During a radio interview Rihanna hinted at her connection with Chris Brown, PEOPLE reports

. Rihanna hints at her connection with Chris Brown

When asked how her relationship with Brown, 19, is going during a recent visit to New York's Power 105.1's The Ed Lover Show, Rihanna, 20, replied: "We are great actually. We have been friends for three years now."

"We are very good friends."

"People always want to know what it is and what it isn't. People think they know. They try to guess," Rihanna said. "Sometimes you just need your privacy. But it comes with the territory. There's no privacy when you are out in the public."

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