Rihanna Rih-emphasized what she has been saying for months about beau Chris Brown. “We are not dating,” the “Umbrella” singer told the ladies of The View in Las Vegas on Monday.

“He’s an amazing person, but we are not dating. We’re very close friends though. Very, very close,” she said.

Let’s see what these close “friends” have been up to lately besides romantic dates at KFC in our gallery of Rihanna and Chris just hanging as “pals”…

Chris Brown and Rihanna splashed around in a pool together in Jamaica last February. [Image: INF Daily

Rihanna and Chris Brown went on a shopping excursion at the Beverly Center in Hollywood on June 2. [Photo: X17

Rihanna and Chris Brown were spotted cuddling at VIP Club in Paris last March. [Photo: Bauer Griffin

Chris Brown gets flirty with Rihanna at an appearance at MTV's TRL last year. [Photo: Getty]

Rihanna and Chris Brown went to last night BET Awards - together, of course. [Photo: Getty]

RiRi performed at the MuchMusic Awards last night, and the normally adorable songbird committed every fashion offense in the book:

• Cheesy officer cap? Check.
• Ruffled top that really belongs in the sale bin of your local Fashion Bug? Check.
• Lindsay Lohan skank leggings? Check.
• Patent leather hooker boots that probably cost over $1000? Check.

The only thing that could have made this look better? A little arm candy by the name of Chris Brown.

TORONTO, ON - JUNE 15: Rihanna performs at the 2008 MuchMusic Video Awards held at Much world HQ at the CTV building on June 6, 2008 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Malcolm Taylor/Getty Images)

TORONTO, ON - JUNE 15: Rihanna performs at the 2008 MuchMusic Video Awards held at Much world HQ at the CTV building on June 6, 2008 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Malcolm Taylor/Getty Images)

TORONTO, ON - JUNE 15: Rihanna performs at the 2008 MuchMusic Video Awards held at Much world HQ at the CTV building on June 6, 2008 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Malcolm Taylor/Getty Images)

TORONTO, ON - JUNE 15: Rihanna performs at the 2008 MuchMusic Video Awards held at Much world HQ at the CTV building on June 6, 2008 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Malcolm Taylor/Getty Images)

Chrianna, the golden couple of hip-hop that has yet to reveal their love to the public, were spotted snacking on Jamba Juice together on Friday. How romantic and normal! With everything fast food joint they visit, we love Chris and Rihanna more. And you know what they say - the couple that juices together, stays together! If only they’d just admit that they’re a couple.

RiRi is quite the entrepreneur! Our songbird/umbrella saleslady/Chris Brown’s secret lover is looking to launch her own underwear line and rake in some cash. “There might be a clothing line on the horizon, maybe underwear,” Ri has said. This new venture should be super easy as Rihanna wears outfits that resemble underwear already! For inspiration, we suggest she check out some of the pics below.

Chris Brown went a little nuts protecting his precious Rihanna over the weekend, after a Florida photographer got too close with his camera. The drama took place as the couple was leaving the Kiss, Kiss crooner’s private b-day party, when Chris got pissed at the pap for snapping a pic and chased the guy away. His bodyguards also allegedly battled with the photog, and he is alleging that they knocked him to the ground and took his $3000 camera.

We’d say Chris’ defense was a little much - after all, he and Rihanna are just “friends!” But perhaps he went so ballistic because he was protecting his girlfriend. Even though they insist they’re not a couple, no one’s buying it, and Rihanna came pretty close to admitting their relationship truth in an interview with Elle. ” “We’ve always been friends,” she cooed about Chris. “But we’re very close now.”

Sure sounds like it!

Chart-topping fox Rihanna has teamed up with Maroon 5 on the band’s song “If I Never See Your Face Again” from last year’s It Won’t Be Soon Before Long. The above behind-the-scenes clip features a scantily clad Rihanna facing off against Maroon 5 singer Adam Levine for what the band’s label head described as a “battle of the sexes style duet.” Check back here next Tuesday to see the sparks fly between Maroon and Rihanna in the video.

There’s also a very interesting guest on the set of the video whose face is blurred out — can you guess who might have been visiting RiRi?

Why won’t these two just admit that they’re dating? We’ve all seen them cuddling in a pool, and everyone knows that in Hollywood if you cuddle, you’re like practically married. Celebs are crazy like that! But RiRi is refusing to admit that she’s got a man. She told MTV this weekend that she and Chris Brown are seriously, for REALS, just pals. “I won’t say that we’re just friends — me and Chris are really best, best friends,” Rihanna cooed. “We both started our careers around the same time. He is one of the only people in the industry … I trust and hang out with all the time. We are best friends, honestly, like brother and sister. If he was a boyfriend, I would say that.”

Chris echoed her sentiments, asserting, “They keep asking me, ‘What’s the deal?’ I’m like, ‘There’s no deal. No deal.’ We’re just friends.”

FINE! You say there’s no deal, we say you two are passionately in love. We’re all just gonna have to agree to disagree on this one.

Apparently, Rihanna’s not concerned about cloudy skies at her shows. The superstar face of Totes has banned the presence of umbrellas at her shows, meaning Ri-Ri’s the only one allowed to dance with the waterproof canopies.

But it’s not jealousy that’s motivating the singer to deprive fans of their umbrella-propped routines; apparently she’s doing it as a safety measure. According to security guards at a March 3rd UK show, “We were told that Rihanna’s song features dancing with umbrellas on stage. We didn’t want the crowd following her actions and someone getting their eye poked out.”

There’s been a whole lot of neon in pop culture lately. First, Kanye West collaborated with Daft Punk on “Stronger,” made a video that combined the look of Akira with the narrative of Guns N’ Roses’ “Estranged,” and then showed up to the Grammys wearing a jacket that was literally so flashy it was designed to light up. Then Rihanna – who will appear on Kanye’s Glow in the Dark Tour — played the Brit Awards fronting new-rave darlings the Klaxons. Now comes French DJ duo Justice’s new video (for “DVNO,” above). It’s the best video we’ve seen since the last time Justice released a video (for “D.A.N.C.E.”). Enjoy the outer-spaciness, kids. After the jump, watch Rihanna playing “Umbrella” at a rave that looks like it was thrown by wayward cast members from Tron.

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We just had to ask. The reigning pop princess wore this leather contraption in concert last night in Dublin, Ireland. No wonder Chris Brown is all up in her stuff these days - this is some serious dominatrix goodness! Someone grab an umbrella and cover her up.

[All images: Getty]

We tried to ignore this one, but the web is still buzzing about the alleged tiff between Rihanna and her mentor, Jay-Z, at the Grammy Awards on Sunday night. The whole thing appeared to go down right as the pair was heading on-stage to accept their award for their collaboration on “Umbrella.” After hugging it out in front of Beyonce (which fueled up those old fling rumors), Riri tried to drag Jay by the arm on-stage. He pulled away, she busted out some attitude, and they then awkwardly accepted their statue with the Jigga translating Rihanna’s speech (see pic above). Check out the video firsthand to see how it all went down. Photos of the two taken later in the night reveal two things - Rihanna was getting frisky with alleged boy toy Chris Brown, and she was lookin’ pretty pissed off at Jay.

So just what is going on here? From what we can gather:
- Jay-Z is pissed at RiRi for dragging him onstage like a manchild.
- Rihanna’s angry that Jay treated her like an idiot during her acceptance speech.
- Beyonce’s steamed that her man embraced his 19-year old prodigy right in front of her.
- The internet is desperate for their to be a sh*tload of drama between these three.

Meanwhile, Chris Brown is furious that we aren’t paying him and his smile more attention! Seriously guys - everyone needs to just kiss kiss and make up. Er, except Rihanna and Jay-Z. They can just shake hands.

[Images: Getty]