Rihanna is suing her father, Ronald Fenty, for false advertising and invasion of privacy, among other charges, claiming he’s been improperly using her name to benefit his own entertainment company, according to the lawsuit obtained by Rolling Stone. The lawsuit was first reported by TMZ. The suit alleges that in 2017, Fenty and another man, Moses Perkins, created a company called Fenty Entertainment. The suit claims that Fenty Entertainment has repeatedly claimed that it is affiliated with Rihanna on its website and social media pages, while it also alleges that the company has used Rihanna’s name to bilk third parties out of millions of dollars. Per the suit, Fenty and Perkins “have egregiously and fraudulently misrepresented to third parties and the public that their company … is affiliated with Rihanna, and has the authority to act on her behalf. Mr. Fenty and Mr. Perkins have uesd 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.” Rihanna denied any involvement with Fenty Entertainment, with the suit reading, “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.” Fenty Entertainment promoted itself as a “full-fledged production and talent development company that utilizes today’s most cutting-edge digital technologies to create customized user experiences between talent and the fans.” According to the suit, Fenty Entertainment reportedly tried to book numerous concerts for Rihanna without her authorization. These included a 15-show tour in Latin America that would’ve been worth $15 million, as well as 15-minute sets at the Staples Center in Los Angeles and the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas totaling $400,000. According to the suit, Ronald Fenty also claimed that he ran these business ventures by Rihanna’s label, Roc Nation. However, the singer alleged that no one at Roc Nation knew anything about what Fenty was doing. Furthermore, the suit alleges that Ronald Fenty was trying to profit off the “Fenty” trademark, which Rihanna already owns and has used for various ventures including her cosmetics line, Fenty Beauty. Along with starting Fenty Entertainment, the suit claims that Ronald Fenty previously tried to file his own trademark for “Fenty,” which he planned to use for a chain of boutique hotels (the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office denied the request). “In sum, the Fenty mark has become inextricably intertwined with Rihanna, including her reputation and her portfolio of business ventures, and it is widely recognized by the general consuming public of the United States, and the world, as a designation of source of the goods and services of Rihanna,” the suit says. Rihanna has reportedly asked a judge to place an injunction on her father’s use of the “Fenty” name, while she’s also seeking damages. The singer has reportedly sent multiple cease and desist letters to her father, but she claims he has ignored them all. An email sent to Ronald Fenty requesting comment was not returned.<doc-sep>Rihanna is taking legal action against her father. The pop star has sued the Barbadian for using the family name to promote his venture, Fenty Entertainment. In legal papers first obtained by The Blast, the singer, born Robyn Rihanna Fenty, alleges Ronald is seeking to profit from her fame, and that along with a business partner, Moses Perkins, he has been soliciting business by falsely acting as her agent. Legal action: Rihanna is suing her dad Ronald Fenty for using the family name to brand his entertainment business; they are seen here last summer Complicated history: Rihanna and her father in 2006; he is a former addict Despite having no authority to act on his daughter's behalf, Ronald is said to have booked her on a $15million tour in Latin America and two concerts, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles and the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas for $400,000. Rihanna asks for damages from her father, and an injunction on his business, set up in 2017. Rihanna, 30, has a business of her own named Fenty Beauty, which produces make-up and facial products. While Rihanna is taking legal action against her father, the two remain in contact. Reunion: Although Ronald and her mother Monica, seen with her last summer, divorced when Rihanna was 14 he has remained close to his daughter and her brothers Rorrey and Rajad Although he and her mother Monica divorced when Rihanna was 14 he has remained close to his daughter and her brothers Rorrey and Rajad. They were last seen publicly together in November, when they celebrated her maternal grandfather Lionel Braithwaite's 90th birthday at a Bridgetown nightclub in Barbados. Rihanna posted selfies with her dad to social media. And last summer she shared pictures with dad Ronald and her mom, as all three caught up during a trip back to her native Barbados. However, Rihanna's relationship with her father is often bumpy. Ronald has battled addiction to crack cocaine in the past and has long been a heavy drinker. Rihanna told Oprah that as a child she witnessed her father physically abuse her mother, once breaking her nose. Then in 2008 Ronald was sent home from her North American tour following his drunken behavior on her tour bus. Family: Rihanna with her father and little brother Rajad in 2012 at The Grammys Ronald has said that Rihanna then froze him out for two years before they reconciled. In 2013 the singer quietly put Ronald through a $58,000 Malibu rehab program to save him from jail after he was arrested during a visit to California. But in in 2014 Ronald was thrown out of her Diamond Ball after embarrassing his daughter by getting drunk and falling over on the red carpet. He left California without seeing his daughter on that trip, although the two later reconciled once more.<doc-sep>In her 2010 song, Rihanna asks "What's My Name?" Now, she has gone to court over her last name. The singer filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday in California alleging that her father is trading on their surname — Fenty — which she made famous, for financial gain. Rihanna, 30, whose full name is Robyn Rihanna Fenty, alleges in the suit against Ronald Fenty and his business partner, Moses Joktan Perkins, the two men "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." Fenty Entertainment allegedly tried to book concerts for her without her authorization and used the singer's name "to solicit millions of dollars from unsuspecting third parties," says the suit filed in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles. The suit accuses the two men of seeking to trade on Rihanna's "hard-earned success and the recognition and goodwill associated with her last name and her Fenty brand of products." Rihanna, who launched the makeup line Fenty Beauty in 2017, is claiming in the suit that the two men engaged in false advertising and invasion of privacy. The singer has trademarked the name Fenty, according to U.S. trademark records. Neither Ronald Fenty nor Moses Perkins could be immediately reached for comment. Rihanna is seeking an injunction on her father's use of the Fenty name and unspecified damages, according to the suit.<doc-sep>
Rihanna's tumultuous relationship with her father has just taken a turn for the worse after the singer filed a lawsuit claiming her dad is exploiting her name to try and get rich. RiRi just filed the lawsuit, obtained by The Blast, against Ronald Fenty and a company called Fenty Entertainment. Rihanna claims her father, and another man named Moses Perkins, created an entertainment company and have been soliciting business acting as agents of the singer. The star says she has nothing to do with Fenty Entertainment, and that "Although Mr. Fenty is Rihanna’s father, he does not have, and never has had, authority to act on Rihanna's behalf." The "Umbrella" singer claims some of the erroneous bookings by her father includes a $15 million tour in Latin America and two concerts at Staples Center in Los Angeles and T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas for $400,000. In both cases, she claims to have nothing to do with the bookings. She also says Ronald claimed he ran the business offers by Rihanna's actual label, Roc Nation, but the singer argues nobody from Roc Nation was ever made aware of anything Ronald was doing. In 2018, Ronald tried to trademark the phrase "Fenty" for a line of boutique hotels, but it was shot down by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. Rihanna claims she has sent many cease and desist letters to her father and his business partner, but they did not stop. She is now forced to file a lawsuit and wants an injunction against her father, as well as unspecified damages. Rihanna has discussed her rocky relationship with her father in the past, claiming she witnessed Ronald abusing her mom when she was a child. She told Oprah that she once witnessed her mother suffer a broken nose at the hands of her father. Getty