CIARA - CIARA STAYS AWAY FROM RIHANNA'S COLD

R+B star CIARA has been keeping a distance from her touring pal RIHANNA - because she doesn't want to catch the UMBRELLA hitmaker's infection. The pair are currently on tour in Europe, but were forced to cancel three dates in the U.K. earlier this week (begs10Dec07) after Rihanna fell ill with a cold. And the 1, 2, Step singer has been making the most of her time off. She says, "Rihanna's really under the weather. I've been trying to catch as much rest as possible so I don't get sick too, so we haven't really hung out yet."