"Just a flex of wealth and status": Internet reacts as French Montana gets engaged to Princess of Dubai Sheikha Mahra

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The internet lit up after news broke that Moroccan-American rapper French Montana is officially engaged to Dubai princess Sheikha Mahra bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Exclusively confirmed by Montana's representative to TMZ, the engagement between the hip-hop star and a member of Dubai's ruling family was quick to trend across social platforms. It drew mixed reactions from enthusiasts.

One such netizen declared,

"So we are applauding billionaires marrying celebrities like it's inspiring? This is literally just a flex of wealth and status, it is not a love story."

According to a representative for Montana, the engagement with Sheikha Mahra took place in June 2025 during Paris Fashion Week. It was after the rapper made his runway debut at the 3.Paradis Ready to Wear Spring/Summer 2026 show.

The couple went public around the same time. French Montana and Sheikha Mahra were spotted hand-in-hand at fashion events and later locking a love token on Paris' Pont des Arts bridge. Montana and Sheikha Mahra have yet to issue a personal statement. However, both families are reportedly "excited" about the upcoming marriage.


Internet reactions to French Montana's engagement with Sheikha Mahra

FearBuck took to his official X (formerly Twitter) handle to announce that,

"French Montana reportedly engaged to Princess of Dubai Sheikha Mahra, who is worth over $18 billion"

Netizens did not wait long to jump into the comment section of the X post as they expressed their reactions to this engagement.

Below are what some fans had to remark:

"Celebrities date themselves but can't have a successful married life. show me one successful married celebrity who got married to themselves. A few months from now these two would be separating", opined an X user.
"This wasn’t on my bingo card, but congrats," penned another.
Travis Kelce seeing French Montana get engaged to a woman worth billions of dollars", joked a third.

Others also chimed in:

"She divorced her last husband literally by saying "I divorce you" three times on instagram like Bloody Mary.", noted a netizen.
"It will be a matter of time before she realizes how big of a crook he is. he is one of the shadiest people in the industry. he went from buying the cheapest used broken Bugatti’s in the country to now being able to afford anything. I can’t believe her father is allowing this.", commented another.
"This is a lifetime investment not an engagement", added a third.

Their relationship has been in online speculation since 2024, when Sheikha Mahra shared photos on Instagram showing Montana touring Dubai with her. Eventually, they were seen together in restaurants and global events.

Notably, all these followed Mahra's divorce from her first husband, Sheikh Mana bin Mohammed bin Rashid bin Mana Al Maktoum.


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Edited by IRMA