Olivia Wilde Clarifies Message About Rihanna and A$AP Rocky After Critics "Got It Twisted"

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After sharing a message praising A$AP Rocky and his love for Rihanna, Olivia Wilde is unapologetic.

In a since-deleted message posted to Instagram Stories on Feb. 13, the Don't Worry Darling director reshared a video of the rapper cheering on (and recording) his pregnant girlfriend from the sidelines as she took the stage during the 2023 Super Bowl Halftime Show. Alongside the clip, Olivia wrote, "If I thought he was hot before, this really put me over the edge."

Now, Olivia—who split from Harry Styles in November 2022—is re-entering the chat to clarify that there's no need to worry about her initial response.

"For anyone who got it twisted," she wrote in a follow-up message on Instagram Stories Feb. 13. "It's hot to respect your partner. Especially when your partner just did thaaaaaat."

As for the "thaaaaaat" Olivia is referring to, it would be none other than Rihanna's 13-minute set that had fans seated during her halftime show.

Rihanna's 2023 Super Bowl Halftime Show

But it wasn't all about not wanting to stop the music, as the singer—who welcomed a baby boy with A$AP last May—also revealed she is pregnant with their second child.

Olivia Wilde, Rihanna, A$AP Rocky
Instagram

And it turns out, audience members weren't the only ones surprised by the reveal since her dancers were also in the dark.

"I did not know she was pregnant," one performer shared in a Feb. 13 TikTok. "I was surprised."

According to the dancer, Rihanna kept her baby bump under wraps with her clothing—which included "big fur coats" and oversized Fenty sweaters—during rehearsals.

Rihanna, Super Bowl LVII, 2023
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Roc Nation

Ahead of her performance, the Fenty Beauty founder shared why the timing of her return to the stage couldn't be any better.

"It feels like it could have only been now," she told Apple Music in a Feb. 9 interview. "When you become a mom, there's just something that just happens where you feel like you can take on the world, you can do anything and the Super Bowl is one of the biggest stages in the world."