Kremlin denies rumors that Vladimir Putin was remarried

MOSCOW, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman has denied rumors that the president was remarried in a private ceremony at a monastery in central Russia.

A Twitter user sparked the rumor Saturday by saying Putin, who was divorced in June, remarried earlier in the day, RIA Novosti reported.

Spokesman Dmitry Peskov called the rumors "Internet exercises on Saturday out of boredom," adding that they are nothing more than "gossip, hearsay and assumptions."