Rihanna
Sweet On Lemon …
B-Day Love Amid Nicki Beef
Published
March 2, 2026
6:15 AM PST
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Updated
March 2, 2026
9:43 AM PST
Rihanna is making it clear she’s standing with Don Lemon following his clash with Nicki Minaj … posing alongside the journalist to ring in his 60th birthday.
Lemon took to IG to share a sweet rooftop selfie with RiRi — smiling ear-to-ear as he rocks a fresh pair of shades. He captions the pic, “Birthday hijinks with my girl Rihanna,” and set it to her 2011 hit “Birthday Cake.”
You’ll recall … a few weeks ago, Lemon found himself in an all-out war with Nicki Minaj after he live-streamed a news report from Cities Church in St. Paul, MN, where demonstrators interrupted a service to protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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Nicki went ballistic online, at one point posting, “DON ‘C**K SUCKIN’ LEMON IS DISGUSTING” — along with several other insulting remarks.
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Rihanna, meanwhile, seems perfectly happy to celebrate with him.
As we reported … Don had some R&R lined up for his birthday, telling us he planned a “spa day in a beach town” after attending the NAACP Image Awards, where he was honored with 4 awards.
Clearly, Rihanna was the icing the cake.