Rihanna could only escape the paparazzi for so long at A$AP Rocky‘s L.A. trial … the singing sensation was recorded today heading inside the courthouse with a bodyguard.

TMZ obtained video showing RiRi looking sophisticated as she saunters up to the L.A. Superior Court building in downtown L.A.

Check it out … RiRi is wearing a classy suit and jacket as she walks inside the courthouse with two guys — one of whom appears to be her muscle.

We’re told A$AP and his team of lawyers — headed up by high-powered attorney Joe Tacopina — were already inside the courtroom with everyone else.

Looks like Rihanna was trying to slip inside undetected … but that clearly didn’t happen this time around.

In today’s proceedings, a little bit of drama … just before the lunch break, Tacopina got into a heated screaming match with a prosecutor. That’s when Rocky — who had walked over to give Rihanna a kiss — literally had to hold JT back from getting into the prosecution’s face. Rihanna then left the courtroom.

As you know, Rihanna’s been showing up at court the last two days to support Rocky — her longtime partner — during his assault trial, watching his former friend, A$AP Relli, testify against him. She’s been sitting with Rocky’s mother and sister in the gallery with the public.

Prosecutors have charged Rocky with shooting Relli during a heated argument on an L.A. sidewalk in 2021.

Heart-wrenching videos of Ian Epstein, one of the American Airlines flight attendants who tragically died in the Washington, D.C. plane crash, are going viral – and the devastating impact of his loss is really hitting home.

The clip shows Ian entertaining passengers on past flights, cracking jokes, making witty remarks, and even singing and dancing down the aisle — his family tells TMZ he died doing what he loved.

His family said he loved his career because he truly enjoyed traveling and meeting new people — something that’s clearly evident in the clips flooding online … featuring him brightening the cabin with his humor and personality.

Looks like Taylor Swift will be rolling stag to this weekend’s Grammys … TMZ Sports has learned her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, isn’t making it out to Hollywood for the big event.

The Kansas City Chiefs star instead, sources familiar with the situation tell us, will be sticking with his team … as it continues its preparations for its Super Bowl matchup with the Philadelphia Eagles in New Orleans.

Kelce’s planned absence, of course, should surprise nobody … as he also skipped out on being Taylor’s plus-one for last year’s Grammys — in order to prep for the Chiefs’ SB game against the 49ers.

Kelce said back in 2024 he was disappointed he couldn’t watch his girl win during one of the music industry’s biggest nights … and he almost certainly feels similar this go-around, because Taylor’s up for six awards — and is also presenting one other.