All posts containing the tag: "riri"
Posted Jul 2nd 2009 2:30PM by TMZ Staff
Rihanna picked up a tattoo needle last night at a parlor in NYC -- which would be totally fun and cool, if it wasn't also incredibly illegal.
We're told RiRi tattooed three of East Side Ink's artists with umbrellas and the letter R. None of her pet projects cared that she didn't have a license -- but the NYC Law Department does.
They say Rihanna could be slapped with three misdemeanors for the offense, each with its own hefty penalty -- as much as $300 for the first offense, $500 for the second and $1,000 for the third.
Sources say the tattoo shop could also face considerable fines of its own if the NYC Law Dept. decides to open an investigation.
UPDATE: The NYC Health Department just told TMZ: "Only licensed tattoo artists can administer tattoos in the city according to the City's Health Code. We are sending someone down to follow up on this."
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Rihanna
Tags: east side ink, EastSideInk, inked, rihanna, riri, tattoo, tattoo artist, TattooArtist
Posted Apr 8th 2009 4:47PM by TMZ Staff
Rihanna is definitely making the most of her frequent flyer miles -- girl was at LAX last night, giving the thumbs up after flying in from Barbados.
Filed under: Paparazzi Video, Fly Me, Rihanna
Tags: barbados, lax, los angeles, LosAngeles, rhianna, rihanna, riri, thumbs up, ThumbsUp, video
Posted Mar 15th 2009 10:39AM by TMZ Staff
Rihanna apparently set out to prove to Revlon she's still a Covergirl in NYC last night. She marched right through the paps on her way to dinner, proclaiming she was doing "good."
BTW, we think Chris Brown is 2,475 air miles away.
Filed under: Rihanna
Tags: chris brown, ChrisBrown, da silvano, DaSilvano, rhianna, rihanna, rihanna at da silvano, rihanna in new york, RihannaAtDaSilvano, RihannaInNewYork, riri
Posted Mar 14th 2009 7:15PM by TMZ Staff
There was no sign of stress from Rihanna last night, even as her lawyer was scrambling to prevent her from testifying against Chris Brown. The singer was all laughs with Brandy in NYC.
The two later met up with Jay-Z and Beyonce for dinner.
Filed under: Rihanna, Photo Galleries
Tags: brandy, chris breezy, chris brown, ChrisBreezy, ChrisBrown, Jay-z, NYC, rihanna, riri
Posted Mar 9th 2009 5:10PM by TMZ Staff
Sources tell TMZ Chris Brown would cop a plea, but only to a misdemeanor and with no jail time. After we broke the story yesterday AM it has triggered a passionate public reaction.
We're told Brown's people have consulted with outside legal eagles -- including law school professors -- who have said Rihanna's own aggressiveness takes it out of the felony category. Sources say Rihanna was the first one to strike -- slapping and striking Brown "numerous times" while he was drivΩing, after seeing the text message from another woman. And Rihanna was fighting Brown as he punched and hurt her. We're told much of this is reflected in the official police report based on what Rihanna told cops. As a result, they say, this is not a case that demands a felony plea.
On the other side, there are plenty of cases in which the woman engages the man in a fight but the jury convicts the male because it was an unfair fight and the man could have walked away. The photographs of Rihanna -- the most graphic of which have not been seen by the public -- demonstrate Brown's superior strength. Add to that the fact that Brown had no significant injuries and it presents problems for him.
Perhaps worse for Brown, sources tell TMZ Rihanna told cops he had beaten her before and the violence had been escalating.
And there's this. According to the detective's note filed with the search warrant papers, Brown sent a text message to Rihanna's assistant in which he apologized for what he had done to Rihanna and said he was getting help. That would be admissible in court and extremely damaging -- as a legal admission.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Rihanna, Chris Brown
Tags: breezy, brown, chris and rihanna, chris brown, chris brown jail time, chris brown misdemeanor, ChrisAndRihanna, ChrisBrown, ChrisBrownJailTime, ChrisBrownMisdemeanor, detectives, domestic violence, DomesticViolence, fight, jail time, JailTime, legal woes, LegalWoes, misdemeanor, plea deal, PleaDeal, rhianna, rianna, Rihanna, riri
