Rihanna Sues Dad Over Trademark Dispute

Robyn Rihanna Fenty, popularly known as Rihanna, has filed a lawsuit against her father Ronald Fenty for using her ‘Fenty’ brand name.

According to reports, Rihanna filed a suit against her dad who recently started a talent development company named Fenty Entertainment.

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In the lawsuit obtained by TMZ, filed Tuesday in federal court in Los Angeles, Rihanna said her father and his partner have violated her trademark and falsely suggested that their business, Fenty Entertainment, is affiliated with her.

The 30-year-old singer says in the lawsuit that she has used the name for her cosmetics brand and other businesses since 2012.

She said that her father and a business partner falsely advertised themselves as her reps to solicit millions of dollars, including trying to book her for 15 shows in Latin America in December 2017 for $15M all without her authorization.

She says she’s sent multiple cease and desist letters to her father, ordering him to stop capitalizing off her Fenty trademarks, but says he has ignored them and continued to make money off Fenty Entertainment.

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The lawsuit asks the court to order Ronald Fenty to stop using the brand name.

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