United Kingdom, March 6 -- Bill Murray says that rumours that he dated Kelis "really raised my cred".

The 'Ghostbusters' actor and the 'Milkshake' hitmaker were said to have enjoyed a whirlwind romance in 2023 and, although the star admits that nothing happened between the pair, he enjoyed the boost in popularity it gave him.

Bill joked in an interview on Sirius XM's 'Sway in the Morning': "I met this girl named Kelis. I got great press when I was dating her. That really raised my cred a lot."

The 74-year-old star revealed that Kelis, 45, first came to his attention in the music video for Ol' Dirty B******'s 1999 track 'Got Your Money', in which she provided a guest vocal.

Murray recalled: "I'm going: 'Who is the girl with the red hai...