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Rihanna and Chris Brown Are Sneaking Around Again

A photo of Rihanna and Chris Brown

From the New York Post:

Rihanna and Chris Brown are “seeing a lot of each other in private,” sources say, and Brown even joined her and her family to cheer on the Miami Heat over the weekend.

The two stars have partied at the same clubs twice in the past two weeks but kept a coy distance. But sources tell Page Six they’re very close in private.

And in a sign that Brown has been forgiven for his infamous 2009 attack on Rihanna, he joined her family, including her grandfather Lionel Brathwaite and various cousins, at Jay-Z’s 40/40 on Saturday to watch the Heat beat the Celtics.

A source told us, “Rihanna arrived first in a yellow cab, with her family and friends, and was escorted to a private room. Brown arrived a little later and joined her and her family. They sat on the same couch together rooting for the Heat. There was no sign of his girlfriend.”

The pair then left separately — with Brown exiting first with his pals — while Rihanna and her family remained behind to watch the Manny Pacquiao-Timothy Bradley fight.

As we reported yesterday, Rihanna and Brown reunited later at Meatpacking club SL — where they kept a cool distance. They partied in separate booths but kept a close eye on each other. He sent over two bottles of Ace of Spades Champagne.

Meanwhile, sources say Rihanna’s management is deeply divided on how to deal with the “Chris Brown issue.” One source said, “Everyone in the business assumes she and Chris are getting back together, and it is only a matter of time before they’ll be more public about it.

“It’s like she is testing the water — first they work on music together, then they hang out in a friendly way, so the public won’t be completely shocked when they step out together publicly.

“There is also a tug of war at Roc Nation over the final say on what she is doing. But everyone agrees they can’t control Rihanna and can’t stop her seeing Chris, no matter how much they fear the negative public reaction will be. It means she probably won’t release another album this year, for fear of a backlash.”

At this point, I really wish that they’d either piss or get off the pot, you know? It just gets annoying, all the “Chris Brown and Rihanna are back together” and the “oh wait, they hate each other” and the “Rihanna wants Chris Brown back but he hasn’t logged onto Twitter yet.” We all know that there’s no talking sense to either of them*, but god, just make a choice and stick with it.

*If there was, they’d both be in therapy right now. Obviously.

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  • Why anyone would deign to speak to Chris Brown is beyond me, much less befriend or date. Rihanna is right, we should all mind our own business. If she wants to be brutally beaten, viciously, physically and verbally attacked, then murdered, we should just shut our damn mouths. We should totally support her music career and hideous fashion and romance related choices, but totally leave her alone otherwise. I mean, she’s super smart. Having the crap beaten out of her face and body didn’t cause brain damage, we just don’t understand.

  • Yeah, I guess I don’t understand…. I don’t understand idiots!

    So do what you want and what you will Rihanna…but don’t come crying later when you’ve been hurt physically, mentally and emotionally; because then I understand what the f*ck the problem is.