Bajan pop Princess Rihanna (and bestie inside my head!) is being sued over her grandmother’s funeral bill. Is this some sort of mix-up? Rihanna came in at #7 on Forbes’ 2013 List of “Top 30 Under 30 Top-Earning Celebrities. Despite reportedly raking in a whopping $47 million last year, the controversy over Rihanna’s grandmother’s funeral bill has reached the High Court in her home country of Barbados.
The funeral agency firm of Downes & Wilson lodged the civil suit against Robyn Rihanna Fenty for $202 214 ($101,000USD)
According to the writ filed on behalf of James Wilson & Company by prominent lawyer Sir Henry Forde QC, the international singing superstar owes the money, which is the balance due for the burial of her grandmother Clara “Gran Gran Dolly” Brathwaite on July 10 last year. The funeral company is also making an interest claim for $21 232.
In Wilson’s affidavit, which is among a list of court documents including correspondence between the parties, chairman of the Barbados Tourism Authority (BTA), Adrian Elcock, has been identified as the person who approached the funeral agency to make arrangements for Rihanna’s grandmother’s funeral.
