Naomi Osaka accepts Creed 2 premiere ‘date’ with Michael B Jordan thanks to Ellen DeGeneres as GQ Japan unveils her as cover star
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As birthday presents go, getting invited to a Hollywood film premiere by your celebrity crush must be high up there, and for Naomi Osaka it was a reality.
It all started for the US Open champion – who turned 21 this week in Singapore while preparing for her first WTA Finals – when she received a pleasant surprise in the form of a topless picture of Creed II and Black Panther star Michael B Jordan from talk show host Ellen DeGeneres.
Osaka jokingly asked DeGeneres to block her on Twitter in response.
The comedian’s message was a nod to Osaka’s appearance on The Ellen Show last month, where she had pushed the sheepish Japanese player to name her celebrity crush after her shock triumph.
While on air, DeGeneres had quickly messaged Jordan, who sent her a video message back to pass on to Osaka, congratulating her on her big win in New York.