Ethan Hawke Threw Back To Making His Son Switch Seats So He Could Talk To Rihanna. Then, Gwyneth Paltrow Chimed In With An A+ Comment

On the big screen, Ethan Hawke is capable of anything. As the incredible actor he is (see our ranking of his best movies), he can take on any character, but in real life, he is a man with weaknesses, just like the best of us. After Rihanna’s iconic Super Bowl LVII performance, the star of The Black Phone (one of the best horror movies in recent years) took to his social media to share a hilarious throwback to a time when he made his son switch seats with him so he could talk to the Grammy winner. While many sounded off in response to the post, one of the best comments came from Gwyneth Paltrow, who chimed in with an A+ response.

On Monday, the Moon Knight alum posted to his Instagram a throwback series of images depicting him and his son seated next to Rihanna as they attended the 2015 NBA All-Star Game at Madison Square Garden. Hawke started the game sitting one seat away from the “Umbrella” singer, but as the photos show, somewhere during the game, the actor made his son switch his seats so he could chit-chat with the singer. He did accompany the post with a message, jokingly asking for his son’s forgiveness for stealing his moment. The caption reads. “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.” You can see the image of his son originally in that seat below:

While several commenters thought the incident was funny, actress and Hawke’s former Great Expectations costar Gwyneth Paltrow took umbrage with the actor, but not for the reason you would think. The Iron Man actress took issue, not with the actor undercutting his son’s moment, but with his posture. The actress jokingly wrote: