Rihanna was reportedly 'embarrassed' about dating Travis Scott

Fans might remember the short period of time when Rihanna was rumoured to be dating Travis Scott back in 2015.

And now new information how come out about how – and why – the pair were so eager to keep the romance under wraps.

Former Complex editor Lawrence Schlossman opened up about it in his podcast Throwing Fits as he recalled a time when he wrote a cover story about the rapper.

He explained: ‘I broke the news about him and Rihanna, which they told me not to do.

‘This was in 2015, 16, I wrote this. But apparently, for the next couple of years, [Travis] would complain about that.’

Lawrence went on to admit that while Travis was angry about it, he believed that it was Rihanna who truly wanted to keep the relationship private.

He added: ‘It’s not because [Travis is] like, “Don’t tell anyone I’m smashing Rihanna.”

‘It’s because Rihanna’s like, “Don’t tell anyone that I’m smashing Travis Scott, please.” [It’s] obviously embarrassing as f***.’

Travis, 28, and the musician turned mogul, 32 eventually called it quits, long before he met Kylie Jenner in 2017.

He went on to have a child with Kylie, and the pair are currently co-parenting their daughter Stormi.

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