Rihanna Racks Up $5 Milli After Winning TopShop Lawsuit

January 23, 2015 - 7:50 pm by Cook T.P.

No one will get away with rocking Rihanna's pretty face without her permission and TopShop learned this the hard way. Bad Gal RiRi has won the legal battle against the high-end international clothing retailer. They've been selling an unauthorized sleeveless tank with a photo of Rih's face—a snapshot from her 2011 "We Found Love"—across the front.

The back-forth exchange has been a bit difficult. UK celebrities have no legal control of how their images are distributed and used, so getting the suit taken seriously was a struggle for the singer. However, the Bajan princess and her top-notch legal team found a loophole for their issue. Apparently if there was suggestion that the celebrity endorsed the product, it is seen as a forgery or “passing off,” a legal term meaning an unauthorized use of an image.

That was good enough evidence for the judge to rule in Rihanna’s favor. This type of fashion faux pas for the fashion savvy Rih cannot be tolerated. The judge agreed that this kind of loss of control of her brand could damage her image in the fashion world. It also helped that Rihanna’s partnership with River Island is a close competitor with TopShop and that she's the new Creative Director for Puma.

The settlement included TopShop forking over $5 million (£3.3 million) and paying her legal fees. Rihanna proved any branch of The Navy is not to be played with.

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Tyler, the Creator is speaking up about Drake receiving boos at the 2019 Camp Flog Gnaw Festival. The former Odd Future member took to his Twitter account to share his thoughts on the incident and address the reports of the Toronto native making an early departure from the event''s stage.

"I thought bringing one of the biggest [sic] artists on the f**king planet to a music festival was fire!" he exclaimed in all caps in a tweet on Monday afternoon (Nov. 11). "But flipside, a lil tone deaf knowing the specific crowd it drew. Some created a narrative in their head and acted out like a**holes when it didn't come true and I don't f**k with that."

Tyler continued by pointing out that although there were boos "in the front area" by folks who were "mad rude" and came off as "entitled," most attendees were having a great time. "That sh*t was like mob mentality and cancel culture in real life and I think that sh*t is f**king trash."

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Tyler went on to add a positive perspective to the whole incident and tweeted, "But hey man sh*t happens, all jokes aside, sh*t lowkey funny HAHAHA" he added. "Aside from that, hope everyone had a good time. Again, no [sic] arrests. No bullsh*t, man. A lot of people enjoyed it, thanks again!"

Read Tyler's tweets below and continue here to read about YG bringing out Stormy Daniels during his Camp Flog Gnaw performance of "FDT (F**k Donald Trump)."

I THOUGHT BRINGING ONE OF THE BIGGEST ARTIST ON THE FUCKING PLANET TO A MUSIC FESTIVAL WAS FIRE! BUT FLIPSIDE, A LIL TONE DEAF KNOWING THE SPECIFIC CROWD IT DREW. SOME CREATED A NARRATIVE IN THEIR HEAD AND ACTED OUT LIKE ASSHOLES WHEN IT DIDNT COME TRUE AND I DONT FUCK WITH THAT