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A$AP Rocky has revealed the moment he believes Rihanna fell in love with him, which came years before they became an item.
In a new W Magazine cover story that was photographed by his superstar girlfriend, the Harlem rapper opened up about their history as a couple.
Rocky said their chemistry was sparked when RiRi agreed to appear in his “Fashion Killa” music video back in 2012, in which they played on-screen lovers.
While being interviewed in his Manhattan apartment, Rocky pointed to a sofa in the room and said: “This is very special because this is the first place she fell in love with me,” while Rihanna reportedly “giggl[ed]” in the background.
He added: “Virgil Abloh shot the music video for ‘Fashion Killa’ in 2012, and that was the same couch where Rihanna and I sat in the first scene. That was that same room.”
Pretty Flacko also described another early encounter with his future baby mother: “It’s a lot of history between us. I was kicked out of this nightclub. They wasn’t giving me no access to it. This is when I’m just starting out, so nobody knows me.
“I was with [designer] Matthew Williams and Virgil. I was getting into it with the bouncers, and she came out. We just locked eyes. She didn’t even know us, but she was like, ‘Yo! Why y’all not letting him in? What’s wrong with you?! Let that man in!’”
Rocky as also asked how he knew Rihanna was the right person to start a family with, to which he responded: “I knew from when we were younger. We both did, I think. So it was only right when we got older. We just kind of reconnected.”
The 35-year-old added that they “reconnected” in “2019, 2020” but they did not go public with their relationship until 2021. The couple later welcomed two children together — sons RZA and Riot — in 2022 and 2023, respectively.
A$AP Rocky also recently gushed about his romance with RiRi in an interview with Billboard.
“It’s crazy how we find balance with our chaotic schedules,” he said. “[The relationship] is going great. I don’t think there’s a more perfect person because when the schedules are hectic, she’s very understanding of that.
“And when the schedule’s freed up, that’s when you get to spend [the] most time together. It’s all understanding and compatibility.”
Outside of family life, Rocky is expected to drop his long-awaited fourth album Don’t Be Dumb later this year after delaying it from its original August 30 release date due to leaks.
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Diddy‘s rape accuser Thalia Graves allegedly offered her ex-boyfriend $3 million to corroborate her claims against the Bad Boy Records boss.
Graves is suing Diddy, as well as his former bodyguard Joseph Sherman, over an alleged rape that she claims occurred in 2001 while she was dating one of the mogul’s employees.
TMZ now claim to have seen text messages between Graves and her then boyfriend from November 2023 in which she says she plans to sue Diddy “because he’s the one that has the money.”
Graves then allegedly proceeds to ask her ex-boyfriend to back up her story by saying that he has seen a video of the alleged incident.
She messages him: “What do you n$3 mil?”
TMZ claim to have spoken to the boyfriend who has verified the messages and says that he interpreted the text as a bribe, leading him to block Graves’ number as well as her social media pages.
Diddy’s lawyers also appear to have the text messages.
Graves’ attorney responded to the bombshell development in a statement, saying: “It is very common that rich powerful men and their supporters attempt to discredit, shame and humiliate accusers who have the courage to come forward. The complaint speaks for itself. Our client is looking forward to her day in court.”
After the lawsuit was made public in a press conference last month, Sherman came forward to deny Graves’ claims.
The bodyguard told NBC New York in an emotional interview: “It’s a lie on me. I don’t know this lady from anywhere. […] I am not questioning her integrity. I am just questioning her claims against me.
“You got the wrong man! I wasn’t even in the same room with you. I have never seen you. I wasn’t even in New York that I recall at the time.”
“Her and whoever she’s in cahoots with was orchestrating a money grab. And she wanted me to be part of that money grab…She wanted to get Diddy,” he added.
According to Sherman, he did work security for Diddy and Bad Boy Records in the ’90s, but was no longer with the company at the time she alleges the rape occured.
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