Rihanna denies dating Shia LeBeouf

• August 31, 2007
  
  
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  Chart-topping beauty Rihanna has denied that she is dating Transformers star Shia LeBeouf, it has emerged.
  
  Rumours have been rife that the Umbrella singer and the up and coming young actor are the hottest new celebrity couple.
  
  A source told the Sun: "Shia and Rihanna are officially a couple. It's the talk of the Indiana Jones 4 set."
  
  Shia, who is playing Harrison Ford's son in the latest installment of then franchise, was seen with Rihanna at Kate Mantilini restaurant in Beverly Hills earlier in the week.
  
  However, the R&B beauty denies the reports, saying: ""Me and Shia, we are just friends, you know, we barely even know each other."
  
  Rihanna also revealed recently that her fellow musician Jay-Z carefully screens all her dates.
  
  She said: "I just found out from a mutual friend that guys will talk to Jay first before they try to approach me.
  
  "He's very protective. Jay has my best interests in mind. If it's a good guy I know Jay won't shut him down. But if he's not, Jay will be like, 'No, no, no.' "
  
  
  
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