NBA Stud Won’t Back Down From Rihanna Rumor: “I’m Too Grown To Lie”

Written By Cyrus Langhorne

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NBA star Matt Barnes is sticking to his story and will not take back past claims of having a romance brewing with R&B diva Rihanna.

Approached by a paparazzo recently, Barnes stood behind his initial claims.

“Like I said, I’m too grown to lie,” Barnes told a paparazzo. “So it is what it is. I said I’m too grown to lie. I don’t got no beef with nobody. I ain’t got no reason. There ain’t no reason to have no beef.” (TMZ Sports)

Back in August, Barnes dished on the romance rumors and RiRi bashing him across social media.

“You live and you learn. When you’re in a situation like this and, you know, you just learn. You just got to keep stuff to yourself obviously,” Barnes said. “But the way I’m putting it right now, I’m too grown to lie, you know what I mean. It is what it is, I’m going to let this blow by like everything else blows by. … [Seeing her comments,] I just smiled. I just smiled, that’s it. What can you do? At the end of the day we’re all grown-ups. Like I said I’m too grown to be lying about stuff but life is life. You live and you learn.” (“The Jim Rome Show”)

Barnes also credited how he was raised for why he did not lie.

“In life in general, there’s no need. I’m grown. My upbringing just doesn’t allow me to have that kind of stuff in it. Life, sports whatever it is I’m just about the truth. I’m always going to be me, even if you know sometimes my mouth gets me in trouble. I’m always going to be me, because I speak on things I feel passionately about. So love me or hate me I’m going to be me regardless.” (“The Jim Rome Show”)

RiRi blasted Barnes, who previously played for the Los Angeles Clippers, for hinting at romance brewing between them in August.

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Written by Cyrus Langhorne

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