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.
INTERVIEW. spring 2024 @rihanna https://t.co/qHEydicCvA pic.twitter.com/s59fKTDMtb
— Interview Magazine (@InterviewMag) April 9, 2024
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.”
Rihanna to Interview Magazine on her past days online:
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) April 9, 2024
“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.” pic.twitter.com/Zt3RDfKRK8
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.
Rihanna used to be online cooking everyone. She might be the best to ever do it.
— I have so many questions? (@english_shamar) April 9, 2024
we need celebrities to use twitter like they did in 2010 my god rihanna was beefing w everyone
— dey (@deykxn) April 5, 2024
she can never top this tho ?? pic.twitter.com/XaCAF5ZeqX
— ً (@BARBMEDlA) April 9, 2024
For example, some of her greatest hits include this comeback to Piers Morgan, after he claimed that she needed to “grow her hair out”:
“@piersmorgan: ps I think @Rihanna needs to grow her hair back. Fast.” grow a dick..... FAST!!!!
— Rihanna (@rihanna) September 9, 2012
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:
Dear @realDonaldTrump I know you've probably already seen this, but I just wanted to make sure!
— Rihanna (@rihanna) September 28, 2017
Don't let your people die like this. pic.twitter.com/mDO848JAUx
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.”
Good luck with bookin that stage u speak of
— Rihanna (@rihanna) February 26, 2011
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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