I haven't been pressed over his Bey comments. I was a huge fan of his music until TLOP and then the Trump comment came and I've felt a particular way about him in the week or so since.
He's always had the music to back up the braggadocio but he faltered with Pablo and now none of it works for me.
Why the surprise? If you stopped looking at this forums delusions and actually took a look at the real world you'd know Rihanna is not and has never been acclaimed.
So Rih is "not known for acclaim" but yet ANTI received better reviews than Joanne, so what does that say about your fave?