'Rihanna pregnant or am I disrespectful?': The best reactions to Rihanna's halftime show

The Rihanna drought came to an end at around 6:28 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 12.

The Barbadian superstar headlined the Apple Music Super Bowl 57 Halftime Show during the Philadelphia Eagles vs. Kansas City Chiefs match, to the delight of fans around the world.

"That’s what this show is gonna be — a celebration of my catalog in the best way that we could have put it together," she said during a Feb. 9 press conference in downtown Phoenix ahead of the game. "I'm really excited to have Barbados on the Super Bowl stage."

Review:Pregnant and stunning in red, Rihanna crushed the Super Bowl 2023 halftime show

If fans' reactions on social media was any indication, the wait was worth it — even if they got a 13-minute show instead of an entire concert.

But amid the excitement of hearing her perform classics like "Umbrella," the prevailing conversation was about whether Rihanna is pregnant nine months after giving birth to her first son, with some posts more tactful than others.

Spoiler: Rihanna is pregnant. Her rep confirmed it to the Hollywood Reporter.

Fans wonder: 'Am I disrespectful' for thinking Rihanna is pregnant

@SymoneElena said what a lot of us were thinking by tweeting, "Rihanna pregnant or am I disrespectful??" To our credit, Rihanna rubbed her abdomen a few times, including while singing "Diamonds" 

So does that mean no new Rihanna album?

Some social media users bemoaned Rihanna possibly being with child for the sole reason that they're afraid it'll delay the release of her next studio album. @Bachrocks11 responded to @iramadisonthree's tweet — "the whole timeline afraid to ask if Rihanna is pregnant" with "She rubbed her belly in a very 'yeah don’t look at me for an album' type of way."

Here are some more of the best tweets about the 2023 halftime show.

A$AP Rocky is all of us

The NFL showed us what A$AP Rocky — who has a son with Rihanna — was up to while she was floating above the field. He took a video and applauded along, according to the video.

It’s actually the #FentyBowl

"Rhianna will always be promoting Fenty," @shanxeditss tweeted alongside a clip of Rihanna powdering her face during her performance. Much more efficient than springing for a Super Bowl commercial, if you ask me.

Cara Delevingne is team Rhi Rhi

Model and actress Cara Delevingne didn’t even pretend to be at the Super Bowl for the football.

She posted Instagram photos and a TikTok showing off her Team Rhianna fandom. In the TikTok video that she filmed by the field at State Farm Stadium, she lip synced to the sound “‘So who you out for the Super Bowl?’ Rihanna. ‘No but like what team?’ Rhi Rhi.” Over on Instagram, she showed off her shirt that reads, “Rihanna concert interrupted by a football game, weird but whatever.”

Did a 2008 Disney film inspire backup dancers’ wardrobe?

This one’s for the millennials: Some viewers thought the backup dancers in white puffy jackets paired with white pants looked like the stars of the 2008 Disney film “Minutemen."

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