We’re not sure you heard, but Rihanna is in an extremely private relationship with a billionaire named Hassan Jameel.
Oh, and they’ve been going out for LITERALLY YEARS.
These two have managed to keep their romance seriously under wraps, but nothing – we repeat NOTHING – can hold us back from a good web sleuthing.
And we have sleuthed like we’ve never sleuthed before.
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Here is the complete timeline of Hassan and Rihana’s ultra low-key romance
June 29, 2017
On this sacred day, the world got its first whiff that Rihanna was a woman in love when she was spotted kissing Hassan in Spain. The photos were obtained by PEOPLE and caused a very minor meltdown amongst fans.
And then we all found out Hassan was one super-rich dude and as a people of Rihanna lovers, we collectively cheered.
November 1, 2017
Rihanna and Hassan took their relationship nek level when they rocked up to a dress-up party in Massachusetts for Halloween.
We know that the Love On The Brain singer dressed as Kylo Ren while Hassan dressed as a penguin, which is just all kinds of adorable.
December 8, 2017
Speculation that our lord and saviour Rihanna was engaged ran wild when she was spotted with a huge diamond ring on THAT finger.
Unfortunately for everyone involved, Rihanna’s choice to wear a diamond ring had nothing to do with Hassan, and everything to do with her being a baller.
June 2, 2018
Trouble in paradise?
News started to break that Rihanna and Hassan were on the rocks, with a US report stating that the pair were donezo and Rihanna was “tired of men”.
A source told MediaTakeOut: It was a good relationship, but now it’s over. Of course Rihanna broke his heart. That’s what she does: break[s] men’s hearts. Rihanna just got tired of him. She gets tired of men sometimes.
July 6, 2018
Breakup rumours contiine to swirl around the couple as the Daily Mail run pics of the pair arguing while on holiday in Mexico.
July 11, 2018
Rihanna poked fun at all the tabloid drama by pisting a photo of a lioness scolding a lion (which is supposed to be depiciting Hassan and Rihanna) woth the caption: “when u think u know more bout soccer 😼💪🏿”
November 28, 2018
Forget dem split rumours!
Rihanna and Hassan are spotted on a romantic date night in Santa Monica, putting any gossip of a breakup to bed.
February 22, 2019
Rihanna and Hassan make a VERY rare public appearce together, securing a box at the Staoles Centre in Los Anglees to watch the LA Lakers basketball team.
June 7, 2019
Your new fav couple were spotted on a Summer vacay in Italy (where else?) when the paparazzi caught the two snuggling up on a romantic lunch date.
June 10, 2019
The first time Rihanna opens up about her relationship is while chatting to Interview Magazine.
I got into a new relationship, and it matters to me. It was like, ‘I need to make time for this.’ Just like I nurture my businesses, I need to nurture this as well. I’ll shut things down for two days, three days at a time. On my calendar we now have the infamous ‘P,’ which means personal days. This is a new thing.”
September 13, 2019
Twitter is now abuzz with pregnancy rumours after Rihanna spoke with Essence magazine revealing she is ready for motherhood.
“I’m a black woman. I came from a black woman, who came from a black woman, who came from a black woman, and I’m going to give birth to a black woman. My mother is an incredible example of how to fight through obstacles in life. I’m sure her mom taught her that and that’s how I’m going to be. We are impeccable, we’re special, we’re special and the world is going to have to deal with that.”
That’s it for now friends.