Frank Ocean attends White House State Dinner

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Wearing a suit and checkered Vans, Frank Ocean made an appearance at Obama's last White House state dinner which was held for Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. He did not show up alone, he was accompanied by his mother, Katonya Breaux.

There, he gave his first interview in over three years. It was a short Q&A where Frank addressed his decision on wearing Vans and that he was "looking forward to ask Obama if he had fun these last 8 years."

Watch the video below.

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