Maya Hawke Trolls Dad Ethan Hawke Once Again Over ‘Openly Trying’ To Flirt With Rihanna: ‘That’s Been The Family’s Shame’

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Ethan Hawke is feeling the family shame. The actor and director is on the the new cover of Variety alongside daughter Maya Hawke, and she didn’t miss a moment to troll her dad over one of his viral moments. READ MORE: Maya Hawke Admits She Once ‘Lied’ To Her Father Ethan And Said She ‘Was Going To Therapy’ When She Really Went To Lose Her Virginity “I’ve been caught by the paparazzi openly flirting with Rihanna,” he said in the interview, referring to photos from a basketball game where he switched seats with his son in order to chat with the pop star. “Openly trying to,” Maya corrected him, with a trolling tone. “Trying to flirt,” Ethan admitted adding, “So that’s been the family’s shame, so you’re really touching a nerve.” Maya joked, “No, it’s family pride.” Ethan has joked about the viral moment in the past, including in an Instagram post earlier this year in which he wrote, “After Rihanna’s brilliant half time performance, I’m hoping my son can find it in his heart to forgive a dad for taking his moment.” And he’s been trolled about it by his daughter before, in 2022, when she shared a tweet about her dad trying to flirt with Rihanna on her Instagram Story, writing, “Happy Father’s Day dad.” In their interview together, Maya and Ethan also talked about working together on their latest film, “Wildcat”. “Put simply, I’m a nepo dad!

And I’m not embarrassed about it,” he said. READ MORE: Ethan Hawke Shows Support For SAG Fam With Throwback Pic Ethan co-wrote and directed “Wildcat”, about the life of a young Flannery O’Connor, after his daughter brought the idea of making a film about the Southern Gothic writer to her dad.