You guys know how I feel about the Rihanna and Leonardo DiCaprio “pairing.” I don’t like it but can’t look away, even though my gut tells me this is nothing but a repeated hookup. I want Rihanna to find a really great guy, and Leo is … not that guy. Everyone knows his modelizing reputation, and I’d hate to see Rihanna really fall for him. On the other hand, I wouldn’t mind her crushing his entitled heart into pixie dust.

This story has gone too far a few times, including claims that Rihanna judges Leo to be incredible in the sack and how they whisper sweet nothings to each other. I ignored Us Weekly’s update about how Leo helped throw Rihanna’s birthday party, but People chimed in with a similar story. When People approves a couple, it’s either PR-sanctioned or really real. The party happened about a week ago.

TMZ acquired a few photos of Rihanna and Leo together at the bash. This is the first time they’ve been pictured in the same frame. You can see the pics here with this story:

Rihanna and Leo DiCaprio should be a perfect match — neither’s into settling down with one person for too long — but now that they’re banging … one of them is way more committed than the other.

We got pics of RiRi and Leo getting cozy recently at her birthday party — which he helped organize — and sources at the bash tell us one thing was clear … Rihanna’s the clingy one.

We’re told Leo is affectionate enough — they engaged in plenty of PDA — but he could barely get a moment to himself. As one source put it, “she’s the baddest bitch in the party, but she’s following him everywhere.”

We’re told they’ve been hooking up for about 3 months, but it’s still not exclusive — more like they’re each other’s first choice. Not that anyone’s crying for either of them.

[From TMZ]

“Rihanna’s the clingy one…” Those words sound like Leo’s other girlfriends but not like Rihanna. The body language of the photos only reflects a brief moment in time, but I don’t see chemistry. The press is loving this coupling. Last week’s print edition of Us Weekly cites a source who saw Leo and Rihanna kissing at the party: “I hear their hookups are really hot!”

Here’s a picture of Leo hopping into a car on 2/22. We’ve used every other photo of him far too many times, and I can’t deal with his unkempt beard right now.

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet & WENN