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Rihanna, A$AP Rocky Video Sparks Tension Speculation

Published 7 May 2026

Rihanna and A$AP Rocky were captured in a minute-long video appearing to engage in a serious conversation inside a vehicle shortly after leaving the Met Gala in New York on Monday night, fueling online speculation about tension between the couple.

The footage, published by TMZ, shows the pair seated side by side in the back of a limousine or sprinter van. Rihanna, positioned nearest the window, faces Rocky with a tight expression while speaking, at times leaning forward. Rocky raises his eyebrows in response, briefly turns his head away, and avoids eye contact as the exchange continues for about a minute. No audio accompanies the clip, leaving the topic and tone unclear. The video ends as they exit the vehicle, with Rihanna walking toward their hotel alongside a security team member while Rocky is not immediately beside her.

Earlier that evening on the Met Gala red carpet at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the couple projected a lighter mood. Rihanna turned heads in a Maison Margiela outfit designed by Glenn Martens, topped with an Art Deco-style headpiece. Rocky praised her to Variety, saying, "She's shining like a diamond." Witnesses at the event told TMZ the pair seemed happy...

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