--- title: Heidi Klum Says Drake Rejected Her Apology With an Emoji description: Heidi Klum confided to Ellen DeGeneres that Drake rejected her apology without words, preferring instead a single emoji. canonical: https://time.com/5492968/drake-rejects-heidi-klum-apology/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-01-03T15:59:23.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:56:41.382Z og:title: Heidi Klum Says Drake Rejected Her Apology With an Emoji og:description: In his feelings og:url: https://time.com/5492968/drake-rejects-heidi-klum-apology/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt15272fa28eea2566/6989429b86f68e5e4e6eb16e/Drake-Heidi-Klum-rejects-apology.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: Drake In Concert - Atlanta, GA og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Heidi Klum Says Drake Rejected Her Apology With an Emoji twitter:description: In his feelings twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt15272fa28eea2566/6989429b86f68e5e4e6eb16e/Drake-Heidi-Klum-rejects-apology.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Heidi Klum Says Drake Rejected Her Apology to Him With a Single Emoji > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Jan 3, 2019 3:59 PM UTC  ATLANTA, GA - NOVEMBER 18: Drake performs onstage during the Final Stop of 'Aubrey ATLANTA, GA - NOVEMBER 18: Drake performs onstage during the Final Stop of 'Aubrey Prince Williams—WireImage  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Jan 3, 2019 3:59 PM UTC While many were fascinated when [Heidi Klum](http://time.com/5432447/heidi-klum-2018-halloween-costume/) blithely revealed this fall on [_The Ellen DeGeneres Show_](http://time.com/collection/firsts/4898561/ellen-degeneres-firsts/)that [she ghosted Drake](http://time.com/5392885/drake-heidi-klum-text/) when he tried to ask her out because she had just gotten involved with her now-fiancé Tom Kaulitz, there’s a new development to the story that shows that the 6 God was definitely in his feelings in the matter about the incident. On another appearance on _Ellen_ this week, Klum shared that after sharing the anecdote and the resulting frenzy, she texted Drake to apologize but the rapper apparently opted not to respond to her apology with words — choosing instead to send a single emoji. “I said I’m sorry, because I know I made a huge wave after I was here, and he just made that face,” Klum said, while miming the indifferent look of the emoji. DeGeneres deduced that the singular emoji response must mean that Drake was “mad,” noting that this saga was a long story anyways. 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