The savage queen of pop, Rihanna, has been splashed on magazine covers and our Instagram feeds showing off her growing pregnant belly. She’s been busy setting new femme fatale fashion standards for expecting moms. Amid this, suddenly there’s this news blowing up on Twitter that Rihanna has broken up with her boyfriend with whom she was to welcome her first child; and that too, because the boyfriend apparently cheated on Rihanna.
Rihanna and A$AP Rocky announced their pregnancy in February 2022. Photo: @badgalriri/Instagram
Take a few seconds to process that first.
Now, tbh, I didn’t even know the name of Rihanna’s boyfriend till I was supposed to look for his name; neither did the person sitting next to me recollect his name. Of course the world knows about Rihanna, and that she has a boyfriend with whom she’s having a child. So if at all this rumour is true... well, then, it’s as inconsequential as non-rap fans knowing who this American rapper is.
WHAT’S THE STORY?
The source of the split between Rihanna and A$AP Rocky (that’s his name) seems to have come from fashion influencer and writer @LOUIS_via_ROMA on Twitter. He revealed that Rihanna had split from A$AP Rocky after he cheated on her with one of her close friends, employee and shoe designer – Amina Muaddi.
Rihanna & ASAP Rocky have split. Rihanna broke up with him after she caught him cheating with shoe designer Amina Muaddi.
— LOUIS (@LOUIS_via_ROMA) April 14, 2022
Apparently, Rihanna caught A$AP Rocky cheating on her with Muaddi at Paris Fashion Week, which was held between February 28 and March 8, 2022. Louis also claimed that things went sour when the couple was dining at Craig’s - a famous restaurant in LA – in March. Reports said that the couple was seen crying before leaving the restaurant.
Twitter reacted with disbelief (of course) to the news, with some accusing the fashion influencer of making up stories. However, the influencer clapped back at the critics asking why he would spread rumours in an industry where he’s very well connected and could suffer a career setback as a result.
PLEASE TELL ME THIS IS MISINFORMATION pic.twitter.com/eploVwOQrl
— dojur cat x azealia banks (@MilanVanity) April 15, 2022
and ask yourself why for the second day industry insiders have told y’all this news. I just gave you the details that person who tweeted this news LAST NIGHT didn’t give you
— LOUIS (@LOUIS_via_ROMA) April 14, 2022
WHO IS AMINA MUADDI?
Amina Muaddi is a shoe designer, and also the designer for Rihanna’s fashion label Fenty. In fact, one Twitter user pointed out that just a day ago, Muaddi had posted a picture of Rihanna wearing one of her shoes; when the apparent infidelity was discovered in February-March and the LA scene happened in March.
Riri fans leave furious comments on Amina Muaddi's post. Photo: aminamuaddi/Instagram
Even Rihanna herself posted the pictures of her wearing the Muaddi-designed Fenty shoes on her Instagram.
Social media sleuths also found out that Rihanna still follows A$AP Rocky, but has ‘unfollowed’ Amina, while the shoe designer still follows Riri.
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There is no official word on the rumour or the split. But what is known is that Twitter is on meme-making diarrhoea. From Rihanna’s ex-lover Drake memes to people actually turning on their inner online stalker mode to verify the rumours, Twitter is blowing up with the news.
Here are the best:
1. DRAKE MEMES
Drake: "bro, we're Rihanna's true soul mates.. It was only a matter of time before ASAP Rocky fumbled worse than us" pic.twitter.com/EehEiqYVOD
— Lannister⚔️ (@LesNgobz) April 15, 2022
Drake at the club tonight after hearing Rihanna and ASAP Rocky broke up pic.twitter.com/ghz1u6oc7Z
— Hoodville (@Hoodville_) April 15, 2022
Drake running to confirm that Rihanna and ASAP Rocky RiRi broke up. pic.twitter.com/4Kf4erHeFA
— khaled ? (@lowkeyinyomind) April 14, 2022
Some even joked that probably it was Drake who started the rumour.
“ASAP Rocky… is cheating… on Rihanna… with… Amina Muaddi, yea, that’ll get the people going” pic.twitter.com/QGPRVQfqzt
— jobu tapaki stan account (@writerbxtch) April 14, 2022
2. PEOPLE REACTING TO THE RUMOUR
me after hearing Rihanna and asap rocky split pic.twitter.com/0BA5CDSn7k
— Septimus Prime ?? (@septimusajprime) April 14, 2022
3. A NEW ALBUM PERHAPS?
asap rocky cheated on rihanna while she's pregnant? oh next album gonna be fire pic.twitter.com/Pj37gBUMwI
— Nicki Outraps (@NickiOutraps) April 14, 2022
“i was getting cocky so you left me for rocky, octobers very own, now i’m all on my own… i tried to tell you he’d hurt you, girl you should’ve known” #cheating #Rihanna #asaprocky pic.twitter.com/fjbcejnJYn
— Toyosi? (@francisdav) April 15, 2022
4. IS IT TRUE?
Me trying to find out if asap rocky did actually cheat on Rihanna pic.twitter.com/JjPFHYim3A
— Holli ? (@Holliaietan) April 14, 2022
Me trying to find a reliable source to confirm the Rihanna and Asap Rocky drama pic.twitter.com/vfzH5kgj9n
— Alexander Umeakubuike ✊? (@AUmeakubuike) April 15, 2022
5. DISSING A$AP ROCKY AND AMINA MUADDI:
Looking for ways to send that Will slaps to y'all for believing Rihanna and ASAP rocky could ever break up pic.twitter.com/nDzwbI5wV5
— Lil Guy??? (@its_skoma) April 15, 2022
Ladies be careful of that one friend who always posts you and your partner, usually with the caption 'My people'. Snake that one. #cheating Rihanna / ASAP Rocky / Amina Muaddi pic.twitter.com/HXPWAonA37
— Moses (@Moses_Buju_M) April 15, 2022
A$AP Rocky has also been on the receiving end of the ire of furious Riri fans. Some are even leaving angry comments on his Instagram posts.
Riri fans call A$AP Rocky a loser after the cheating rumours go viral. asaprocky/Instagram
It was just a few months ago that the power couple shared the news of their pregnancy and were giving people couple goals. Rihanna even spoke about their relationship in a recent Vogue interview which was published days ago.
Only Rihanna can confirm or refute the rumours. Till then, I guess social media sleuths will keep sniffing around for the details of the 'break-up'.