Naomi Osakahas an invitation to her crushMichael B. Jordan’s premiere — and it’s all thanks toEllen DeGeneres' hilarious trolling.In September, Osaka — whowon the U.S. OpenoverSerena Williamsin acontroversial face-off— admitted onThe Ellen DeGeneres Showthat she is smitten with theBlack Pantherstar, 31.DeGeneres, 60, kept that information tucked away, and on Tuesday, the talk show host tweeted a steamy picture of a shirtless Jordan to Osaka for her 21st birthday. She captioned it, “Happy birthday, @Naomi_Osaka_. I got you a present.“Osaka was embarrassed. “pls block me,” she tweeted back with an anguished emoji.Getty (3)But the teasing was far from over. Jordan jumped in on Wednesday, “This one is better and more recent. LOL,” alongside another picture of hisimpressive abs and arms. “Happy Belated Bday Naomi. But seriously I want to invite you to theCreed 2premiere as a bday present.“DeGeneres was pleased with her work. “You’re welcome, Naomi,” she quipped.Osaka accepted the invitation — with a little hesitance. “LOL what is going on???” she replied. “Thanks for the bday wishes, If you’re serious I would totally want to go.“OnTheEllen DeGeneresShow, Osaka got bashful when DeGeneres tried to make the coupling happen. “Do you want me to text him right now?” DeGeneres asked. “Seriously, someone get my phone. I’m gonna text Michael, and I’m gonna tell him that he should meet you.““No,” Osaka answered. “I’m okay. Thank you.“After DeGeneres retrieved her phone, she said, “Let me take a picture of you.” Osaka hid her face behind her hands.“We’ll take a selfie,” DeGeneres decided. “Don’t do it,” Osaka begged as DeGeneres sent off the photo.“Let’s just see what he says,” DeGeneres said. “I’m not committing. I’m just saying, ‘Hey.’ We’ll see what he says. He’s gonna [be] like, ‘Who’s that hottie with you?’ ““You’re stressing me out,” Osaka lamented. “I’m too young to be stressed out like this.”
Naomi Osakahas an invitation to her crushMichael B. Jordan’s premiere — and it’s all thanks toEllen DeGeneres' hilarious trolling.
In September, Osaka — whowon the U.S. OpenoverSerena Williamsin acontroversial face-off— admitted onThe Ellen DeGeneres Showthat she is smitten with theBlack Pantherstar, 31.
DeGeneres, 60, kept that information tucked away, and on Tuesday, the talk show host tweeted a steamy picture of a shirtless Jordan to Osaka for her 21st birthday. She captioned it, “Happy birthday, @Naomi_Osaka_. I got you a present.”
Osaka was embarrassed. “pls block me,” she tweeted back with an anguished emoji.
Getty (3)
But the teasing was far from over. Jordan jumped in on Wednesday, “This one is better and more recent. LOL,” alongside another picture of hisimpressive abs and arms. “Happy Belated Bday Naomi. But seriously I want to invite you to theCreed 2premiere as a bday present.”
DeGeneres was pleased with her work. “You’re welcome, Naomi,” she quipped.
Osaka accepted the invitation — with a little hesitance. “LOL what is going on???” she replied. “Thanks for the bday wishes, If you’re serious I would totally want to go.”
OnTheEllen DeGeneresShow, Osaka got bashful when DeGeneres tried to make the coupling happen. “Do you want me to text him right now?” DeGeneres asked. “Seriously, someone get my phone. I’m gonna text Michael, and I’m gonna tell him that he should meet you.”
“No,” Osaka answered. “I’m okay. Thank you.”
After DeGeneres retrieved her phone, she said, “Let me take a picture of you.” Osaka hid her face behind her hands.
“We’ll take a selfie,” DeGeneres decided. “Don’t do it,” Osaka begged as DeGeneres sent off the photo.
“Let’s just see what he says,” DeGeneres said. “I’m not committing. I’m just saying, ‘Hey.’ We’ll see what he says. He’s gonna [be] like, ‘Who’s that hottie with you?’ "
“You’re stressing me out,” Osaka lamented. “I’m too young to be stressed out like this.”
source: people.com
