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Sources Say Rihanna and A$AP Rocky Were Simply Exhausted After Met Gala Videos

The woman seen speaking with Rocky was identified as fashion director Giovanna Battaglia Engelbert, a longtime Rihanna acquaintance.

Overview

  • Clips from Monday’s Met Gala and the ride after showed the couple looking serious, which set off speculation on social media.
  • Sources close to them told TMZ they were not arguing, describing two drained parents who had been on a 16-hour day.
  • The woman near Rocky was named as Giovanna Battaglia Engelbert, who knows Rihanna, and insiders said she first chatted with Rihanna before joking with Rocky about his necklace.
  • Singer Tyla said she briefly met Rihanna and found her occupied, noting the long wait for cars after the gala leaves stars tired and stuck in crowds.
  • Earlier on the carpet, Rocky praised Rihanna as “shining like a diamond” and said being loved by a Black woman “feels amazing,” a public show of support that contrasted with the out-of-context clips.