Rihanna is hoping to quash rumors she is dating fellow R&B star Chris Brown once and for all – by insisting their relationship is like “brother and sister”.

The pair has caused much speculation over the nature of their relationship since they were photographed frolicking in a Jamaican swimming pool together last month. They further fueled rumors last month after they were photographed leaving a London hotel together – but the Umbrella star insists Brown is more like a family member than a love interest.

She says, “I won’t say that we’re just friends – me and Chris are really best, best friends. 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.”

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