Did she stay or did she go? Melanie "Sporty Spice" Chisholm's claim that she was through with the Spice Girls was disputed Friday (March 9) by spokespersons for the British pop group and its record label.

"Mel C has not left the Spice Girls and the Spice Girls have not split up," group spokesperson Alan Edwards told Reuters on Friday (March 9), contradicting Chisholm's statement to the news agency Thursday that she did not intend to do any more work with the group.

Edwards said that Chisholm was correct when she said there are no Spice Girls plans at the moment, and that solo projects were in the works. "I think they will sit down and take a view at the end of the year, although there is no date in the diary," he added.

A Virgin Records spokesperson echoed Edwards' remarks. "The girls are still a group," he said. "They wouldn't be pursuing solo projects without each other's support. And at the end of the day, they are still very much together." Victoria "Posh Spice" Beckham — one of the remaining members of the group, along with Emma "Baby Spice" Bunton and Melanie "Scary Spice" Brown — spoke with Edwards about the reports of a possible breakup and said she "didn't stay awake over it," according to Reuters. Breakup rumors also occurred when Geri "Ginger Spice" Halliwell quit the group in 1998.

Chisholm, 27, released her solo debut, Northern Star, under the name Melanie C in England in fall 1999 and in the United States in October. The album did well overseas, and so far, the single "I Turn to You" has been a moderate hit here.

The Spice Girls have sold 38 million albums globally since they burst onto the music scene with 1996's smash single "Wannabe." They scored with other hits, such as "Say You'll Be There" and "2 Become 1," and they released the feature film "Spice World" in 1997.