Rihanna's 12 Hour Journey To Meet Her Rumoured Boyfriend's Parents
Rihanna The singer travelled from Berlin to Arizona to attend baseball player Matt Kemp’s Ante Up for Autism charity gala. She was in Germany to perform at the Echo Awards on Thursday night and had been planning to stay on for a few more days, but rushed back to the US when she heard Matt’s mother and father would be attending the benefit in honour of their other son who is autistic.
She boarded a plane hours after her award show appearance and flew straight back to the US, where Matt was thrilled to pick her up and escort her to the charity event.
“Matt was happy she came,” a source said. “It was an awesome show of support.”
Rihanna was said to be nervous to meet Matt’s family, but “fitted in” as though she had known them for years. She had a long chat with his parents, with onlookers remarking on how happy the trio looked together.
"Rihanna fit right in as if they all knew each other,” the source told E! Online. “It was comfortable."
The gala raised $170,000 for autism. It was attended by around 150 people, who enjoyed cocktails, a silent auction, dinner and dancing.