Rihanna Sues Former Accountants For “Unsual” Dealings

Rihanna filed a lawsuit earlier today in a Manhattan federal court against her former New York accounts claiming that tens of millions of dollars were mishandled by her financial advisers.  Rihanna is seeking unspecified damages against New York-based Berdon LLP as well as two other accountants, according to Fox News. A Berdon rep apparently was not prepared to comment on the lawsuit for the time being.
Rihanna hired Berdon LLP in 2005 when she launched her career from Barbados at the age of 16 in order to provide accounting and financial management services, but the her 2009 tour was a fiscal disaster in spite of its success, and the singer’s suit claims that her financial losses are due to Berdon’s misconduct and malfeasance.
According to Rihanna’s lawyers, Berdon’s accountants earned commissions based on the singer’s earnings in a manner that was not only unusual but “exorbitant and expensive” and withheld details of her finances.