Drake Responds To Rihanna Saying They Are No Longer Friends

In a new Vogue interview, Rihanna explained why she is no longer friends with Drake, with whom she had been romantically linked to at times, and had been buddies with for years.

According to RiRi, Drake's cheesy and self-centered behavior while presenting her with the Vanguard Award at the 2016 VMAs broke the bond that they had shared.

And yet the whole event was overshadowed by a more titillating chapter in pop-culture history: After taking out a billboard in Los Angeles a couple of days earlier congratulating Rihanna, Drake presented her with the award while professing his undying love for her on live TV. Suddenly what should have been her big moment became all about him.

Rihanna winces slightly at the mention of the rapper’s name before her eyes glaze over with cool indifference. “The VMAs is such a fan-focused awards show, so having that energy around me, and knowing the people who had received the award in the past, made it feel like a big deal,” she says. “Waiting through that speech was probably the most uncomfortable part. I don’t like too many compliments; I don’t like to be put on blast.” When I ask about the current state of their friendship, her attitude is sanguine. “We don’t have a friendship now, but we’re not enemies either. It is what it is.”

That's got to be rough to read if you are Drake. Now it looks like Drizzy has responded to the hurtful shade by doing the mature thing and unfollowing Rihanna on IG.