The woman accused of having an affair with A$AP Rocky during Rihanna’s pregnancy has fiercely denied the allegations.

Shoe designer Amina Muaddi took to Instagram on Friday to issue a statement after social media was alight with claims the rapper, 33, had cheated on the heavily pregnant singer, 34, with her.

She wrote: ‘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.

‘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.

‘Not even during what should be one of the most beautiful and celebrated times in one’s life. Therefore I have to speak up as this not only directed towards me but it is related to people I have a great amount of respect and affection for.

They’re fine! Friends of Rihanna and A$AP Rocky have insisted split rumours are false after the rapper was dogged by claims he’d cheated on the pregnant singer (pictured in February)

‘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!’

A source directly connected to both artists had earlier told TMZ that the cheating and split rumours were ‘100% false on both counts’, adding ‘one million percent not true. They’re fine.’

The drama started on Thursday when fashion blogger Louis Pisano tweeted: ‘Rihanna & ASAP Rocky have split. Rihanna broke up with him after she caught him cheating with shoe designer Amina Muaddi.’

They continued: ‘Amina was responsible for designing Fenty’s footwear offering and Rihanna is often seen in custom shoes from her own label.

‘ASAP & Amina is not new though as she was seeing him years ago and also collaborated with him on a collection of shoes. Things apparently hit the fan at Craigs in LA.’

Caught up: The rumour mill went into overdrive after a tweet on Thursday claimed that A$AP had cheated on the pregnant star with shoe designer Amina Muaddi (pictured)

Hours after Amina’s denial, Louis took to Twitter to release a lengthy statement to ‘formally apologize’ to all parties involved.

The fashion blogger – whose Twitter bio had them proudly touting themself as ‘the messiest fashion influencer on the internet’ – took a different tone as they wrote: ‘Hi all, so I’d like to address the situation. Last night I made a dumb decision to tweet some information I had received.

‘I’m not going to talk about sources, blame others for a discussion that was started, etc because at the end of the day I made the decision to draft that tweet, press send and put that out with my name on it.

‘So I’d like to formally apologize to all parties involved with my actions and for my reckless tweets. I fully accept the consequences of my actions for my tweets and any harm they caused.’

‘I fully accept the consequences of my actions’: Hours after Amina’s denial, fashion blogger Louis Pisano – who started the rumor –  had taken to Twitter to release a lengthy statement to ‘formally apologize’ to all parties involved

Louis went on to say that they will not make any excuses and that they were too wrapped up in the drama of social media while promising to change his ways.

The fashion blogger concluded: ‘I have no excuse for it, I’ve been way too wrapped up in Twitter drama and unfortunately leaned into being messy as a brand which is something going forward I’m going to move away from.

‘I’m going to take some time away from Twitter to figure out what that looks like and how I can start using my platforms better as I’ve gotten away from using them for more positive work. Again I apologize to them for this unneccesary drama.’

Three days ago, Rihanna was spotted in a pair of shoes designed by Amina, and reposted images of the look on Instagram.

Amina, 35, previously told British Vogue how her working relationship with the singer began, explaining:  ‘Rihanna’s stylist and I are friends, so he saw some early prototypes. But then she bought a few pairs herself via her personal shopper.

‘She’s such a nice person. She sent me some Fenty clothes when she launched her own label – I feel amazing when I’m wearing them. There’s that swagger, you feel like you are channelling Rihanna.’

She added to Harper’s Bazaar: ‘Fenty reached out to me because Ri liked what I did and she was wearing my shoes and rocking them flawlessly.’

It is not known if Amina is currently in a relationship.

Louis claimed in their tweets that A$AP, 33, and Amina had dated in the past, but although the pair have been friends for years, it is not known if their relationship was ever of a romantic nature.

The duo collaborated on a shoe collection in 2020, however, with Amina telling Vogue at the time: ‘I wanted to do it with someone who shares my values and my perspective on creativity and design.

‘Rocky doesn’t compromise himself in his work or whatever he does; he’s a perfectionist the same way I am.’

Following the shock split claims, shocked fans tweeted: ‘Gonna see a bunch of “A$AP cheating on Rihanna is proof that …” think pieces when y’all do not know these people at all’; ‘

‘If RIHANNA can get cheated on no one is safe I give up on men , if someone is cheating up on RIHANNA’; ‘NOO not Rihanna I’m not having it pls I can’t wake up pressed this morning’; ‘It seems tweeps are more concerned about Rihanna and A$ap’s split than the two of them actually are.’

MailOnline has contacted Rihanna, A$AP Rocky and Amina’s representatives for comment.

Root of the rumours: Fashion blogger Louis Pisano sent Twitter into meltdown on Thursday when as he announced the pair had split and claimed infidelity had been to blame

Keeping quiet: Louis Pisano (pictured) offered no further details on where he had obtained the information

Rihanna and Rocky were initially linked in November of 2020 after it was reported that they were seeing each other following the singer’s split from her ex-boyfriend, Hassan Jameel.

The two had been acquainted ever since the early 2010s, when they began performing and touring with each other.

Rihanna and Rocky remained friends for much of the decade before People confirmed that they were officially dating in November 2020.

Way back when: A$AP and Amina have been friends for years and collaborated on a shoe collection in 2020 (pictured in 2020)

Fashionable: Three days ago, Rihanna was spotted in a pair of shoes designed by Amina, and reposted images of the look on Instagram

The pair embarked on a romantic vacation to the singer’s native Barbados the following month, and the rapper spent Christmas with his girlfriend’s family.

Rocky first spoke about their relationship in May 2021 in a GQ interview, where he called the Barbados born singer ‘the love of his life.’

The Fashion Killa hitmaker – who has never been dogged with claims of infidelity in the past – said: ‘She amounts to probably, like, a million of the other ones…. I think when you know, you know. She’s the One.’

Meltdown: While the claims are unsubstantiated and the stars have not commented on the matter, it didn’t stop Twitter going into meltdown at the comment

The couple announced they were expecting their first child together earlier this year.

Earlier this week, Rihanna gushed about her partner in a chat with Vogue magazine as she explained how their relationship blossomed.

‘People don’t get out of the friend zone very easily with me,’ she revealed. ‘And I certainly took a while to get over how much I know him and how much he knows me, because we also know how much trouble we can land each other in.’

She said that quarantine had brought the pair closer together, noting: ‘He became my family in that time.

‘There’s no pretentious my-brand-your-brand bulls**t, it’s just us living. I just feel like I can do any part of life by his side.’

She continued:  ‘What I love the most about us? Transparency with everything: how we’re feeling, what our goals are, what our fears and insecurities are.

‘The vulnerability to be able to say what you feel about each other.’

Baby on the way: Rihanna is expecting her first child with A$AP – who she started dating in 2020

Earlier this year it was claimed the couple are planning to say ‘I do’ in Barbados with the pop star lining up Prime Minister Mia Mottley, 56, as the newborn’s godmother.

A source told the Sunday Mirror: ‘Rihanna is totally smitten with A$AP. They have a very close bond and Rihanna has always been quite traditional.

‘They will be married, for sure. She has told pals she wants to be with him for ever, and he has said the same. There are no plans yet as to when the nuptials will be but it won’t be before the 𝚋𝚊𝚋𝚢 is born. She has always wanted to get married and A$AP is her forever person.’