Naomi Campbell is placing rumors of a feud with Rihanna to relaxation.
The supermodel, 54, addressed hypothesis about her relationship with the pop star, 36, after the duo didn’t work together in a viral video from New York Trend Week. “I’m not about to let the world pitch two Black ladies in opposition to one another,” Campbell advised The New York Instances in a latest interview. “We’re two ladies with two youngsters, moms.”
Rumors of unhealthy blood between the 2 ladies circulated after they each attended the Alaïa present in New York Metropolis on September 6. As Rihanna arrived on the presentation and took her seat, she walked previous Campbell and stylist Regulation Roach, seemingly with out acknowledging them.
Hypothesis solely intensified after Campbell and Roach, 46, shared a video parodying Jools Lebron’s “very demure” TikTok video. “We don’t go to the exhibits like the opposite ladies,” Roach mentioned within the clip. “We don’t include our ta-tas out or our chi-chis out. Very demure.”
Roach then pointed to Campbell, who chimed in so as to add, “Very aware.”
Whereas the video was posted on September 14, followers had been fast to notice that the duo had been sporting the identical outfits they wore to the Aläia present days earlier, main some web sleuths to theorize that they filmed the video after Rihanna walked by them with out saying good day. (Rihanna additionally wore a costume to that present that put her décolletage on full show.)
Roach has circuitously addressed the controversy, however he not too long ago spoke out about how social media will be “a bit of s—” generally.
Naomi Campbell has been strutting her stuff on catwalks world wide for over three many years, and, as you’ll be able to think about, there have been some fairly iconic moments alongside the best way. After getting her begin within the Nineteen Eighties, Campbell rapidly grew to become referred to as a member of the Fab 4, which included Christy Turlington, Linda Evangelista […]
“For stylists, social media grew to become our portfolios years in the past. To be sincere, possibly 60 p.c of my shoppers got here from social media and interactions on social media,” he defined throughout a dialog at Revolt World final month. “Additionally, it makes the world smaller, proper? You’ll be able to have a dialog with a designer in Mumbai or Japan in a break up second. So, it’s tremendous useful.”
The advantages, nonetheless, include a aspect of danger.
“It’s a double-edged sword as a result of I got here, in a manner, earlier than the affect,” he mentioned, noting that social media can so simply be taken out of context. “Like, I labored actually onerous, and then you definitely see folks get these wonderful alternatives as a result of they only persistently do the identical factor again and again. However you additionally need to be blissful for them as a result of that, too, is a job. So, for me, I’m torn with that.”