If this isn't true, it SHOULD be:  RIHANNA is reportedly interested in ROBERT PATTINSON, and she's been texting him.  A source says Rihanna thinks Rob is "very cute", but she never pursued him because he was attached.  Now there's some room to work.

Rihanna got Rob's number from a mutual friend, and she's been sending him some, "sexy, funny texts" to cheer him up.

The source says Rob has been RESISTING, but his friends are pushing him to GO FOR IT, telling him it's time to enjoy life again.