US pop star Rihanna ‘welcomes second baby, a son, in Los Angeles earlier this month’

The singer revealed her pregnancy at the Superbowl in February
Rihanna and A$AP Rocky have welcomed a new brother for their one-year-old
Getty/Instagram @badgirlriri
The Weekender

Sign up to our free weekly newsletter for exclusive competitions, offers and theatre ticket deals

I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice.

US pop superstar Rihanna has reportedly welcomed her second child – a boy – with A$AP Rocky.

The 35-year-old singer is said to have given birth to a son on August 3 in Los Angeles.

Gossip site TMZ claims the singer has welcomed a boy with a first name that begins with the letter R.

Rihanna is yet to comment on the claims.

The two artists already have a son named RZA Athelston who was born in May 2022. The unusual name is a tribute to rapper RZA, 54, leader of the Wu-Tang Clan.

She was last seen in public at the end of July at a date-night dinner at Italian restaurant Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica, California.

Rihanna’s rep has been approached for comment.

The couple have known each other for years, but are said to have begun dating in 2020.

Speaking to British Vogue earlier this year, Rihanna reflected on how her relationship with A$AP Rocky has developed since welcoming their son in May 2022, saying: “We’re best friends with a baby… We have to be on the same page, but we’ve always kind of had that in our relationship.

“Everything changes when you have a baby but I wouldn’t say it’s done anything but made us closer.”

On witnessing A$AP Rocky’s connection with their son, she said: “The second Rocky makes eye contact with him he is on fire.

“The whole thing they say about sons and moms, it’s a myth. Sons and fathers is crazy.

“I realised that the validation that you really need as a boy is from your father.”

Create a FREE account to continue reading

eros

Registration is a free and easy way to support our journalism.

Join our community where you can: comment on stories; sign up to newsletters; enter competitions and access content on our app.

Your email address

Must be at least 6 characters, include an upper and lower case character and a number

You must be at least 18 years old to create an account

* Required fields

Already have an account? SIGN IN

By clicking Create Account you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use , Cookie policy and Privacy policy .

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in