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Rihanna goes public with new love Chris Brown after months of denial
Last updated at 08:58am on 28.02.08Rihanna has finally gone public with new love Chris Brown after months of denial.
The couple's burgeoning romance appears to be going so well - he's met her parents.
R&B star Brown, 18, has accompanied Rihanna, 20, on her homecoming trip to her native Barbados following her Grammy win earlier this month.
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Holiday romance: Rihanna and Chris Brown frolic in the swimming pool of at the Hilton Kingston in Jamaica over the weekend
Following their Bajan trip, the couple travelled to neighbouring Jamaica together on Friday, for Rihanna's performance at the Smile Jamaica Africa Unite Bob Marley on Saturday.
After months of denials, the couple's relationship is finally out in the open after they were photographed kissing in a swimming pool at the Hilton Kingston Hotel in the Jamaican capital.
A fellow hotel guest said: "They were smooching in the pool. They were playfully making out and he was kissing her on the neck."
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Cosy: Rihanna whispers sweet nothings to new boyfriend Chris at a concert in Barbados last week
Luxury: The new couple have been staying at the Hilton Kingston Hotel in the Jamaican capital
At a special Rihanna tribute concert in Barbados last week, Brown sat beside Rihanna's father Ronald Fenty, who has given his blessing to the new couple.
Fenty said: "He's a very nice guy. They were very happy and relaxed and having fun."
The stars were first romantically linked last year when Brown re-worked her megahit track Umbrella as Cinderella Under The Umbrella.
In September, Brown admitted he had a crush on the pretty singer, but insisted they were just friends.
He said: "I might have flirted a little bit with her. But we're just friends. We're great friends. We haven't taken it to that next level yet..."
However, they further fuelled rumours of a romance when were spotted in New York and New Jersey last month, and Brown helped Rihanna celebrate her Grammy for Best/Rap Sung Collaboration for Umbrella.
Celebration: Chris helps his girlfriend cut her 20th birthday cake on stage
Huge reception: Rihanna was given a rapturous response upon her return to her native Barbados
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i love Chris Brown but i love Rihanna more because she is from the Caribbean
sweet heart
- Lacey Gray, Jamaica
rihanna and chris u look so cool u makes a good cupel together
- Stam, padiham england
They r cute but Chris is my man! But I wish the best 4 them =D
- Nichole, atx
My heart is filled wit joy seeing both of them in happy mood, Chris is cute, Rihanna is the best for him, love does not count on age, all the best. They should make sure they get married in future.
- Estee, ireland
That is so cute
I'm very happy for the both of you.
- Anastasia, Birmingham, AL
I m happy for Chris, but they could of told us the first time. I love Chris, he belongs to me, but good luck.
- Shanice C, Chi-town
It really makes me happy to see young people in a nice relationships. I really like Chris Brown, he can really sing, and so can Rihanna. They make a nice couple, good luck.
- Cquanica, London, UK
I wish Rhianna and Chris Brown would have been real from the beginning with their fans that they were dating. I like them both but I wish they would have been true with us. They're great entertainers and I absolutely LOVE Chris Brown...he's so cute.
- Lali, h-town
