper recently claimed that his music comeback, following the death of his sister, had been inspired by Mariah Carey.

Nelly is currently working on his seventh studio album which he hopes to release before the end of the year.