Ethan Hawke jokes to daughter Maya about his attempt to 'openly flirt' with Rihanna: 'The family shame'

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Ethan Hawke was called out by his daughter Maya Hawke over his attempt to flirt with Rihanna at the 2015 NBA All-Star game. At the game, Hawke, 52, was pictured in paparazzi photos – that later went viral – having an animated conversation with the singer, 35, as they sat courtside with the actor's then 13-year-old son Levon.

In a recent Variety video, the father/daughter duo was playing a game to determine how well they knew each other when the 25-year-old "Stranger Things" actress was asked if her father would rather attend a Lady Gaga or Rihanna concert. "I have a very fast answer because that information is really available online," Maya teased while writing down Rihanna's name. "RiRi baby, by a long shot." "Yeah, but I have been to a Lady Gaga concert, but I haven't been to a RiRi," Hawke countered. "Well, that's partly why you would want to go," Maya replied.

Later in the video, the two-time Academy Award nominee directly addressed his encounter with the "Umbrella" songstress. "I’ve been caught by the paparazzi openly flirting with Rihanna," he admitted. "Openly trying to," Maya quipped. "So that's been the family shame," Hawke continued. "So you are really touching a nerve." "No, it's family pride," the "Do Revenge" star said.

The pair recently collaborated on the new movie "Wildcat," which premiered on Sept. 1 at the 50th Telluride Film Festival. Based on the life of novelist Flannery O'Connor, the biographical drama was directed and co-written by Hawke and stars Maya, who was also an executive producer.