Rihanna Sues Her Father for Allegedly Misusing Her Name
Rihanna
claims that Ronald Fenty and his business partner have misrepresented
their ties to the artist “to solicit millions of dollars from
unsuspecting third parties”
Rihanna is suing her father for allegedly using her name without her permission, TMZ and The Blast report
and Pitchfork can confirm. The lawsuit—filed today (January 15) in a
California federal court and viewed by Pitchfork—alleges that Rihanna’s
father Ronald Fenty and his business partner Moses Joktan Perkins “have
egregiously and fraudulently misrepresented to third parties and the
public that their company, Fenty Entertainment, LLC, is affiliated with
Rihanna, and has the authority to act on her behalf.”
In the suit, Rihanna’s attorneys allege that Fenty and Perkins “have
used these lies in a fraudulent effort to solicit millions of dollars
from unsuspecting third parties in exchange for the false promise that
they were authorized to act on Rihanna’s behalf, and/or that Rihanna
would perform at various locations throughout the world.” The suit also
points to instances where Fenty and Perkins allegedly “accepted” concert
deals: One of the “exclusive deals,” according to the suit, was for
Rihanna to play 15 shows in Latin America for $15 million.
Fenty and Perkins have also ignored several cease and desist requests, Rihanna’s lawyers write.
Rihanna (along with her LLCs Roraj Trade and Combermere Entertainment
Properties) is suing Fenty Entertainment, LLC, Ronald Fenty, and Moses
Joktan Perkins for False Designation of Origin, False Advertising,
Invasion of Privacy—False Light Publicity, and more.
Pitchfork has contacted representatives for Rihanna.
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