Interview Magazine recently published an in-depth interview with the one and only Rihanna, and it included some A+ quotes—particularly around her time spent on Twitter responding to the haters and being an overall ‘troll’ online.
One of the stand-out moments from the article came when editor-in-chief and interviewer Mel Ottenberg asked the artist about her past as somewhat of a trolling icon on the internet, despite her being much less active with engagement now.
Regarding this, Rihanna said, “The troll in me, she had a time. Unfortunately, you can’t take anything back from the internet, so I will always have the reminders, but the best troll in me is the silent troll.”
For those who don’t recall (which is sad for you!) Rihanna used to have quite the reputation on a certain site formerly known as “Twitter.” No one was safe—famous friends and fans alike.
While the superstar mostly uses the social site to promote her Savage x Fenty lingerie line and her mega-popular Fenty makeup brand nowadays, this Interview Magazine quote has a lot of longtime fans realizing that many of her more chaotic, trolling tweets are actually still up.
Since the article’s publishing, fans have taken back to X to share some of their absolute favorites.
For example, some of her greatest hits include this comeback to Piers Morgan, after he claimed that she needed to “grow her hair out”:
And this hilariously blunt reaction to Kendall Jenner’s song request/demand:
In more recent years, Rihanna has used her inner online troll to call out politicians, like Donald Trump for his handling of Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria:
But perhaps Rihanna’s most iconic troll moment (and apparent favorite, given how many times it’s been retweeted recently) occurred when the singing superstar got in a back-and-forth with fellow musician Ciara all the way back in 2011.
The heated exchange occurred after Rihanna heard Ciara discussing her on E!’s Fashion Police, wherein Ciara reacted to a photo of Rihanna saying they met and Rihanna was “not the nicest.”
Things spilled over to Twitter (now X), with Ciara tweeting “Trust me Rhianna u dont want to see me on or off the stage,” to which Rihanna replied “Good luck with bookin that stage u speak of.”
The two did eventually make-up (also over Twitter), agreeing to apologize in person, and—while Rihanna’s internet troll era may be long over—the legacy of “Good luck with bookin that stage u speak of” live on in our hearts (and meme history) forever.
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