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That is definitely how social media took it as footage of Ciara holding Rihanna’s child bump on the occasion started to flow into, bringing a way of closure 14 years after the dueling songstresses had one very temporary and really epic Twitter feud.

Proving it wasn’t only a picture op for the cameras, both, Rihanna and Ciara additionally posed alongside their companions, A$AP Rocky and Russell Wilson — with Jeff Goldblum, too, as a result of who says no to Jeff Goldblum?

Rihanna and Ciara had been each tearing up the charts within the 2000s, however by 2011, issues took a flip when harm emotions led to 1 epic comeback. It got here after Ciara mentioned on E!’s Style Police that she’d lately run into Rihanna at a celebration and mentioned, “She wasn’t the nicest.”

4 phrases that rocked the world … for a second. Rihanna rapidly jumped on Twitter (now X) and clapped again, “My unhealthy ci, did i 4get to tip u?”

“Belief me Rihanna u dont wanna see me on or off the stage,” Ciara hit again, however the followup response from Rihanna turned the stuff of web legend: “Good luck with guide that stage u communicate of.”

The outrage between the ladies did not simmer or rise to a boil, although, as many Hollywood feuds do. As an alternative, as rapidly as Rihanna buried her foe, she dug her again up and supplied a honest apology.

“Ciara child, I like u woman! U harm my emotions actual unhealthy on TV! I’m heartbroken! That’s y l retaliated this manner! So sorry! #letsmakeup,” she tweeted on the time.

Ciara replied, “Rhi u know its at all times been love since day 1! Doing exhibits/the whole lot. you threw me off in that occasion! Apology accepted. Let’s chat in particular person.”

They usually’ve completed simply that within the years since, and have had good issues to say about one another for years. However for these on social media Monday evening, this photographed second symbolized what’s been mentioned for years and made it extra actual — with many noting it is the primary time the pair have posed for a pic collectively in 15 years.

After all, the massive Rihanna information of the evening was the reveal that she’s pregnant along with her third youngster with A$AP Rocky. The couple already share RZA, 2 and Riot, 1.

The couple truly broke it earlier than Rihanna’s pink carpet look, with the “Umbrella” star revealing her bump when she arrived on the Carlyle Resort to prepare. Her private photographer, Diggzy shared extra pictures to Instagram.

You possibly can take a look at all of the unimaginable Met Gala 2025 seems to be within the gallery under. This 12 months’s costume code was “Tailor-made for You” on the theme, “Superfine: Tailoring Black Model.”

The theme has been described by Vogue as “analyzing the significance of clothes and magnificence to the formation of Black identities within the Atlantic diaspora” with “the Black dandy as its topic.”

A$AP Rocky was among the many superstar co-chairs, becoming a member of Colman Domingo, Lewis Hamilton, Pharrell Williams, and Anna Wintour.

The road-up of well-known males had been readily available to chair the primary menswear exhibition since 2003’s “Males in Skirts”.

This 12 months’s occasion additionally introduced again a bunch committee, made up of icons from artwork, tradition, vogue, movie, music, and sports activities per The Met.

The brand new committee contains: André 3000, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens, Grace Wales Bonner, Jordan Casteel, Dapper Dan, Doechii, Ayo Edebiri, Edward Enninful, Jeremy O. Harris, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Rashid Johnson, Regina King, Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee, Audra McDonald, Janelle Monáe, Jeremy Pope, Angel Reese, Sha’Carri Richardson, Olivier Rousteing, Tyla, USHER, and Kara Walker.