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Agence France-Presse

Superstar Rihanna and rapper A$AP Rocky have reportedly welcomed their first child, after a pregnancy the singer flaunted in a radical revamp of normally covered-up maternity style.
The entertainment and fashion mogul behind the hits “Diamonds” and “Umbrella” gave birth to a boy on May 13 in Los Angeles, according to TMZ, which first reported the news.
People Magazine confirmed the celebrity birth, citing a source close to the couple who said they are at home with the baby and that “Rihanna is doing well. They are very excited to be parents.”
Representatives for the couple did not immediately respond to an Agence France-Presse request for confirmation.
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No other details, including the child’s name, have been made public.
The Barbadian-born Robyn Rihanna Fenty, 34, in recent years has become a billionaire, parlaying her music achievements into successful makeup, lingerie and high-fashion brands.
Rumours that she and A$AP Rocky, 33, were dating swirled for years before the pair confirmed last year that their romance was official.
The pair announced they were expecting in January with a set of glamorous snow-dusted images taken in Harlem, the mother-to-be sporting a long pink jacket buttoned only at the top, paired with a long bejewelled necklace over her bare belly.
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Since then, Rihanna has triggered a paparazzi frenzy and left the fashion industry in awe, appearing in barely-there maternity looks that showcased her growing baby bump, no holds barred.
Weeks after announcing her pregnancy, the pop icon dazzled the fashion week circuit in look after look, notably arriving in Paris in a completely see-through Dior lace cocktail dress, under which she donned lingerie from her own Savage X Fenty line.
Paired with spiky heeled knee-high boots, a leather trench coat, and silver necklaces, the star walked with such grace and confidence she appeared to float.
“You’re late!” shouted someone off-camera in a viral clip.
Rihanna slowly turned her head, held her bump and narrowed her piercing eyes: “No shit.”

It’s a quip that has come to encapsulate the artist’s embrace of her changing body – Rihanna didn’t just bare her belly, she boasted of it, adorning herself in jewels, sequinned bras, and low-slung miniskirts.
“She has changed something profound in fashion – single-handedly rewriting the rules of pregnancy dressing with one jaw-dropping style manoeuvre after another,” wrote Vogue, which featured Rihanna on its May cover.
“I’m hoping that we were able to redefine what’s considered ‘decent’ for pregnant women,” the performer told the magazine.
“My body is doing incredible things right now, and I’m not going to be ashamed of that. This time should feel celebratory.”

She has far from the first celebrity to show off her pregnant belly: Demi Moore posed nude while expecting on Vanity Fair’s cover in 1991, a stunning move for the time.
Since then, Britney Spears, Cindy Crawford and Serena Williams have all sat for similar glossy pregnancy portraits. Beyoncé meanwhile announced her twins with a highly polished, belly-baring Instagram post chock full of art-world references including Botticelli’s Venus.
But Rihanna’s scantily clad looks have been far less calculated and far more frequent, a statement on maternity that goes beyond the magazine cover to be an everyday celebration of self.
“Right now I’m really into pushing the idea of sexy,” she told the lifestyle website Refinery29 in February. “When women get pregnant, society tends to make it feel like you hide, hide your sexy.”
“I don’t believe in that shit,” she continued. “So I’m trying stuff that I might not have even had the confidence to try before I was pregnant.”
“The strappiest, the thinnest, and the more cut-outs – the better for me.”


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Rapper A$AP Rocky and Rihanna have reportedly welcomed a baby boy, pop industry news website TMZ reported on Friday. It is the couple’s first child together. Photo: Getty Images via AFP/File

Rihanna and A$AP Rocky welcomed their first child. Photo: AP

Rihanna and Asap Rocky. Photo: @badgalriri/Instagram

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A$AP Rocky, Rihanna’s partner, was arrested at LAX on April 20. Photo: @rockyandrih/Instagram

A$AP Rocky and Rihanna, who is pregnant with their first child together. Photo:@rockyxrih/Instagram

A$AP Rocky was detained and handcuffed by the police when he and Rihanna returned from a Barbados getaway. Photo: @asaprockydotcom/Instagram

A$AP Rocky spent three weeks in police custody in Sweden. Photo: @rockyandrih/Instagram

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A$AP Rocky is worth US$10million, while Rihanna is on the Forbes Billionaires list. Photo:@rockyxrih/Instagram

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US music scene’s power couple Rihanna and A$AP Rocky are expecting their first child together. Photo: @badgalriri/Instagram

Rihanna’s childhood home where she lived until she was 16, located at the outskirts of Bridgetown in Barbados. Photo: YouTube

Rihanna at the Presidential Inauguration Ceremony to mark the birth of a new republic in Barbados, in November 2021. Photo: Reuters

A$AP Rocky poses before the Christian Dior 2017 spring/summer haute couture collection fashion show in Paris. Photo: AFP

Rihanna and A$AP Rocky. Photo: @badgalriri/Instagram

Rihanna’s mother and her father. Photo: @badgalriri/Instagram

Rihanna and Chris Brown perform at Madison Square Garden in New York, in 2008. Photo: AP

Rihanna is an aunt. Photo: @badgalriri/Instagram

Rihanna and A$AP Rocky arrive for the Off-White ready-to-wear autumn/winter 2022-2023 fashion collection during Paris Fashion Week. Photo: AP

Irish singer Bono, rapper Jay-Z and Rihanna perform on stage at the Hope For Haiti Now concert in London, in 2010. Photo: EPA

Rihanna posing on the bonnet of a hot pink Lamborghini for a Fenty Beauty campaign. Photo: @badgalriri/Instagram

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Rihanna attends the world premiere of Ocean’s 8 in New York in 2018. Photo: AFP

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Rihanna models lingerie from the 2020 Savage X Fenty collection. Photo: Handout

Models in Rihanna’s Fenty for Puma’s spring/summer 2018 collection during New York Fashion Week in 2017. Photo: Reuters

 Rihanna shows off her baby bump. Photo: @badgalriri/Instagram

Rihanna and A$AP Rocky are expecting a child. Photo: @badgalriri/Instagram

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Rihanna’s maternity outfits are daring. Photo: @badgalriri/Instagram

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Rihanna has been posting photos of her pregnancy progress on Instagram. Photo: @badgalriri/Instagram

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Singer Rihanna, with rapper A$AP Rocky at the 2021 Met Gala in September, has announced the couple are expecting a baby – her first. Photo: AFP/Getty Images/TNS

Barbadian singer Rihanna and US rapper A$AP Rocky arrive for the Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York in September 2021. Photo: AFP

US rapper A$AP Rocky poses for the Christian Dior 2017 spring/summer haute couture collection in Paris. Photo: AFP

Rapper A$AP Rocky, announced in January 2022 as the father of Rihanna’s first child. Photo: @prettyyyflaacko/Instagram

A$AP Rocky performs I’m Not the Only One at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles, California, US, in November 2014. Photo: Reuters

Rapper A$AP Rocky has known Rihanna since 2013 when he supported her Diamond tour. Photo: @prettyyyflaacko/Instagram

A$AP Rocky models for Dior Homme. Photo: @dior/Instagram

A$AP Rocky attends a Costume Institute Benefit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in September 2021 in New York. Photo: Getty Images

A$AP Rocky has worked with designer JW Anderson, through his creative agency AWGE. Photo: @jw_anderson/Instagram

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The music superstar behind the hits ‘Diamonds’ and ‘Umbrella’ gave birth to a boy on May 13 in Los Angeles, according to TMZ, which first reported the news
Rumours that Rihanna and A$AP Rocky were dating swirled for years before the pair confirmed last year that their romance was official



The music superstar behind the hits “Diamonds” and “Umbrella” gave birth to a boy on May 13 in Los Angeles, according to TMZ, which first reported the news.


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