Rita Ora has opened up concerning the rumours that she and Taika Waititi have been in a “throuple” with Tessa Thompson after pictures of the trio went viral.
The For You singer mirrored on the pictures, which have been taken in Sydney in May 2021, in a brand new interview with British GQ, explaining that she selected “not to acknowledge” the headlines in order that they’d go away.
The footage in query confirmed Ora kissing her then-boyfriend (now-husband) Waititi, as Thor: Love and Thunder star Thompson joined in.
“I think when some things are so absurd, and it’s hard to fathom any sense of it, you just have to ignore it,” she mentioned. “I’ve taken that approach for a lot of things, because you don’t want to put energy towards something that’s non-existent.
“It’s like trying to explain something that didn’t happen means you’re feeding into nothing,” Ora, 32, added.
The Twist actress in contrast the booze-filled second, which occurred on a balcony in Sydney, to a drunk evening out the place everybody turns into “best friends”.
“And then the next day you’re like, ‘I was talking to this person in the smoking area for four hours and I’ve got no idea who they are?’ Literally – that [photo] was just a bunch of friends having a good time,” she defined.
“They [Taika and Tessa] had a crazy schedule and everyone was letting loose. I love that. Each to their own.”
Despite the frenzy surrounding the pictures, Ora discovered solace in the truth that her LGBTQIA+ followers lauded her for normalising same-sex PDA.
“The good news though, is that when I was on Twitter talking to my fans, all of my incredible LGBTQIA+ fanbases were like, actually – whether this is true or not – I’m so inspired that this is being normalised publicly,” she shared.
“That made me really happy. You don’t know who it’s touching.”
In a few of the photographs, Ora planted a couple of kisses on Waititi. In one other image, she sat touching noses with Thompson, 39, whereas the Creed star rested her legs on Ora’s lap.
The Jojo Rabbit director, 47, may be seen wrapping his arms round Thompson’s leg whereas the actress held his arm.
A number of months later, Waititi dismissed the pictures as not a “big deal”.
“I think in the world of the internet, everything goes away pretty quick,” the Thor: Love and Thunder director informed The Sydney Morning Herald.
“And also, ‘Is it that big a deal?’ No, not really. I was doing nothing wrong. It’s fine.”
This article initially appeared on New York Post and was reproduced with permission
