teased her dad Ethan for ‘trying’ to flirt with Rihanna in a lighthearted new video. 

The actress, 25, was reflecting on some paparazzi shots taken when Ethan, 52 was seated next to the star at a basketball game in 2015.

He was attending the NBA All-Star Game with his son Levon – who was 13 at the time – when he got chatting to Rihanna, 35.

In a new interview with Variety

Maya then teasingly quipped: ‘Openly trying to flirt!’

Funny: Maya Hawke teased her dad Ethan for ‘trying’ to flirt with Rihanna in a lighthearted new video

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Jokes: The actress, 25, was reflecting on some paparazzi shots taken when Ethan, 52 was seated next to the star at a basketball game in 2015 (Maya and Ethan seen in 2023)

Ethan then continued the joke as he added: ‘Yeah, trying to flirt, and so that’s been to the family shame.’

The snaps from the time showed him reclined in his seat as they chatted away while Rihanna held a drink in her hands.

Also chatting with the publication the pair weighed in on questions of nepotism.

The actor and his Stranger Things star daughter reacted to a question about whether she counted as a so-called ‘nepo baby‘ because of her famous parents, Ethan and his ex-wife Uma Thurman.

But as Ethan put it, he didn’t give Maya a leg up with their new film Wildcat. Instead, the movie was her idea, and she brought him into the process to direct it

‘Put simply, I’m a nepo dad!’ Ethan joked. ‘And I’m not embarrassed about it.’

However, Maya was more circumspect about being a nepo baby.

‘I had moments of insecurity about it while we were shooting the movie,’ she admitted of working with her father. ‘But the internet doesn’t have a lot of nuances. My dad has been a massive teacher for me, and we want to work together. We like being with each other.’

He was attending the NBA All-Star Game with his son Levon – who was 13 at the time – when he got chatting to Rihanna, 35

The snaps from the time showed him and the superstar as they chatted away while Rihanna also watched the game

In a new interview with Variety Ethan joked: ‘I’ve been caught by the paparazzi openly flirting with Rihanna!’ Maya then teasingly quipped: ‘Openly trying to flirt!’