Rihanna She’s the queen of the Met Gala, but queens get angry sometimes. After fashion’s biggest night, TMZ shared a video of the billionaire and his partner a$ap rocky What sounded like a tense discussion on a Sprinter bus. Once it went viral, the Internet started looking for clues as to what could have gone wrong.
A clip went viral, in which Rihanna was seen approaching a journalist alone while Rocky was chatting with a woman. In the video, she is seen turning towards him with a serious expression on her face.
It began airing on X, formerly known as Twitter, with the title “Oh, so that’s why they were arguing.” The clip has received over 1.6M views at the time of this publication. But this was no mysterious figure; it was Giovanna Battaglia Engelbert.
© GettyA source told TMZ that the tension was not related to Engelbert, a longtime Italian fashion insider who has known Rihanna for years and reportedly has great respect for her.
Sources say Giovanna was talking with Rihanna earlier, and the two were laughing together before she walked over to Rocky, who was standing nearby. At one point she was even joking with him about his necklace.
But insiders are making it clear that there was no romantic energy between Rocky and Giovanna, just fashion-world small talk taken out of context. Later sources said tmz They weren’t fighting at all. He said it was 16-hour days, and he was exhausted from the preparation, appearances and schedules.
© GettyBut even if they are having arguments or stressful discussions, this is completely normal in a relationship. Especially after a long, stressful and chaotic night like the one we had. Rihanna and A$AP Rocky have been together for years, and now have three children: rza, riotand their youngest, a daughter, was named Rocky. First connected back in 2020, and they’ve navigated much bigger moments than red carpet conversations, including a recent shooting incident at their Los Angeles-area home.
In clip In the van, Rocky and Rihanna looked grumpy, sitting far away from each other, with serious expressions on their faces, but they could also be tired. A witness who saw the couple throughout the night told TMZ that they were having a great time and encountered no problems.
This is not the first time that Rihanna has been seen in an attractive style with her partner. In 2018, she went viral on a trip to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico with her on-again, off-again billionaire ex-boyfriend. Hasan Jameel.
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