Rihanna turns applause at EJ Johnson’s Paris Fashion Week shade with epic 1-word response

Rude boy.

Rihanna clapped back at EJ Johnson after the TV star criticized the singer for arriving an hour late to the Dior show during Paris Fashion Week on Sept. 29.

Earlier this week, the “Rich Kids of Beverly Hills” alumnus, who uses they/them pronouns, took to instagram To give fans a behind-the-scenes look as the luxury designer gets ready to walk into the show.

Rihanna (seen above at the Dior show last Tuesday) clapped back at EJ Johnson. Shutterstock
Nepo Baby (seen above outside a Paris hotel) was angry about the Dior show starting an hour late because the pop star was running late. Perusseau – @ppress_photography / BACKGRID

After the show, Johnson, 34, gave his followers a detailed breakdown of what happened — including Rihanna’s delay.

“It started an hour late because Rihanna was late and you know… we didn’t mind waiting for her but the show was still beautiful,” he said in the clip.

A day later, a Video surfaced Johnson was barred from entering his Paris hotel as he posed in front of a swarm of paparazzi.

“It started an hour late because Rihanna was late and you know… we didn’t bother to wait for her but the show was beautiful anyway,” Johnson said in an Instagram video. ejjohnson__/tiktok
A day later, a video surfaced of Johnson being prevented from entering his hotel. backgrid

The 38-year-old “Umbrella” singer simply wrote in the comments section, “Hey.”

Page Six contacted representatives for both Rihanna and Johnson but did not immediately hear back.

After the discussion made headlines, several videos of Johnson taking aim at Rihanna surfaced online.

In response to the clip, Rihanna absurdly commented, “Hey.” HollywoodFix/Instagram
Johnson has been taking aim at the Fenty Beauty founder (including arriving at the Dior show in Paris) several times over the past few years. reuters

Following the Met Gala 2026 in May, Johnson claimed that “big names” like Beyoncé, Rihanna and Kim Kardashian “fell short” in their looks.

“It’s a very tough day — especially for me to say that about Rihanna because she’s been through a lot, but let’s go back to Guo Pei and the yellow hat falling down the stairs all those years ago,” Johnson said in an Instagram videoReferring to the Fenty Beauty founder’s stunning Met Gala 2015 look.

“I mean, it was the bomb,” Nepo Baby said.

Johnson (seen above outside her Paris hotel) claimed that many “big names” including Rihanna “fell short” in her Met Gala 2026 look. @Nacer_photo_/backgrid
“It’s a very tough day – especially for me to say that about Rihanna because she’s been through a lot,” Johnson said. (Pictured: Bernard Arnault, Hélène Mercier-Arnault, Rihanna, Camille Cottin and Jean Arnault at the Dior show.) AFP via Getty Images

in the other viral clipJohnson showed off the Bottega calfskin cape he purchased.

“I think this is what Rihanna wore after the show,” the “Proud Family: Louder and Prouder” voice actor said.

“I think she wore the sample that came down the runway, but I was actually the only person who bought it from the runway,” Johnson said.

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