Rihanna Threw Epic Shade At Ariana Grande During The iHeartRadio Music Awards 2014: Watch

Mike Wass | May 2, 2014 11:04 am

Rihanna stole the show at last night’s (April 1) iHeartRadio Music Awards. She won the most awards (including artist of the year), caused a stir with her Matrix-inspired hairstyle and threw legendary shade at Ariana Grande. Her now iconic reaction to Miley Cyrus‘ rubber finger-waving display at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards pales in comparison to the diva’s hysterical laughter during Ari’s awkward performance.

The camera cut to RiRi several times during Ariana’s rendition of “Problem” and she literally couldn’t stop laughing at the newcomer’s clumsy dance moves. Rihanna wasn’t the only one clocked for mocking the 20-year-old. Country crooner Blake Shelton‘s unimpressed face quickly became a meme and he, rather amusingly, made the photo his Twitter background. Watch Rih’s reaction after the jump.

To Rihanna’s credit she posed for pics with Ariana after her performance, so that’s something?

Did RiRi take it too far or was her reaction justified? Have your say in the comments below.

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