The saga continues in the online feud between TLC rapper T-Boz (aka Tionne Watkins) and Rihanna--but based on TMZ's latest video interview with the 90's hiphop/R&B star, it's not likely the fight is going to get any further than the Internet. Because T-Boz is mature.
TMZ ambushed T-Boz outside a club in West Hollywood and grilled her about her alleged beef with the "Shut Up and Drive" singer, and she had this to say:
"I wasn't talking about her then and I ain't talking about her now. That's irrelevant. I ain't even got time to waste on that."
According to MTV.com, the issue came up when in a recent interview with TLC, the group, noted that they didn't need to get themselves naked just to sell records--a statement that RiRi saw was a personal attack. Feeling all fired up and defensive, the singer instantly changed her cover photo on Twitter to show an old photo of TLC naked. Rihanna is part of the #FreeTheNipple social media campaign--for which the duo has choice words. The singer made the headlines at the latest CFDA awards after walking the red carpet in a very revealing dress to show her strong support for the cause.
Speaking to a local TV show after their concert in Australia, T-Boz, alongside Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas, said in another article on MTV: "Every time I see you you don't have to be naked. It's hard for us to stay anything beause any time we do, they say, 'Oh TLC must be jealous,' but I call a spade a spade. We became the biggest selling girl group of all time with our clothes on and that says a lot. We could go around too with booby cakes out all day long."
When prodded further about their online rift, T-Boz said she doesn't do Twitter fights and that the faux exchange was one sided, "There was just her exchange. I'm a grown ass woman. You wanna holla? You know where to find me. I aint that far."
In the end, it appears that there is absolutely no reason to blow this out of proportion. T-Boz even said that she likes RiRi's music and wishes her "the best always." Rihanna has been rumored to have been chosen to play the lead role in the biopic on Aaliyah.
Watch the TMZ interview here.