Rihanna Shuts Down Former Clipper Matt Barnes! Instagram Hashtags Are Screaming

Rihanna does not appreciate people who brag about the possibility of dating her, as she so aptly showed on Instagram when former Clipper Matt Barnes insinuated so on TMZ.

On Saturday, when the outlet stopped Barnes to ask what's up with him and the singer, he left the door open on the possibility, saying, "We're friends, and we'll see where it goes from there."

He also bragged, "Rihanna's my friend right now, so we'll see where it goes. I think it's just past the crush stage, just a little bit."

When asked about how he could work things out with her as he will be playing in Memphis next season, he said that they will be fine, adding that "she's rich."

Of course, this did not fare well with the singer, and took to Instagram to reject the baller publicly to her 24.5 million followers.

The singer posted a freeze frame from Barnes' paparazzi moment. And her caption? Screaming hashtags that said; "#bishwhere #thedevilisaliar #shesnotthatintoyou #shesnotintoyouatall#shesneverevenmetyou #thisactuallyhurtmyfeelings #defamationofcharacter".

Barnes replied with a "Hahaa wow" next to the post.

Following the hit from Rihanna, Bleacher Report said that responses to Barnes's wishful thinking haven't been kind.

One Twitter user posted: "sometimes you need to speak your wishes into existence."

If there is anyone who could brag being with the "FourFiveSeconds" singer, it should be Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton.

According to the New York Daily News, Hamilton was spotted on several occasions with RiRi in the last few weeks, including a sun-soaked vacation to her home country of Barbados where they attended the annual Kadooment Day parade.

However, even that seems a bit fuzzy. The Daily Mail reported that Hamilton was also seen cozying up to a scantily-clad woman at the festival, who was later identified as London-born Louise DeCourcey-Dawe.

A rep for the racer denied that there is anything between the two. Speaking with The Sun, Hamilton's rep said, "He and Louise are part of the same friendship circle."

So while Rihanna is definitely not dating Matt Barnes, and although her latest arm candy is shady as well, at least he might not get the same white-hot burn of rejection from RiRi if he tells people they're dating.

Rihanna and Hamilton have also been spotted partying a couple of times in New York recently.

What do you think about this latest Rihanna love-life development?