Rihanna sues her father for use of his Fenty name

Rihanna is suing her father for his name. The pop singer, who named
her well-known beauty and fashion lines under the name Fenty, claims
her father is using the name fraudulently to make money. The issue,
however, is that Rihanna inherited the name from him.

According to the singer, father Ronald Fenty and his business
partner Moses Perkins launched production and talent company Fenty
Entertainment in 2017, therefore falsely representing the company’s
association with Rihanna.

After cease-and-desist motions from Rihanna’s legal team were
ignored, Rihanna filed a 75 million dollar lawsuit in a California
federal court.

“Although Mr. Fenty is Rihanna’s father, he does not have, and
never has had, authority to act on Rihanna’s behalf, nor has he ever
been authorized to use her name, intellectual property or publicity
rights,” the lawsuit stated. “Similarly, neither Mr. Perkins nor the
Company has any affiliation whatsoever with Rihanna.”

Rihanna’s Fenty fashion and beauty company has released lines of
cosmetics, lingerie and Puma collaborations, all of which are beloved
by consumers. The singer is now in plans to under the umbrella of
LVMH, as was announced today.