In an apparent attempt to add yeast to rumors that she’s been boinking her boss, Rihanna recently tattled to People Magazine that Jay-Z is overprotective and actually screens her dates.

“I just found out from a mutual friend that guys will talk to Jay first before they try to approach me,” Rihanna, 19, told the celeb rag at a Venus Breeze event in New York City. Rih-Rih was crowned “Celebrity Legs of a Goddess.”

“He’s very protective.” “Jay has my best interests in mind. If it’s a good guy I know Jay won’t shut him down. But if he’s not, Jay will be like, ‘No, no, no.’ ”

Hov doesn’t even tell Rihanna what Hollywood hunks have stepped to him about checking her:

“He actually never tells me. I have no clue who they are and I guess I’ll never know,” she says.