Chris Rock was turned down by Rihanna

Los Angeles Feb 18 (IANS) Actor-singer Chris Rock claims that he was rejected by singer Rihanna.

Rock 53 recalled the episode in his latest stand-up Netflix special "Chris Rock: Tamborine" reports dailymail.co.uk.

Rock said: "After my divorce was final I was at a party and I saw Rihanna. I was like OK let s start this again. Let me say what s up right? And I m like How you doing Rihanna?

"Rihanna looked at me like I was one of her aunts. She didn t even register me as a d***-carrying member of society. Like I would have had an easier time f***ing Aretha Franklin " he added.

According to Rock who divorced in August 2016 the encounter with Rihanna 29 occurred months after he joked about getting into the singer s panties while hosting the Academy Awards in 2016.

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