Posted by Adam

Monday February 22, 2010

RIHANNA‘s rumored boyfriend surprised her with a 22nd birthday party at the weekend.

The Rude Boy singer was “shocked” by the bash put together by baseball player Matt Kemp in Phoenix, Arizona — where Kemp is currently training — as she was only expecting a small gathering of friends.

“It was so sweet and she was really surprised. She looked just beautiful,” a source told E! News.

Matt organized Caribbean food to be served to Barbados-born Rihanna and also reportedly bought her a custom-made diamond necklace.

The party was extra-special for Rihanna as she canceled her 21st birthday celebrations last year in the aftermath of her assault at the hands of then-boyfriend Chris Brown early in February 2009.

“Matt really wanted to do something nice for Rihanna this year since she didn’t have much of a 21st birthday last year,” the source said. “It was just her closest friends, good Jamaican food, a photo booth, dancing and a nice cake.”

Matt, 25, has been linked to Rihanna since they were seen holidaying together in Mexico in January, but he has played down romance rumors.

“Rihanna is just a friend, a good friend of mine,” he said. “We went down to Mexico and had fun together.”

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