Rihanna’s rep has come forward today to deny the Daily News’ report that the singer’s been tapped to remake The Bodyguard, starring in Whitney Houston’s career-making role. Wow. So there’s the obvious joke here, about how maybe Rihanna could really use a bodyguard. But then, on a more literal level, with once-adoring fans now questioning her judgment amid rumors of a reconciliation with Chris Brown, she could also probably use a boost, career-wise. Take comfort, however: that same flack was also able to dispel a similarly false story (run by CNN this time), claiming that the troubled pair had just completed a new duet. Turns out, that was recorded last summer, and was never released. Apparently the Pussycat Dolls pounced on that opportunity, recording it for that zeitgeisty wonderfilm, Confessions of a Shopaholic. So, take the good news with the bad, we guess…