{"id":569806,"date":"2026-05-06T19:53:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T19:53:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/569806\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T19:53:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T19:53:35","slug":"woman-talking-to-aap-rocky-at-met-gala-knows-respects-rihanna-sources-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/569806\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman Talking to A$AP Rocky at Met Gala Knows &#038; Respects Rihanna, Sources Say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                          A$AP Rocky<br \/>\n                          Woman in Met Gala Video Knows RiRi<br \/>\n                          No Funny Business!!!<\/p>\n<p>\n                                                                        Published<br \/>\n                              May 6, 2026<br \/>\n                            8:51 AM PDT<br \/>\n                                                                      |<br \/>\n                                                                Updated<br \/>\n                                  May 6, 2026<br \/>\n                                9:43 AM PDT\n                                    <\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260506_0f09f4bc017b459a937c733755debc1b\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:0f73ac5e-ff12-4852-b6ee-e1e9ae3b314a\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0f09f4bc017b459a937c733755debc1b_md.jpg\" alt=\"asap rocky and Giovanna Battaglia getty 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Looks like the Met Gala tension between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/rihanna\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rihanna <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/asap-rocky\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">A$AP Rocky<\/a> might&#8217;ve been overblown &#8230; or at least misplaced.<\/p>\n<p>Sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ the woman seen chatting with Rocky on the carpet Monday night in now-viral video is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/giovanna-battaglia-engelbert\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Giovanna Battaglia Engelbert<\/a> &#8230; the Italian fashion editor and stylist who&#8217;s known Rihanna for years and who has &#8220;a lot of respect&#8221; for her.<\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260506_e8fbcf0cb6db4477840fcf69b91ee682\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:0f73ac5e-ff12-4852-b6ee-e1e9ae3b314a\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/e8fbcf0cb6db4477840fcf69b91ee682_md.jpg\" alt=\"Giovanna Battaglia 2026 Met Gala getty 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re told the clip making the rounds online doesn\u2019t show the full interaction &#8230; because Giovanna was actually talking with Rihanna first &#8212; and the two were laughing together before she continued the conversation with Rocky nearby.<\/p>\n<p>Waiting for your permission to load the Twitter Tweet.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<p>According to sources &#8230; Giovanna &#8212; who attended the Met Gala with singer EJAE &#8212; was joking around with Rocky about his necklace while Rihanna handled an interview a few feet away. The video sparked speculation online after Rihanna appeared serious while turning toward Rocky mid-convo &#8230; but insiders insist there was zero romantic energy between Rocky and Giovanna.<\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260506_84b4fad19e7141d69edb1dac69fede38\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:0f73ac5e-ff12-4852-b6ee-e1e9ae3b314a\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/84b4fad19e7141d69edb1dac69fede38_md.jpg\" alt=\"asap rocky and rihanna 2026 Met Gala getty 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>But that wasn&#8217;t the only evidence of a tiff that night. TMZ\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/05\/05\/rihanna-and-asap-rocky-on-edge-after-met-gala\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">broke the story<\/a>\u00a0Tuesday &#8230; RiRi and Rocky were filmed by a photog having an emotional discussion inside their Sprinter bus after the event and, at times, they seemed a bit annoyed with each other.<\/p>\n<p>So, despite social media trying to turn a fashion-world convo into relationship drama, we&#8217;re told there was nothing going on here besides Met Gala small talk.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A$AP Rocky Woman in Met Gala Video Knows RiRi No Funny Business!!! 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