Rihanna secretly seeing ex-boyfriend Chris Brown?

Melbourne, (ANI): Rihanna and her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown reportedly spent time at the same New York hotel over the weekend, even though he is barred from being near her due to a restraining order.

The pair - who are banned from contacting each other after Chris pleaded guilty to felony assault last month following his altercation with Rihanna in February - reportedly stayed at Manhattan's Trump International Hotel and Tower over the weekend.

According to the New York Post, the couple spent the weekend there, 'under a cloak of secrecy". "The two spent the weekend at the same luxury Midtown hotel under a cloak of secrecy," the newspaper states.

Rihanna and Brown appear to have taken great measures to avoid public exposure, including the use of decoy vehicles to throw off reporters and photographers, reports the Daily Telegraph. None of them were due to attend any public events or appearances in the city.