Tessa Thompson

Have you ever been in a situation where you've had a lot of drinks and everyone's your best friend?”

And both Waititi and Ora have continued to stay quiet on the widely reported [rumours of a wedding in 2022](https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/celebrities/300657647/have-taika-waititi-and-rita-ora-married-in-a-secret-ceremony-in-london). taika watiti tessa thompson and rita ora are a throuple? It’s like trying to explain something that didn’t happen means you’re feeding into nothing.” Global rumours of a “throuple” quickly followed. * [famously ended an interview](https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/celebrities/300612791/taika-waititi-shuts-down-interview-over-rita-ora-question) on British show This Morning in 2022, when questioned on his alleged engagement to Ora. [Taika Waititi takes Instagram boyfriend duties to the next level with Rita Ora at 2021 MTV EMAs](https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/bravo/news/126997816/taika-waititi-takes-instagram-boyfriend-duties-to-the-next-level-with-rita-ora-at-2021-mtv-emas?rm=a) [See the 2021 Met Gala's dest candid moments: Celeb reunions, photobombs and more](https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/bravo/news/126383224/see-the-2021-met-galas-dest-candid-moments-celeb-reunions-photobombs-and-more?rm=a) “Have you ever been in a situation where you've had a lot of drinks and everyone's your best friend?” the singer, 32, said, adding that the next day you may remember talking to someone in the “smoking area for hours” but have no idea who they are. [Rita Ora](https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/celebrities/300750484/rita-ora-slams-media-focus-on-relationships-and-marriage-to-taika-waititi) and partner [Taika Waititi](https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/celebrities/300662419/taika-waititi-and-rita-ora-have-been-spotted-in-new-zealand--what-do-we-know) were in a “throuple” relationship with Tessa Thompson, but the For You singer has finally spoken out. [GQ in a recent interview](https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/rita-ora-interview-2023), Ora called the viral photos, and the rumours of a threesome relationship “ridiculous”. [Met Gala: Fashionably late Rihanna closes the show](https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/style/300406392/met-gala-fashionably-late-rihanna-closes-the-show?rm=a)

The singer was photographed in May 2021 cuddling and kissing the Kiwi director and Thompson in Sydney. Now in a new interview with British GQ, Ora has explained ...

Ora explained the moment by saying,“Have you ever been in a situation where you’ve had a lot of drinks and everyone’s your best friend? “I just chose to not acknowledge that because it’s ridiculous,” she said. Now in a new interview with British GQ, Ora has explained why she chose to keep silent on the rumours at the time.

It's been a minute since the internet exploded over photos of hot couple Rita Ora and Taika Waititi getting cozy with fellow hot A-lister Tessa Thompson.

I've taken that approach for a lot of things because you don't want to put energy towards something that's nonexistent. “I think when some things are so absurd, and it's hard to fathom any sense of it, you just have to ignore it. The trio interrupted everyone's regularly scheduled pandemic gossip when they were [photographed kissing and embracing](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-9610391/Rita-Ora-Taika-Waititi-pack-PDA-cosy-Tessa-Thompson-night-party.html) at Waititi's home in Sydney, sparking throuple rumors. Fast-forward to January 2023 and we finally have the singer's take on the feeding frenzy. It’s fine.” And that was pretty much that…until now. [Sydney Morning Herald](https://www.smh.com.au/culture/movies/in-the-world-of-the-internet-everything-goes-away-pretty-quick-taika-waititi-20210604-p57y1o.html), “I think in the world of the internet, everything goes away pretty quick.

"Have you ever been in a situation where you've had a lot of drinks and everyone's your best friend..."

She continued, "Literally — that [photo] was just a bunch of friends having a good time. "I just chose to not acknowledge that because it’s ridiculous," she explained. "Have you ever been in a situation where you’ve had a lot of drinks and everyone’s your best friend?"

Ora told GQ Hype that the viral photos of her seemingly kissing Waititi and Thompson were just friends "letting loose."

"Literally – that [photo] was just a bunch of friends having a good time. It was nice to see a familiar face and our universes just collided. And then the next day you're like, 'I was talking to this person in the smoking area for four hours and I've got no idea who they are?'" Ora said. "Have you ever been in a situation where you've had a lot of drinks and everyone's your best friend? [Ora and Waititi were reportedly dating](https://www.insider.com/rob-pattinson-introduced-rita-ora-taika-waititi-married-2022-11), meanwhile, Thompson was shooting the Marvel director's next film ["Thor: Love and Thunder." "I think when some things are so absurd, and it's hard to fathom any sense of it, you just have to ignore it.

A photograph showing Rita Ora, Taika Waititi and Tessa Thompson together in May 2021 sparked rumours of a three-way relationship.

“I am, I am in love. She continued: “Literally – that [photo] was just a bunch of friends having a good time. “That made me really happy. And then the next day you’re like, “I was talking to this person in the smoking area for four hours and I’ve got no idea who they are?’” They [Taika and Tessa] had a crazy schedule and everyone was letting loose. In a new interview, the “You For Me” singer said she decided not to acknowledge speculation surrounding the rumoured three-way relationship because the claims were “ridiculous” and “absurd”.

Nearly two years after photos of Rita Ora, Taika Waititi and Tessa Thompson looking cozy spread online, the singer shut down the speculation around the ...

Fast-forward to today and the two are happily [married](https://www.eonline.com/news/1320946/taika-waititi-and-rita-ora-are-married). [sparked romance rumors](https://www.eonline.com/news/1264968/rita-ora-and-taika-waititi-continue-to-fuel-romance-rumors-after-attending-red-carpet-event). "I think in the world of the internet, everything goes away pretty quick. "Literally – that [photo] was just a bunch of friends having a good time. "I just chose to not acknowledge that because it's ridiculous," she said in GQ Hype's latest cover story, released Jan. "I think when some things are so absurd, and it's hard to fathom any sense of it, you just have to ignore it.

Rita Ora addressed rumors that she's in a throuple with Taika Waititi and Tessa Thompson two years after they were all spotted in a group kiss.

And Rita also noted, "The good news though, is that when I was on Twitter talking to my fans, all of my incredible LGBTQIA+ fanbases were like, actually—whether this is true or not—I’m so inspired that this is being normalized publicly. And then the next day you’re like, 'I was talking to this person in the smoking area for four hours and I’ve got no idea who they are?' Literally—that [photo] was just a bunch of friends having a good time. She added, "Have you ever been in a situation where you’ve had a lot of drinks and everyone’s your best friend? They [Taika and Tessa] had a crazy schedule and everyone was letting loose. It was the best of times, it was the most unexpected of times, and as one person poetically put it, “Pictures emerging of a three-way kiss between Taika Waititi, Tessa Thompson, and Rita Ora definitely wasn’t on my 2021 bingo card.” It’s like trying to explain something that didn’t happen means you’re feeding into nothing."