Ciara and Rihanna Finally Squash Their Decade-Old Feud Over Motherhood
So, here’s the lowdown: Ciara and Rihanna are officially past their 2011 Twitter blow-up—and yes, parenthood had a lot to do with it. During her June sit-down on Watch What Happens Live, Ciara casually dropped that “CiCi got a lot of love for RiRi,” making it crystal clear the duo has moved on from the drama that once lit up the social feeds (Entertainment Tonight, People).
Flashback to 2011: Ciara, fresh off Fashion Police, griped that Rihanna seemed cold at a party—an odd slight given CiCi’s longtime admiration for RiRi’s style prowess. The barb hurt, Rihanna shot back on Twitter with a savage jab: “My bad ci, did I 4get to tip u? #howrudeofme.” Ciara fired a follow-up, “Trust me Rihanna, u don’t want to see me on or off the stage,” only for Rihanna to land the mic-drop reply: “U gangsta huh? Haaa. Good luck bookin that stage u speak of” (TMZ, E! News).
Fast-forward to today: both have evolved from chart-topping besties-turned-rivals into full-blown mamas juggling nurseries, bottles and milestone moments. RiRi’s juggling sons and whispers of another little one en route, while Ciara’s clan just grew to four. As Ciara pointed out, “We were babies back then, now we’re raising babies”—and one honest heart-to-heart was all it took to cool things off. No more side-eye, no more subtweets—just mutual respect and shared diaper-changing duties, at least in spirit.
This glow-up isn’t just about forgiving a fashion faux pas; it’s a public reminder that life changes fast when you swap the nightclub for nursery rhymes. Rihanna’s recent mommy updates on Instagram, coupled with Ciara’s sweet family snaps, suggest they’re more aligned than ever. Whether they’ll drop a surprise duet or appear together at a charity drive remains to be seen, but one thing’s for sure: the old smoke has cleared.
Anyway, that’s the scoop on one of pop’s most talked-about reconciliations. Do with it what you will—and if this starts trending, don’t say I didn’t give you the skinny.
Sources: Celebrity Storm and TMZ, People Magazine, Entertainment Tonight, E! News
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