LEFT: Tyla, (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images RIGHT: Rihanna, . (Photo by John Shearer/WireImage)
Tyla has the internet cutting up after sharing a TikTok video about the first time she met Rihanna and seeing her at the Met Gala this year. In response, the internet has been debating whether Tyla meant to accuse Rihanna of being mean. And continued social media presence is giving unbothered! Meanwhile, Rihanna hasn’t weighed in, and the Navy is saying that her “old” self would’ve clapped back! A separate online convo has zeroed in on Rih’s relationship with A$AP Rocky and rumors of tension between them at the Met Gala.
Met Gala Monday happened this week, and all the major stars pulled up in designer drip for the dress code “Fashion Is Art.” A video has since surfaced of Rih and Tyla standing a few steps apart, but not interacting. In the clip, it looks like Rihanna could be speaking to nearby security, while Tyla stands still near another man.
Tyla explained the moment in a TikTok video, revealing that she first met Rihanna last year. However, Rih allegedly cut the moment short and said her “baby daddy was calling her,” according to Ty.
“Everyone knows I love Rih. So I met her last year and she was cool…I think she was occupied,” she said. “I went up to her, I was like hey…she was like hey, my baby daddy’s calling me and then she left and I was like Ohh. So I don’t know, I fault awkward I don’t know how to say hi if I feel like someone’s busy.”
Tyla said she was waiting for her car in the video with Rihanna at the Met Gala. She added a screenshot of herself standing still. She said she felt Rih was busy, like the last time.
“When we do speak, if we do end up speaking ever, I want it to be like calm, so we both can just, you know, vibe and talk nicely.”
In the comment section of the TikTok video, Tyla liked a comment that said, “Nothing about what Tyla said implied that Rih was rude to her. What are yall talking about?” She liked another comment that said, “She saw that she was not in the mood and respected her.”
Meanwhile, in her Instagram Stories, she posted a meme video of someone pounding on a car glass while she sits inside singing. Her second post, now deleted, seemed to be a comment about her that said, “Nasty African Girl.” She wrote, “I kinda like this one,” about the comment.
A circulating video shows A$AP Rocky speaking to two women backstage at the Met Gala, while Rihanna stood to the side. In the video, she answers an vlogger’s questions about whether she was enjoying the night, to which she said yes. Ultimately, Rocky walks over, speaks to the vlogger before turning to Rih. See the clip below.
In addition to the Met Gala video, there’s another video of Rihanna and Rocky having what some are calling a “tense” conversation inside a sprinter bus. TMZ reported that a witness said the couple appeared to be happy all night, despite the viral bus video. The couple has not publicly addressed comments about their relationship. Online users have been engaging in baseless, unconfirmed rumors that Rocky was being flirty with other women the Met Gala.
Keep scrolling to see reactions on X, formerly Twitter, about what Tyla had to say of meeting Rih. Some have speculated that Rihanna wasn’t feeling the singer’s energy, while others are tossing around “mean girl” allegations. Meanwhile, a few are resurfaced content and examples of Rihanna appearing to be a girls’ girl.
