Silicon Valley Exec Faces Backlash After Appearing to Yell at Rihanna in Last Night's NBA Finals Game

A Silicon Valley exec is facing backlash after it looked like he yelled at Rihanna during the Cavs-Warriors game.

Jun 02, 2017
Rihanna
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Rihanna
Image via Getty/Thearon W. Henderson

Eddy Cue, Apple's senior vice president of Internet Software and Services, is feeling the wrath of Rihanna fans thanks to footage from Thursday's NBA Finals Game 1. In a widely tweeted clip from the the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers game, Cue is seen yelling at a fellow attendee:

It is @Apple’s Eddy @Cue—a rabid Golden State @Warriors fan—heckling @Rihanna for her support Cleveland @Cavs & her fave: Lebron @KingJames https://t.co/OlfbYwBV7c

— Bob Brent (@BobBrentTO) June 2, 2017

Many thought Cue was yelling at Rihanna:

Nothing but love for Rihanna (and KD, too!) As usual I was excited about our lead and actually talking to Marissa, 8 seats to my right.

— Eddy Cue (@cue) June 2, 2017

That's not good enough! You disrespect our queen pic.twitter.com/ig6jJDUaZZ

— Act Bad Activist (@JustJohnell) June 2, 2017

Cue, however, said he was talking to someone else. "Nothing but love for Rihanna (and KD, too!)," Cue said in a tweet to ESPN's @Andreamas05 Friday. "As usual I was excited about our lead and actually talking to Marissa, 8 seats to my right."

Promote ANTI on Apple Music

— Vongola • 死神 (@Jordee_G4L) June 2, 2017

Still, the backlash from Rihanna fans continues. Some have even asked for a fresh apology from Cue including free Apple Music memberships and Anti promo:

Pls, he was clearly talking to her pic.twitter.com/mS5tHN9sKV

— Marco (@robynsvoice) June 2, 2017

Shara, sweetie. There's video evidence. Your claims make no goddamn sense.

— Kim (@Kanyeberly) June 2, 2017

In related news, the person who yelled "brick!" at Kevin Durant during Thursday's game has been confirmed as definitely not Rihanna.

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