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6 days ago
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Rihanna and A$AP Rocky Considering Having Baby No. 3 in Barbados: ‘Surrounded by Family'
Rihanna is over the moon to be expecting her baby No. 3 with A$AP Rocky, and a source exclusively tells In Touch that the Fenty founder is giving serious thought to delivering the child in her native of Barbados. 'Rihanna is happiest at home in Barbados surrounded by her family,' the source explains. 'She loves the idea of taking the kids over there and just parking herself for a few months before her due date so she can totally unwind and relish the last stage of her pregnancy.' Rihanna, 37, has only continued to embrace motherhood since announcing her first pregnancy in 2022, now expecting her third child with A$AP (real name: Rakim Mayers), 36, in just three years. She and the 'Sundress' rapper welcomed their first son, RZA, in May 2022, followed by their second, Riot, in August 2023. The insider says that 'having so much help with the kids and new baby right after' is a 'big draw' on why the 'Disturbia' songstress is pushing toward delivering her baby in her home country. 'She's got two high energy boys to take care of, sure she has nannies, she's not doing it all alone, but she's still got to be very hands on,' the source says. 'Having her family be able to step in and take that over while she focuses on her newborn would be fantastic.' However, the insider says that Rihanna had a 'great experience' with the last two deliveries of her children in Los Angeles and 'hasn't ruled that out.' 'If she ends up going that direction then she will likely take a long holiday to Barbados and fly back at the last possible moment to L.A,' says the insider. 'And, she'll make sure a bunch of her family comes to L.A. to help out after the baby is born. One way or the other she will be surrounded and supported by her family." Rihanna revealed she was pregnant with baby No. 3 on May 5, which also coincided with the Met Gala. Before making her baby bump debut on the red carpet in a structured menswear-inspired ensemble, the 'Unfaithful' songstress was spotted in gray casual wear, where her pregnant belly could be poking out. 'It feels amazing, you know,' A$AP told reporters of becoming a father for the third time ahead of Rihanna's arrival at the Met Gala red carpet. 'It's time that we show the people what we was cooking up. And I'm glad everybody's happy for us, 'cause we definitely happy, you know.' The 'Pon De Replay' singer had been hesitant to put a specific number on how many children she hoped to have. When asked about how many kids she wanted during an August 2024 interview with Interview magazine, Rihanna responded, 'As many as god wants me to have.' 'I don't know what god wants, but I would go for more than two,' the 'Battleship' actress told the outlet. 'I would try for my girl. But of course, if it's another boy, it's another boy.'
Yahoo
09-03-2025
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Rihanna shares unseen delivery room photos with her two kids, reveals she gave birth in pearls and sunglasses
Rihanna celebrated International Women's Day by sharing never-before-seen photos from the birth of her two kids, RZA and Riot. The 'Diamonds' singer took to Instagram Saturday to honor the beauty of motherhood alongside rare images of her sons, which were taken right after they were born. 'By far the most powerful thing I've ever done as a woman…my little miracles! #InternationalWomensDay,' she captioned the post. 'And yes I gave birth in pearls and sunglasses…don't ask, a lot was happening,' she added. In the first photo, taken in May 2022, the hitmaker's first born son, RZA, rested on her chest in the delivery room. The now-2-year-old was snuggled up near the ever-glamorous singer's neck — next to her diamond-crusted pearl choker and a gold medallion necklace. The second photo shows Rihanna's youngest son, now 1, curled up near her chest as she snapped a selfie in a pair of pink sunglasses. Riot was born in August 2023. The 'Umbrella' singer, 37, shares her two boys with A$AP Rocky, who she began dating in 2020. While parenting comes with its own challenges, Rihanna recently told Harper's Bazaar that the 'greatest thing' about Rocky 'is seeing him be a dad.' She said the rapper, 36, exudes a 'pureness' and a 'charm' when dealing with their little ones. 'I'm annoyed because my sons sometimes just live for him more than they live for me,' she joked. 'And I'm like, 'Did you know who cooked you? Do you know who pushed you out?' And they love him, but when I see it, oh, it's the best.' Although the couple rarely share information about their kids, Rihanna gushed about her sons' differing personalities. 'RZA is just an empath,' she said of her eldest. 'He's so magical. He loves music. He loves melody. He loves books. He loves water. Bath time, swimming, pool, beach, anything.' As for Riot, Rihanna said the 'hilarious' toddler brings a joyful chaos to the home. 'When he wakes up, he starts to squeal, scream. Not in a crying way. He just wants to sing,' she said. 'And I'm like, 'Okay, here we go!' He's my alarm in the morning! He's not taking no for an answer from anyone. I don't know where he came from, dude.' While Rihanna's cover spread with Harper's Bazaar came out in February, the actual interview was conducted toward the end of 2024 — well before Rocky's highly publicized assault trial. The 'Sundress' rapper was found not guilty on felony assault last month with his partner by his side. The 'devoted' singer insisted on being there for Rocky, who was facing up to 24 years in prison if found guilty, despite the 'protective' rapper trying to keep her away. Rihanna made it clear that their entire family was standing behind the dad when she brought their sons to the courthouse on Feb. 13.
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19-02-2025
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Rihanna & A$AP Rocky Play Naughty & Nice in Paris Video
Rihanna proves she is smitten with her partner A$AP Rocky in a quirky throwback V-Day video from Paris. The singer wrote, 'get u a valentine that still writes love letters,' boasting about her romantic life with the 'Sundress' rapper. Though mid-trial, Rihanna's video was virtual evidence of her unwavering support for the hip-hop artist. Rihanna hopped on the Valentine's week trend to give fans a glimpse into her romantic life by sharing a whimsical throwback video on her Instagram account. The video featured a series of clips from Rihanna's candid moments with A$AP Rocky in which the two flaunted their undeniable chemistry. Beginning with Rihanna cozying up to the rapper, the video proceeded to capture the couple's notoriety as they posed in a playfully naughty fashion. The clips then transitioned to the duo casually strolling through Paris as they held hands, flashing their luxe ensembles. Furthermore, A$AP walked with Rihanna on her back before they posed in front of the Eiffel Tower. However, the video's romantic vibes took a quirky turn when the couple walked into a hotel and lay on the opposite ends of the floorboard, giving the impression of a relaxing nap date. Besides sharing a little part of their Valentine's Day through public displays of affection on social media, Rihanna and A$AP arrived at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center for the latter's ongoing civil trial in Los Angeles, California. After they brought their children to court on Thursday, Rihanna was present on February 14 for the prosecution's closing arguments. Despite being involved in a high-profile case, Rihanna and A$AP Rocky's throwback tributary Paris video hinted that the singer is his rock through thick and thin. Additionally, a Billboard cover story featured the A$AP Mob member expressing pride in his record-breaking partner in August 2024. The hip-hop artist gushed how he did not think there was 'a more perfect person' than Rihanna. Proving to be constant pillars for each other since 2019, Rihanna and A$AP Rocky have repeatedly proven themselves to be 'couple goals' before their V-Day video from Paris went viral. The post Rihanna & A$AP Rocky Play Naughty & Nice in Paris Video appeared first on Reality Tea.
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13-02-2025
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A$AP Rocky Closing Arguments Begin, Rihanna Appears in Court with Toddler Sons
A$AP Rocky's firearm assault trial entered closing arguments Thursday, with prosecutors casting the Grammy-nominated rapper as the initial antagonist of a street scuffle that allegedly ended in real gunfire on a Hollywood street corner three years ago. But just minutes after Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney Paul Przelomiec stood at a lectern and started his summation, all eyes turned to the gallery door as Rihanna walked into the courtroom with the couple's two toddler sons, RZA and Riot. The superstar singer took a seat in the front row with her youngest child on her lap. Rocky, born Rakim Mayers, sat feet away at the defense table, quietly listening as Przelomiec continued his presentation. More from Rolling Stone Sean Combs Files $100M Defamation Lawsuit Against NBC, Peacock Over Diddy Doc Kanye West's Talent Agency Drops Him After Antisemitic, Pro-Diddy Remarks A$AP Rocky Declines to Testify As Jurors Told They Can Consider 'Self-Defense' 'This is not a difficult case. The question for you to answer in this case boils down to one important question,' Przelomiec said. 'Did Mr. Mayers, the man at the table, use a real gun or did he use a fake gun?' In comments ranging from sarcastic to indignant, Przelomiec scoffed at Mayers' claim he was carrying a prop gun that night, calling it 'absurd.' He argued the gun was real, and claimed surveillance clips from two locations prove it. He said when the gun was first brandished at a parking garage the night of Nov. 6, 2021, Mayers' friend A$AP Illz immediately jumped into action to defuse the situation. He said when the gun appeared a second time a block away, Relli, born Terell Ephron, dove behind Illz, born Illijah Ulanger, to use him as a 'human shield.' 'Nobody on that video is acting like that's a fake gun. They're all reacting to a real gun,' he said. 'If he's holding a prop gun and Mr. Ephron knows it's a prop gun, why does he have to run toward Mr. Ephron?…Why does he have to lunge [and] try to duck and dodge, side to side, to try to get a line of sight?' The closing arguments followed an 11-day trial spread across four weeks in which prosecutors presented lengthy testimony from Ephron along with a woman who watched the incident from a seventh-floor balcony and four investigators from the Los Angeles Police Department. Mayers declined to testify in his own defense. His star witness was A$AP Twelvyy, born Jamel Phillips, a fellow Harlem rapper and A$AP Mob member who was with him that night. Phillips told jurors both he and Ephron knew the gun was a prop. He said when it first appeared, Ephron taunted Mayers, 'Shoot that fake-ass gun.' Mayers, 36, is fighting two felony counts of assault with a semi-automatic firearm. He's facing up to 24 years in prison if convicted as charged, though he would likely receive much less. The 'Sundress' rapper claims the gun was a prop obtained from the 'D.M.B.' video he filmed with Rihanna in the Bronx in July 2021. His defense claims Ephron was the aggressor that night, knew the gun was fake and later concocted evidence to shake him down for money. Prosecutors allege Mayers fired two 9 mm bullets at Ephron during the height of their argument at the corner of Selma Avenue and Vista Del Mar Avenue. During his direct testimony, Ephron said one bullet grazed his left hand, leaving visible wounds under his knuckles. In his closing Thursday, Przelomiec said even though no one got seriously injured, the case was still serious. He conceded that video from the first confrontation at the entrance of a parking garage didn't capture the moment Mayers allegedly pointed the gun at Ephron, but he said that didn't matter. The video showed the alleged gun in Mayers' hands, and that was enough, he argued. 'The moment the defendant pulled that gun out, armed himself and was capable of injuring Mr. Ephron, that crime was completed at that moment,' he said. 'It does not even need to be fired.' One of the friends with Mayers that night was A$AP Twelvyy, born Jamel Phillips. During his two days testifying as the defense's star witness, Phillips told jurors that everyone allegedly knew Mayers was carrying a fake gun, claiming he carried it as a deterrent because he was the victim of prior violence and a stalker. Under oath, Phillips testified that Ephron was the initial aggressor when they all met up the night of the incident. He said Mayers tried to walk away, but Ephron pursued them around a corner, taunting Mayers. Phillips further claimed Ephron physically attacked Ulanger once they reached the corner of Selma Ave. and Vista Del Mar Ave., leading Mayers to fire two alleged warning shots to scare him off. For his part, Ephron testified that Mayers grabbed him first during their initial scuffle outside a and threatened to kill him. He said he only put his hands on Ulanger to avoide getting shot. He described feeling like he was 'in a movie' during the incident. He admitted filing a $30 million lawsuit but said it was only fair considering his life has been a 'living hell' ever since. He said he's been labeled a 'snitch' and lost his music management company because no artists want to work with him anymore. Both sides have claimed the blurry surveillance video of the alleged shooting supports their rendition of events. It was recorded with no sound, but prosecutors synchronized it with the sound of two loud pop recorded from a different camera around the corner. Mayers' lawyers used the same methodology to come up with their own synchronization. In the prosecution's version, the first pop comes just before Ephron tangles with Ulanger. In the defense version, the first pop comes after Ephron is seen in contact with Ulanger, supporting the defense claim Mayers fired to defend Ulanger. The judge allowed both videos to be admitted, leaving jurors with the task of determining which made more sense. On Tuesday, Judge Mark S. Arnold told jurors for the first time that they could consider a secondary basis to acquit Mayers if they simply don't accept that he was carrying a prop gun. The judge said if jurors determine Mayers 'reasonably believed' that he or one of friends with him that night were in 'imminent danger' of suffering bodily injury — and that a reasonable amount of force was necessary to defend against that danger — they could find Mayers not guilty. Lead defense lawyer Joseph Tacopina is due to give his closing argument on Thursday. After jurors filed out for the morning break, Mayers walked over and picked up one if the couple's sons and sat down with Rihanna on the bench. 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29-01-2025
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Rihanna makes rare court appearance in support of A$AP Rocky at gun assault trial
Rihanna attended A$AP Rocky's Los Angeles trial for the first time in support of her rapper boyfriend, who's facing two felony counts of assault with a semi-automatic firearm. The pop star, 36, who's been in a relationship with Rocky since 2020 and shares two children with him, joined the 'Sundress' artist's mother and sister at the downtown L.A. courthouse on Wednesday (January 29). Before the trial began on January 21, Rocky's attorney noted that Rihanna could potentially make an appearance in support of the rapper, though it was unlikely because Rocky is protective and 'doesn't want her anywhere near this proceedings.' 'But that's a family decision they'll make,' lawyer Joe Tacopina said. During the jury selection process, prosecutors questioned potential jurors about whether Rihanna's connection to the case would impact their decided verdict. While most said that they had heard of Rihanna, with some even labeling themselves as fans, all of those selected assured that it would not taint their judgment. Rocky, real name Rakim Mayers, is accused of firing a gun at a former friend – Relli, born Terell Ephron – in a November 2021 incident. Should he be found guilty, he could face up to 24 years in prison. The Grammy-winning rapper has pleaded not guilty to both counts of assault and declined a plea offer from prosecutors who recommended a seven-year suspended sentence, three years of probation and 180 days in jail in exchange for a guilty plea. On the first day of the trial, which is expected to last three weeks, Rocky's lawyer said he fired blank shots from a prop gun in order to protect his friend. Jurors were shown CCTV, which a prosecutor argued made it clear the musician had fired a gun at Ephron outside a parking garage in Hollywood. But Tacopina said in the defense opening statement that the footage is meaningless without the testimony of the accuser, Ephron, who he argued is motivated by 'jealousy, lies and greed.' He told the court: 'This case rises or falls on his credibility.' Ephron is expected to continue testifying during Wednesday's trial. He took the stand on Tuesday, where he described the first part of the confrontation, and was on the verge of describing the alleged shooting itself when court ended for the day. He said he and Rocky, members of the A$AP crew of creators at a New York high school, had been close but their relationship eroded after the latter rose to fame.
