Naomi Campbell and her girlfriend Law Roach sparked speculation that they were pranking Rihanna in a new video after the singer apparently ignored the duo during NYFW.
Last week, Rihanna appeared to ignore them as she arrived at the Alaïa show during New York Fashion Week. She greeted British Vogue editor-in-chief Edward Enninful, but walked past Campbell, 54, and Roach, 46, who were seated next to the editor.
In a video posted by Roach, the duo were dressed in the same outfits they wore to Alaïa’s show, criticizing the full, crystal dress Rihanna wore to the event.
The duo got in on the ‘demure’ trend in the video, which began with Roach saying, “We don’t go to the shows like the other girls. We don’t come with our tits or our chi-chis. Very demure.”
Campbell added: “Very consciously.”
Naomi Campbell and her girlfriend Law Roach have been receiving quite a bit of backlash since they posted a video on social media on Saturday disparaging Rihanna
The two started playing ping-pong with each other and said, “Very cute.”
“Don’t give too much,” said Naomi.
“Just give me a little,” Roach said.
Campbell said, in what seemed to be her best imitation of Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, “It’s not about showing yourself, it’s about the clothes.”
“Very subdued,” Roach said.
“Very cute,” the model added on the cover.
“Very thoughtful,” Roach said. “Very thoughtful,” Campbell repeated.
Roach explained the clip, writing in the caption: ‘Just landed in London Town GB. Can’t wait to get low key with my favourite Icon @naomi.’
The opposition against the two was swift and fierce.
Campbell and Roach appeared to take issue with the fuller crystal dress Rihanna, 36, wore to the Alaia fashion show. “We don’t go to the shows like the other girls. We don’t show with our boobs or our chi-chis. Very demure,” Roach said as he poked fun. (Pictured in NYC on September 6)
The two began to ping-pong each other, with Campbell starting with “very consciously,” followed by “Very cute, don’t give too much, just give a little.”
In what appeared to be her best Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour impersonation, Campbell said: ‘It’s not about showing yourself, it’s about showing the clothes’
“Not 2 black men trying to shame another black woman. Very trashy, very sad, very rude,” one follower chided.
‘Not the 2 who were desperately waiting for the billionaire’s acknowledgement as she walked by. We saw the video.. please,’ added another.
“If this is what it looks like, you’re too old for this,” warned South African TV personality K Naomi Phakathi.
Campbell commented on the video with three hearts and her response was liked more than 1,700 times.
The video appeared to be a response to Rihanna’s disavowal of her former friend during an awkward encounter at New York Fashion Week on September 6 in another viral video
This isn’t the first time the two have crossed swords. In 2014, Naomi was filmed at the British Fashion Awards grabbing Rihanna and saying something to her – before the pop star gave her a cold look.
Naomi then appeared to apologize and hung her head. Stunned fans thought Naomi had asked Rihanna, “Are you high?” and the clip went viral.
Rihanna and Naomi have been photographed together countless times in recent years, with the catwalker kissing during the Fenty icon’s Fenty Puma fashion show during New York Fashion Week in 2016.
But in 2017, it was claimed that Rihanna’s romance with Naomi’s ex Hassan Jameel was the cause of the alleged feud between the two.
The backlash was swift and furious among commenters on Law’s Instagram page. One commenter criticized them for trying to “shame another black woman,” adding that it was “very trashy, very sad, and very gross.”
Another follower accused the two of being desperate
“If this is what it looks like… you are too old for this,” warned South African TV personality K Naomi Phakathi
Campbell’s response was one of the few positive comments on the video, but it did receive more than 1,700 likes
According to The Sun, the supermodel, who is believed to have dated the Saudi businessman in 2016, was unhappy that the singer and Hassan had fallen so much in love, saying she hates feeling like a “second choice”.
Rihanna and Jameel were together for several years before breaking up a few years later.
The Fenty Beauty founder began dating fellow singer A$AP Rocky in 2019 and the two have since welcomed sons RZA, two, and Riot, 13 months old.
Campbell has become a single mother to a three-year-old daughter and a son of about 14 months. She has recently been romantically linked to a 35-year-old German DJ named Rampa.
