Ethan Hawke was referred to as out by his daughter Maya Hawke over his try and flirt with Rihanna on the 2015 NBA All-Star recreation.
At the sport, Hawke, 52, was pictured in paparazzi photographs – that later went viral – having an animated dialog with the singer, 35, as they sat courtside with the actor’s then 13-year-old son Levon.
In a latest Variety video, the daddy/daughter duo was enjoying a recreation to find out how properly they knew one another when the 25-year-old Stranger Things actress was requested if her father would reasonably attend a Lady Gaga or Rihanna live performance.
“I have a very fast answer because that information is really available online,” Maya teased whereas writing down Rihanna’s identify. “RiRi baby, by a long shot.”
“Yeah, but I have been to a Lady Gaga concert, but I haven’t been to a RiRi,” Hawke countered.
“Well, that’s partly why you would want to go,” Maya replied.
Later within the video, the two-time Academy Award nominee immediately addressed his encounter with the Umbrella songstress.
“I’ve been caught by the paparazzi openly flirting with Rihanna,” he admitted.
“Openly trying to,” Maya quipped.
“So that’s been the family shame,” Hawke continued. “So you are really touching a nerve.”
“No, it’s family pride,” the Do Revenge star mentioned.
The pair not too long ago collaborated on the brand new film Wildcat, which premiered on September 1 on the fiftieth Telluride Film Festival. Based on the lifetime of novelist Flannery O’Connor, the biographical drama was directed and co-written by Hawke and stars Maya, who was additionally an government producer.
Hawke shares Maya and Levon, now 21, together with his ex-wife Uma Thurman, 53, to whom he was married from 1998 to 2005. He married Ryan Shawhughes in 2008, and the 2 have two daughters collectively – Clementine, 12, and Indiana, 11.
The Before Sunrise actor first joked about his viral second with Rihanna following the nine-time Grammy Award winner’s halftime efficiency at Super Bowl LVII in February.
Hawke posted a slide present of throwback photographs from the basketball recreation during which he was seen swapping seats with Levon to take a seat subsequent to Rihanna.
In the primary photograph, Levon was pictured sitting between Hawke and the Fenty Beauty mogul. The father and son switched seats by the following photograph, the place Hawke could possibly be seen leaning again in his chair and speaking to Rihanna whereas his son face-palmed.
Hawke and Rihanna continued their chat as Levon regarded on within the final snap.
“After Rihanna’s brilliant halftime performance, I’m hoping my son can find it in his heart to forgive a Dad for taking his moment,” the actor wrote within the caption.
However, Levon appeared to take it in stride, commenting, “Iconic content.”
This article initially appeared in Fox News and was reproduced with permission.
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