Lawyers
for the star seek damages from Arcadia Group Brands Ltd., which owns
the Topshop fashion chain, after it sold shirts bearing her picture
without permission.
The shirts
were initially sold as the “Rihanna Tank” and then — after she
complained — as the “Headscarf Girl Tank” and the “Icon Tank.”
Rihanna’s lawyers accuse Topshop of trying to pass off the T-shirt as being approved or authorized by the singer.
The
store says Rihanna is seeking legal recognition for a flawed assumption
that “only a celebrity or her successors may ever market, or license
the marketing, of her own character.”
A hearing was held Friday.
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