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Naomi Campbell and Rihanna’s supposed feud has been the subject of intense fan and media speculation in recent months following a viral video from the Alaia fashion show at New York Fashion Week. In the video, Rihanna, who made a late entrance in a custom crystal-mesh gown, walked through the room and greeted some attendees, including former British Vogue editor Edward Enninful, before taking her seat.
The video’s controversial moment occurred when Rihanna was speculated to have ignored Campbell and Law Roach as she passed by them. The video sparked an online debate, as some netizens argued that it didn’t indicate any feud because Rihanna didn’t greet some other attendees. Others insisted that Rihanna deliberately ignored Campbell.
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In an interview with the New York Times, published on September 21, 2024, Naomi Campbell addressed the incident, saying:
"I’m not about to let the world pitch two Black women against each other. We are two women with two children, mothers.”
Similarly, popular designer Law Roach, who was also caught in the Alaia fashion show drama, quashed any rumors of a feud between the stars in his post on his X account on September 15, 2024:
"Sometimes something is just nothing. So stop trying to make nothing into something. Y'all need to get some business. OK, I love you, bye!"
Naomi Campbell and Rihanna’s relationship explored
According to Nicki Swift Magazine, Rihanna and Naomi met through mutual friends in the industry and kicked it off as good friends later on. In 2016, Naomi Campbell posed for a Vogue Italia photoshoot wearing pieces from Rihanna’s Fenty fashion brand.
The nine-time Grammy Award winner expressed appreciation for Campbell’s use and promotion of her brand using a post on Instagram that has since been deleted. Riri also commended Campbell for being a good friend to her.
On Rihanna’s 28th birthday anniversary that same year, Naomi Campbell took to Facebook to wish the singer a happy birthday. The supermodel also showed support for Rihanna at the FENTY x Puma Fall Runway show during New York Fashion Week in February 2016. In March of the same year, Campbell was also spotted at Rihanna's Anti World Tour concert at the Barclays Center in New York.
Many believe that the celebrities began to drift apart when Rihanna dated billionaire Hassan Jameel in 2019, who is allegedly Campbell’s ex. Rihanna and Campbell subsequently unfollowed each other on Instagram, leading to varying media theories about the reason for the rift between friends.
Naomi Campbell appeared on an episode of Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen on March 7, 2017, and when asked by a fan if there was any issue between herself and the Diamonds singer, she said:
"I don’t have beef,” she said. “I don’t have beef, especially with black women that I think are powerful and out there. We’re all in the same thing, doing the same struggle.”
Rihanna has not addressed the rumored beef with Naomi Campbell. She recently celebrated the launch of her Fenty Hair brand products in the London department store Selfridges.
