Designer Amina Muaddi debunks 'vile' rumor that A$AP Rocky cheated on Rihanna with her

• A rumor claiming A$AP Rocky cheated on Rihanna began circulating on social media this week.

• The rumor claimed the rapper was "caught" cheating with shoe designer Amina Muaddi.

Shoe designer Amina Muaddi denied that she was having an affair with Rihanna's partner A$AP Rocky in a statement posted to social media Friday.

Muaddi, who's worked with the pop icon in the past, was responding to a rumor that spread quickly on social media this week. It comes as the A$AP and Rih, who began publicly dating in 2020, are expecting their first child together.

"I've always believed that an unfounded lie spread on social media doesn't deserve any response or clarification, especially one that is so vile," the designer began in a lengthy statement shared on Twitter and Instagram Story. "I initially assumed that this fake gossip — fabricated with such malicious intent — would not be taken seriously."

"However in the last 24h, I've been reminded that we live in a society that is so quick to speak on topics regardless of factual basis and that nothing is off limits," Muaddi continued. "Not even during what should be one of the most beautiful and celebrated times in one's life."

The shoe designer said that's why she's decided "to speak up as this is not only directed towards me but it is related to people I have a great amount of respect and affection for. While Rih is continuing to live her serene, best-dressed pregnancy life and I go back to my business - I wish everyone a beautiful Easter weekend."

Muaddi was responding to a now-deleted tweet, viewed by Insider, sent out Thursday by a user with the handle, @LOUIS_via_ROMA.

It read, "Rihanna & ASAP Rocky have split. Rihanna broke up with him after she caught him cheating with shoe designer Amina Muaddi." By Friday, the tweet had more than 2,000 retweets and more than 16,400 likes on the platform.

Although it's not clear how often Muaddi has helped style Rihanna in the past, on Wednesday, the designer shared photos of Rihanna on Instagram, wearing her shoes.

Insider reached out to reps for A$AP and Rihanna but didn't get an immediate response.