This is the strangest story, but NBA player Matt Barnes seriously overstepped and strongly implied that he was dating Rihanna. Barnes used to play basketball for the LA Clippers, but now he’s with the Memphis Grizzlies. Like many red-blooded males, he has a crush on Rih. Dude pulled a major creeper move, however, talking with TMZ about Rihanna. Speaking to the camera, Barnes called “the stories about him going on dates with Rihanna” mere “gossip,” but he says sure, he could see things turning into a full-fledged relationship. According to Barnes, they’re friends with serious romantic potential.
Never mind that Rihanna is currently dating Lewis Hamilton. Barnes is convinced Rihanna will use her “jet” to fly and see him in Memphis. Mysterious sources told TMZ that Rih went on a few dates with Barnes. Except, nope. Rihanna screencapped Barnes’ nonsense interview and called him out on Instagram:
Oh, this guy deserved it, and Rihanna’s hashtag game is fierce in this smackdown. She called him a devil, accused him of defamation, and made sure the world knows they’ve never met. Then Rihanna added that her feelings were hurt by his lie, which is the most damning statement of all. Ms. Rihanna never admits to never experiencing hurt feelings, but Barnes pulled off the impossible. Now he’ll never have a chance with her, although I’m sure he thought public flirting would get him in the door.
Now what I want to know is this — Rihanna has never delivered such a public dating denial until now. Does this mean that those ridiculous Leonardo DiCaprio rumors could have actually been true? Or perhaps Rihanna just let that gossip go since it didn’t come straight from Leo to TMZ.
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What on Earth is he wearing in that second photo?
You’re taking the words right out of my mouth. He looks like rats ran over him and ate his tee. O_o
Rihanna and Lewis H. make a stunning couple! You go girl!
Rihanna si stunning. But Lewis? She’s way out of his league if we’re only going by looks. And I saw him in a couple of chat show and he seems like a tool.
If he is a real “tool” and she is an entitled spoiled brat, they are made for each other. I hope Lewis and Rihanna are a real couple.
my bf looks a lot like lewis hamilton 🙁 🙁 🙁 anyway I still think he’s gorg!
I find Lewis extremely good looking. My mom is almost 70, loves F1 and has a crush on him, hihi. She actually made me aware of him. Well, luckily tastes are different!
He’s wearing “homeless couture” by Kanye West
Kanye is a fashion GOD! i don’t know what u are talking about lol lol
My first thought also!
homeless couture is priceless. You win!
It’s from Mugatu’s “Derelicte”.
It’s civility 101 to be to behave tenderly to the trail of broken hearts. Sowhat the guy liked her, it’s no crime? She comes off entitled and mean spirited.
Rihanna is out of Hamilton’s league? #bishwhere . I don’t remember Hamilton being racist to his ex’s new partner, showing up late to shows and drunk a hell, bullying teenage fans on social media or having twitter favorites full of mean tweets about his fellow Formula1 drivers. This woman get away with everything and is immature as hell but its alright cos it means she has a “personality” as opposed to say Beyoncé.
If he’s a douche, they are perfect for each other cos she’s a douche too
I don’t like Rihanna at all. I meant just in the looks department.
Good for her.
Well, he looks creepy. And Rihanna probably let that Leo rumors slide, because.. well he is an A-list star and this dude here is just some baller being creepy.
Rihanna has come a long way since her Chris Brown days. She barely tweets anymore. If this guy is waiting for a second date, grass is going start growing under his feet. Oh na na, what’s his name?
And how is Leonardo DiCaprio not creepy? He’s even more gross looking than this dude.
Yeah he is creepy too, but he is an A-lister and went to great lengths to deny a relationship with her. This guy made it seem like they were going steady…lol….big mistake when pursuing Rihanna.
A guy did this to me in high school. He looked creepy too. Ugh! I laid the smack down on his BS too, except there was no twitter back then so I had to do it in person. With the Leo rumors, they were just rumors, this guy put it all out there in the open, no “rumor” about it. Girl had to say something, he laid it on thick.
Rih tha Gawd wasn’t about to let that Dusty crackhead looking Govan Sister’s refuse Claim Her!!
hahahahah No sweetie, You Don’t “claim” Rihanna, Rihanna Publicly acknowledges she is doing you Or she does Not
I also hope The Leo Rumors aren’t true cause she is too good for the homeless version of the pillsbury doughboy and anyways she is probably out his predatory age group
Yes, the thought of the pillsbury doughboy touching her gags me, too. Please, no.
@QQ I don’t need to quote any of this just know, you rock!!!!
Hahah please mama, don’t encourage my trash behavior!! LOL
Cosign with all of that QQ, except you said it way more hilariously, as per usual
Why bother denying the Leo rumours? He wasn’t publicly claiming to paps that they were a thing so nothing to deny.
This idiot defamed her and obviously she was embarrassed and angry by the association. I love her response. Perfect.
Exactly! And is he not in a middle of a nasty divorce? Maybe she didn’t want to let him get her into his mess. Especially when things he is saying are not even true!
scary thing is that holey ripped tshirt might cost more than my whole wardrobe? and it comes with holes pre-washed?
i can never understand this part of the couture world.
Haha Riri and her shade are legendary #bishwhere?…..he actually responded to her post.
He responded? Where?
Who would want this dude claiming them? He looks like death. Rihanna does not play around. I laughed and cried for a couple minutes when she posted this.
Yes. Me too. I thought this was awesome shade. Can’t be famous and telling lies in interviews.
And #defamationofcharacter had me ROFL.
Seriously – does he have pink eye? Not a healthy looking specimen for a baller. And his clothes – totally Derelicte as someone else posted lol. I think it’s hilarious that she smacked him down. She left out #ridingmycoattails
If they truly have never met, that is super creepy he said that! And I don’t blame her for responding.
That ripped tee outfit is hilarious.
His former teammate ,Glen “Big Baby” Davis,says he is obsessed with Rihanna,he says Matt used to talk about her on the team plane.He has a big crush on her.
Poor Matt if he had just said he has a crush on her,she probably would have acknowledged him with a positive hash tag.Oh Well,his mistake is the next guy’s lesson,she will drag your ass.
This was the best and a reason why I love Rihanna!
Matt deserved it. Lying about dating someone is not OK. I had a friend of a friend go around telling people that we dated when I barely even knew him and it really pissed me off because it’s just such a weird thing to lie about. Claiming to be dating someone you barely know is a good way to look like a creep and a loser.
Good for Rihanna! Barnes is a dirty basketball player and delusional at that.
Lmao ouch. He brought it on himself. She doesn’t f*ck around he shoulda known better.
Poor Riri…all these guys trying to associate themselves to her name. Media sees her talking to somebody or meeting for dinner and swear she’s in a serious relationship. I’m sure she gets a good laugh on a daily basis when she reads who she’s dating now. Race car driver dude does not seem her type. Bet they are simply friends.
Awesome hashtags. She owned him.
Poor Ri Ri
Plus a man who wears a beat up shirt like that should be shot down
She deserves a decent guy who treats her right, doesn’t care about her fame and doesn’t feel intimidated by her. She may be a lot of things, but someone who f*cks around she is not.
I’m pretty sure the Leo rumors were VERY true, so she probably wouldn’t want to deny them at all.
Leo didn’t get on TMZ claiming to date her. There is nothing to deny. She’s playing the game right, a celeb should never deny gossip or they’d have to deny everything.
This Matt thing is not gossip, this is a man saying it himself.
Maybe the #bishwhere was a question about which dumpster that shirt came out of? Seriously, I am agog at the man’s outfit. It looks like QVC casuals mixed with a Thsirt I would only wear if I was coloring my hair or Jaws had just attacked me. I think she slapped at him because he was making up a total fantasy, an she wants no part.
Good for her. I hate opportunistic social-climbing sluts who are looking for an upgrade by association. Who the hell is this nobody?
Rihanna – you did the right thing. There are instances when you need to rise above, and they are instances when your hands will have to get dirty.
If Matt Barnes created a relationship in his head that’s really sad.
It seems every few weeks I read a new story about some obsessive stalker breaking into RiRi’s house–I can’t imagine dealing with stuff like that. I do not blame her AT ALL for shutting this down at the first sign of delusion. He made his statements publicly, so her public response was completely appropriate.
I love that she bypasses all the usual PR shit and went straight for the jugular. Rihanna doesn’t play around!
Matt Barnes, is not attractive.