Chris Brown Denies Rihanna Relationship

First Published: March 30, 2008 3:14 PM EDT Credit: AP

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Caption Chris Brown at the Kids' Choice AwardsRihanna and Chris Brown both walked the orange carpet at the Kids' Choice Awards. Separately.

"We're not in a relationship or anything," Brown told The Associated Press before Saturday's slime-filled ceremony.

Rumors have been swirling for weeks the R&B singers are dating, but Brown was quick to squash such gossip, insisting he was single and Rihanna was just a friend. The 18-year-old "Kiss Kiss" crooner, clad in a custom-made orange hoodie emblazoned with a blingin' Nickelodeon logo, later collected a trophy for favorite male singer.

Rihanna, 20, bypassed the press line before the awards ceremony, strutting down the carpet in a polka-dot corset top.

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