Report: Rihanna Readies Lawsuit Against ‘Topshop’ / Set To Sue For for £3million

If a report that surfaced today is to be believed, ‘Pour It Up‘ singer Rihanna is gearing up to sue British retailer ‘Topshop’ for £3million, preparing to take the company to task later on this year.

Details below…

In a report published by Dacre’s Daily Mail, the entertainer is seeking 3 million pounds in compensation from the High Court because the company sold T-shirts with her face printed on them….without her permission.

While this report is yet to be confirmed, it indicates that the star’s camp advised the company to stop selling the product but were ignored, as British law allows companies to buy images from an image’s photographer without consulting the person in the image, in this case- that person was Rihanna.

The Mail shares:

A source close to the singer said the 25-year-old was offered a small sum of cash and Topshop told her management ‘we do what we want.’

‘Rihanna’s management asked Topshop a number of times to stop selling her image,’ the source said.

‘What is most offensive for Rihanna is that they basically told her, “Go to hell. We don’t care”; we are going to continue selling you.

‘Even though the UK laws don’t protect the artist, she has decided to move forward and sue Topshop. She has spent almost $1 million in litigation at this point. She says it’s the principle, and wants to make a statement about it. They are taking advantage of artists. It is just exploitation. What they are doing is wrong.’

News of this legal battle comes one year after Rihanna inked a deal with rival company River Island, with whom she currently enjoys a creative working relationship, as seen here.

Keep it locked on That Grape Juice for more on this developing story.