Cannes Film Festival 2025: Pregnant Rihanna and A$AP Rocky bring the Croisette to a frenzy in the rain

The storm had just broken. Very large, refreshing drops on the Croisette. Which even threatened the screening of a documentary on Brigitte Bardot at the open-air Ciné de la Plage. But this Monday evening, it was another icon, in the flesh and blood and with masterful curves, who gave the Cannes Film Festival one of its XXL glamorous thrills.Rihanna , pregnant with her third child , in a magnificent and light blue dress that revealed this happy and anticipated event, descended the steps arm in arm with her partner A$AP Rocky, who elegantly held her umbrella under the downpours captured by the spotlight of the red carpet lights.

The singer and rapper were leaving the screening of "Highest 2 Lowest," Spike Lee's new film, presented out of competition, in which A$AP Rocky stars. A festival within the Festival. The latter shone brightly, especially with gold where you wouldn't necessarily expect it in his Yves Saint Laurent suit. A stunning gold grillz, highlighted by imposing earrings and Ray Bans, also customized—at this level, we're ashamed to use such an ordinary word—with jewelry.

Was it him we should have looked at first, or his royal wife, his dear and tender, as they radiated happiness? The not-so-discreet but infinite charm of this couple on the steps and under their umbrella is their irresistible and intoxicating cocktail of absolute bling-bling and that double smile like a double whiskey of lovers coming out of a brilliant evening and expecting a third child, natural and happy to project this shower of stars to us like a luxury emulsion. Flashy, so much, funny, obviously, charming, resolutely. Like an unreal scene from a movie.

Denzel Washington, who reunited with Spike Lee for this film and received a surprise Honorary Palme d'honneur, set the tone for an evening outside of time, outside of reality, and outside of protocol by breaking it with his white sneakers, forbidden on the red carpet. Except for him. "Highest 2 Lowest" is a remake of a 1963 film, "Between Heaven and Hell," by Akira Kurosawa. A fitting title for this furiously rainy and windy evening. And this couple under an umbrella could have stepped out of a Japanese print. A little bit, a lot, a ...