Rihanna shows off her baby bump, indulges in PDA with A$AP Rocky on Cannes red carpet. See pics

A$AP Rocky and Rihanna were the centre of attention as they attended the premiere of his film, Highest 2 Lowest, at the Cannes Film Festival.

Updated on: May 20, 2025, 07:46:55 IST

By Abhimanyu Mathur

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Rapper A$AP Rocky and partner Rihanna watched on as Denzel Washington received a surprise lifetime award at the Cannes film festival on Monday. Rihanna appeared on the red carpet in a blue dress, showing off her baby bump. The entertainer had revealed she was pregnant at her recent appearance at the 2025 Met Gala earlier this month. (Also read: Rihanna set to break her 3-year music hiatus. Here’s when she will release new song)

ASAP Rocky and Rihanna leave after the screening of the film Highest 2 Lowest at the 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 19, 2025. (Photo by Bertrand GUAY / AFP) (AFP)

Rihanna and A$AP Rocky at Cannes

On the Cannes red carpet, Rihanna posed for the shutterbugs, cradling her baby bumps and flashing a million-dollar smile. The singer-actor took her partner, rapper Rocky's arm as they walked together. At one point, Rocky planted a kiss on Rihanna's cheek, making her blush.

Rihanna, left, and A$AP Rocky pose for photographers upon departure from the premiere of the film Highest 2 Lowest at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Monday, May 19, 2025. (Photo by Lewis Joly/Invision/AP) (Lewis Joly/Invision/AP)

The occasion was a surprise lifetime achievement award for Hollywood icon Denzel Washington at the film festival. Washington, 70, was at the festival for the first time for the premiere of his latest film with director Spike Lee, Highest 2 Lowest.

The two-time Oscar-winning actor was presented with an honorary Palme d'Or by festival chiefs Thierry Fremaux and Iris Knobloch before the screening, where A$AP Rocky and Rihanna were among the VIPs.

About Highest 2 Lowest

A$AP Rocky is Washington's co-star in Highest 2 Lowest, extending an acting career that includes If I Had Legs I'd Kick You by Mary Bronstein, which showed at the Berlin film festival in February.

Before handing over the prize to Washington, Fremaux introduced a montage of Washington's memorable performances including in Malcolm X and Mo' Better Blues, both directed by Lee. Clips were also shown from Glory, which earned him an Oscar for best supporting actor in 1989, and Training Day, for which he won best actor in 2002.

The cast of Highest 2 Lowest put on a show on the Cannes red carpet, with Spike Lee in an orange pinstripe suit, round glasses and an orange-and-blue hat, and A$AP Rocky showing off a gold dental piece.

Although Cannes usually hands out honorary awards in dedicated ceremonies, it is not unusual for actors to receive them unexpectedly -- as happened with Harrison Ford at the premiere of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny in 2023.

(With AFP inputs)

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Abhimanyu Mathur
Abhimanyu Mathur is Deputy Editor, Entertainment at Hindustan Times. With almost 15 years of experience in writing about everything from films and TV shows to cricket matches and elections, he inhales and exhales pop culture and news. Currently, he watches movies and TV shows and talks to celebrities for a living, while occasionally writing about them as well. A journalism graduate of Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, Delhi University, Abhimanyu began his career with Hindustan Times at the age of 20, swapping classrooms for newsrooms at an early age. He began his journey in the early days of digital journalism, later switching to the madness of print journalism. Work has led him to far off places like Japan and Jordan, as well as to the interiors of Haryana and the Indo-Pak border. He dabbled in city reporting in places like Meerut, Gurgaon, and Delhi, covered the Olympics and Cricket World Cups, before finding his calling in entertainment and lifestyle during the pandemic. A Rotten Tomatoes Certified Film Critic, he is equally at home covering stories on ground as he is interviewing celebrities and studios, and sometimes prefers to shepherd teams in delivering traffic through the day. Even as his role has evolved from reporter to supervisor over the years, his first love remains writing (and of late, talking on camera). With a good understanding of cinema and its trends, and a keen eye for detail, he continues to spark conversations around showbiz for readers around the world.Read More

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