Rihanna dating rapper A$AP Rocky after splitting from billionaire boyfriend Hassan Jameel
SHE’S only just split from her boyfriend but Rihanna has already moved on.
I can reveal the Work singer is dating bad boy rapper A$AP Rocky just days after it was revealed she had ended things with billionaire Hassan Jameel.
The pair sparked rumours of a romance when they were spotted getting close in the Big Apple this month.
And things really hotted up as they headed to a nearby hotel. A Rihanna source said: “They shared a hotel suite during that trip in New York.
“However, Rihanna is reluctant to put a label on it as it’s so soon after Hassan.
“They’re really enjoying each other’s company and taking things easy as it’s still early days.
“It’s really casual between them and she’s not thinking about whether there’s a future with Rocky. She’s a newly-single girl having fun.”
Rihanna and Asap were seen chatting at the 2020 Yams Day Benefit Concert on January 17 — the same day the end of her three-year relationship with Hassan was revealed.
A source said at the time: “Their lives were too different and it was hard to maintain a relationship.”
Fellow rapper Drake was also seen partying with his ex Rihanna over the same weekend, prompting reunion rumours.
She also posed with Asap on the red carpet at the British Fashion Awards in December. And later that month she saw his show in Stockholm when he returned for a postponed gig.
The rapper had spent a month in custody following a street brawl in the Swedish capital last July. Asap claimed it was self-defence but was found guilty of assault in August and got a suspended sentence.
His dating history with Rihanna goes back to 2013, after she starred in his Fashion Killa video.
Rumours of them hooking up swiftly followed.
Asap has a list of famous exes as long as my arm.
They include Kylie Jenner, model Chanel Iman, Rita Ora and Iggy Azalea.
The Wild For The Night hitmaker was most recently linked to Kendall Jenner in the summer of 2017.
Riri’s in good company then.
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Liam's tough love with Ant
LIAM Payne has found an agony uncle in former special forces hardman Ant Middleton.
The singer opened up about mental health to the ex-SBS soldier on Sky1’s Straight Talking With Ant Middleton last year and now the pair have struck up a friendship. Ant said: “I have seen Liam since the show and we talk on the phone. It’s natural. Liam is a very strong young man.
“I get a text every now and again saying, ‘Love you bro’ and I like to let him know I am here. It’s nice, he’s a cool guy. He’s open and honest.
“To take someone out of their mad lifestyle and make them isolated, they are going to open up. It is about taking people to the norm and into reality.”
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KELLY Brook meeting Madonna at a house party didn’t go well. She said: “I remember talking to her and my stomach gurgling and I’ve let out the smelliest blow off – it filled the room. She just turned her head away.”
Lew begs for No1
LEWIS Capaldi reckons he will quit music for ever if he doesn’t reach No1 this Friday.
His track Before You Go has competition from The Weeknd’s Blinding Lights and Eminem’s Godzilla.
Begging fans on Tuesday to download his song, he said on Instagram: “I am literally just back from the Grammys and I’m already at rehearsals, working hard. But I’m looking at recruitment websites because we’re so close to No1 in the UK this week and if we don’t get it, I’m f***ing giving it up and I’m getting another job.
“There’s clearing jobs, there’s jobs in shops, there’s reception jobs, I’ll happily pick up those f***ing phones.
“I’m not drunk, I just came off an 11-hour flight.”
That might just clinch it, Lewis.
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Just so scared
JUSTIN Bieber has opened up about his uncertainty over being faithful to wife Hailey Baldwin.
He admitted he was “extremely nervous” before proposing to the model.
The singer said: “We had talked about me asking the question and I felt like she would say yes.
But he added the question was: “Am I able to make this commitment as a man and be able to honour what I say? Because that’s a serious commitment, when you say you’re gonna love someone for better or for worse and be faithful.”
The pair, who shared a kiss at the premiere in LA of his YouTube documentary Justin Bieber: Seasons, married in 2018. He told US TV’s The Ellen Show: “I finally was like, ‘You know what? I’m gonna make the decision and follow through with it. Be a husband. I’m gonna just choose this woman and just do it’.”
Justin also announced his upcoming album Changes – his first since 2015 – will be out on Valentine’s Day and he will tour.
And on Tuesday he released new track Get Me with Kehlani.
It’s good to have him back.
Gorillaz on the loose
THIS is the first look at the return of Gorillaz – and Russel Hobbs, Murdoc Niccals, 2-D and Noodle are looking more vibrant than ever.
The virtual band, created by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett, have been teasing the imminent release of music with a project called Song Machine. And I’m told they’ve enlisted the help of two of Britain’s most controversial acts – rapper Slowthai and punk duo Slaves.
It’s expected to premiere on Annie Mac’s Radio 1 show, Wednesday night from 7pm. But in the meantime, Gorillaz bassist Murdoc has made a surprise appearance in Slowthai’s Spotify video for 2018 song Doorman.
The band haven’t released new music since 2018 album The Now Now, which reached the top five. Judging by this picture, it will be worth the wait.
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TRANSFORMERS fans could look forward to two new films after Paramount took on the franchise. US website Variety reports two scripts are in development. Spider-man writer James Vanderbilt is heading the project.
Shock frock Maya
MAYA Jama has landed her first acting job ahead of hosting the red carpet at Sunday night’s EE Baftas.
The Radio 1 DJ said: “I have got my first role. It is a secret. I can’t say what it is but I will be somewhere hot filming.”
But first she will be making a transformation of a different kind on the red carpet at London’s Royal Albert Hall, where she will wear the world’s first 5G-powered augmented-reality dress.
Maya will open the red carpet wearing the one-of-a-kind gown brought to life by EE and created by fashion designer Richard Malone.
Using state of the art technology, the dress will transform digitally before spectators’ eyes when viewed via the latest Samsung Galaxy 5G Fold smartphones.
Fans at home will be able to watch it for themselves through the live stream on @ee’s Twitter from 4pm.
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