While many passed off the Rihanna and Naomi Campbell feud as simply another rumor, it seems more apparent than ever that these two have not been getting along for at least four years now, despite in one case being the best of friends.

The "Umbrella" hitmaker reportedly rubbed Naomi the wrong manner when she started dating her billionaire ex-boyfriend, Hassan Jameel, in 2017 -- the same year the pair unfollowed each other on Instagram, leading many to believe there was trouble brewing between the pair.

The London-born manner icon so appeared on Andy Cohen's Watch What Happens Live where she heavily insinuated that her close ties to Rihanna are long in the past, leaving fans stunned since RiRi and Naomi once fifty-fifty deemed each other to be "sisters."

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What Happened Between Rihanna And Naomi Campbell?

It was in March 2017 when Naomi appeared on Watch What Happens Live where she was asked near a supposed feud with Rihanna, which had been rumored for weeks later on the two had unfollowed each other on social media.

Reports had already come out about the "Buss It Amend" vocalizer's human relationship with Hassan, with who Naomi had once shared a cursory romance with — and it appeared as if their differences stemmed over the wealthy businessman.

During her appearance on Andy Cohen's evidence, the host read out a fan'due south questions, which read, "It seems Naomi Campbell and Rihanna unfollowed each other on Instagram. No social media pics or communication either. Is everything okay between the two of them?"

Naomi gave a slight smirk as she responded, "Everything'due south fine. Of course information technology'due south fine... I'm an actress now, Andy," she quipped. Andy then added, "I'm trying to think what the beef could be about."

The 50-year-sometime and so wanted to clarify that she was joking. "I don't take beef, especially with Blackness women that I think are powerful. And out there nosotros're all in the aforementioned matter. [We're in] the same struggle."

Then, in June 2017, The Sun claimed that the feud between Rihanna and Naomi was, in fact, caused by the Fenty Beauty founder's relationship with Hassan — and co-ordinate to the source, Naomi doesn't similar beingness "2nd all-time."

"They're both formidable women. No one knows exactly what went on between Naomi and Hassan but she certainly doesn't like being 2nd best."

According to Page Six, back in 2015, Naomi had allegedly insulted Rihanna at a nightclub in Paris, which was said to have resulted in a fight with beau model Cara Delevingne.

A rep for Naomi strongly denied those claims, insisting that no such commotion ever took identify at Paris club Castel.

It'due south believed that Naomi and Rihanna haven't spoken in years despite being two of the closest friends in Hollywood at i indicate.

Naomi was e'er showing her support for anything her ex-pal was promoting or endorsing, including the launch of her drove in 2016, so it seemed rather odd that these two aren't on speaking terms at all anymore.

In January 2020, information technology was revealed that Rihanna and Hassan had officially called it quits after three years together. Insiders told Hollywood Life that the force per unit area from the man of affairs'due south family to settle with a more "traditional and reserved" woman was what drove the pair apart.

"He was feeling it from his family, who think Rihanna is stunningly beautiful, simply they besides wanted her to be more tame, reserved and demure," the publication'due south source said.

Since going their separate ways, the Savage X Fenty CEO has been romantically linked to her on-again, off-again boyfriend A$ap Rocky, who she first started dating back in 2012.

The pair recently enjoyed a vacation out in Barbados together, giving fans all the more reason to believe that they had crossed boundaries that go beyond the level of a "friendship." RiRi and Rocky were 100 percent seeing each other once again.

In December 2020, sources for People said that while the pair quietly dating again, they were taking things slow, stressing, "They've been inseparable the by few weeks. It's a new relationship, but they both seem very into it."

"A$AP is generous, and then is Rihanna. A$AP is known for being a great guy."

Meanwhile, it's beingness rumored that the "Rehab" chart-topper has commenced work on her ninth studio album, which is nonetheless expected to be released former this year.

If that'southward the instance, information technology would exist Rihanna's first album release since her seventh offering with Anti, which dropped in Jan 2016 and became the offset tape by a black woman to spend 200 sequent weeks on the Billboard Hot 200.

Anti has sold over v million copies worldwide.

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