RIHANNA WENT ON A DATE WITH!!! (THE NEW IT CUTE COUPLE?

just received some SUPER EXCLUSIVE information. Last week Rihanna went on a date with NFL star REGGIE BUSH.

The information . . . which is FACT and not rumor . . . was given to us by someone DEFINITELY in the know.

According to our insider, Reggie's PR team and Rihanna's PR team hooked the two celebs together . . . in hopes that they'd HIT IT OFF and become the new celebrity IT COUPLE.

And so far so good. The insider told MediaTakeOut.com, "Reggie needs to build up his image now that [it looks] like he's leaving New Orleans and Rihanna believes in having her relationships help build her image."

As far as the CHEMISTRY between the two, MediaTakeOut.com's snitch explained, "There was DEFINITELY physical attraction - on BOTH PARTS."

Well come on guys . . . . hurry up and take some FLICKS together. You already KNOW that these two are gonna be our new fave couple!!!