A most unlikely celebrity friendship was spotted in Paris last night with French First Lady Brigitte Macron seen having dinner with American rapper A$AP Rocky – weeks after the pair met during the city’s Fashion Week.
The 70-year-old Mrs Macron was pictured sitting opposite the artist as they were eating with two others at the Parisian Anna Restaurant – an upmarket Greek establishment at the heart of the city’s chic 8th arrondissement.
Mrs Macron and her dining companion’s respective partners – President Emmanuel Macron and music megastar Rihanna – were nowhere to be seen and the reason for the rendezvous was not clear.
But it is not the first time the unlikely friends have met.
Their friendly dinner meet-up comes just a few weeks after the rapper and Rihanna were invited to the Elysee Palace, the official residence of the French president and his wife, during Paris Fashion Week.
France’s First Lady Mrs Macron (centre) was pictured sitting opposite the A$AP Rocky (right) as they were having dinner with two others at the Parisian Anna Restaurant last night
Afterwards A$AP Rocky was pictured leaving the restaurant as he struck a pose for the waiting photographers
The First Lady and the superstar couple were pictured together at a charity event at the palace last month, with A$AP Rocky and Rihanna wearing matching black leather ensembles, while Mrs Macron sported a black pantsuit with silver embellishments
Last night, A$AP Rocky, 35, was seen wearing a grey Prada denim jacket, dark slacks and black lack shoes, while Brigitte Macron was pictured in a royal blue jumper.
Afterwards, A$AP Rocky, whose real name is Rakim Athelaston Mayers, was pictured leaving the restaurant as he struck a pose for the waiting photographers.
The respective partners of Mrs Macron and her dining companion – President Emmanuel Macron and music megastar Rihanna – were nowhere to be seen and the reason for the rendezvous was not clear.
But the group had previously all met at the palace for a charity event in January, which saw A$AP Rocky and Rihanna wearing matching black leather ensembles, while Mrs Macron sported a black pantsuit with silver embellishments.
The superstar couple was also pictured with artists Kendji Girac and Alban Travia, who shared the photos of the event on his Instagram story.
The rapper performed at a charity gala a few days later alongside Marron 5, K-Pop group Stray Kids, Lisa from Blackpink and French rapper Gims.
The gala was held at Paris’s Accor Arena for the Yellow Pieces charity, which Mrs Macron is in charge of, which aims to raise fund to improve the daily lives of hospitalized children and adolescents.
A$AP Rocky and Rihanna share two sons, RZA aged 1 and Riot, who is five months old.
Rihanna has met Mrs Macron and her husband Emmanuel Macron before, back in 2017, to discuss the country’s international education funding.
This was after the singer had reached out to the president on social media.
Then, she was pictured in a grey suit greeting Brigitte Macron at the top of the steps of the Elysee Palace, the official residence of the French presidents in Paris, before talks with the President.
Pictures showed A$AP Rocky leaving the Anna Restaurant in Paris yesterday, where he had dinner with France’s First Lady Brigitte Macron
A$AP Rocky was wearing a grey Prada denim jacket, dark slacks and black lack shoes, while Mrs Macron was pictured in a royal blue jumper
A$AP Rocky wore a grey Prada denim jacket to the dinner with France’s First Lady as well as dark slacks and black lack shoes
It is unclear who the other two people were who had dinner with Brigitte Macron and A$AP Rocky
A$AP Rocky and Rihanna (centred) were pictured at the charity event at the Elysee Palace last month with artists Kendji Girac (right) and Alban Travia (left), who shared the images on his Instagram story
Rihanna has met with Mrs Macron and her husband, French president Emmanual Macron, before in 2017 (pictured here: Brigitte Macron, left, and Rihanna, right)
Back then she was pictured in a grey suit greeting Brigitte Macron at the top of the steps of the Elysee Palace, the official residence of the French presidents in Paris , before talks with the President
Emmanuel Macron later met Rihanna after she appealed to him on Twitter to contribute to her fund for education in developing countries. They met again in Dakar in 2018, to raise money for education in developing countries.
The First Lady has also met Rihanna in her role as head and founder of the Clara Lionel charity foundation.
The charity is a nonprofit organization that funds education and health programs for impoverished communities across the globe and was named after Rihanna’s grandparents.
It has found partnerships with Global Partnership for Education, Global Citizen Project and Christian Dior.
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