N. Ireland farmer to Rihanna: Cover up
An Irish farmer, who allowed R&B star Rihanna to shoot her new video in his grain field, reportedly told the singer to cover up after seeing her in skimpy clothes.
Alderman Alan Graham said he was fetching his tractor when he saw the 23-year-old shooting scenes for her video in a series of revealing outfits and thought it was unacceptable.
The Rude Boy star was filming a new pop video in his field in Bangor in northern Ireland. “I thought it was inappropriate. I requested them to stop and they did,” he was quoted as saying by the BBC.
“I wish no ill will against Rihanna and her friends. Perhaps they could acquaint themselves with a greater God,” he said.
“I had my conversation with Rihanna and I hope she understands where I’m coming from. We shook hands,” he said. Graham admitted that he did not know who the 23-year-old was when he got a phone call to ask for the use of his field in Bangor, County Down, for a pop video last week.
“I didn’t know who was coming. If the name ‘Rihanna’ had been mentioned, well, no disrespect but it wouldn’t have meant anything,” he explained.
Rihanna, one of the most successful pop performers in the world, came to film in the alderman’s Bangor grain field on Monday.
The Barbadian first came to prominence in her homeland and the United States before achieving worldwide fame with her 2007 hit, Umbrella.
Last week Rihanna posted a series of messages about her new song on Twitter to nearly 8 million followers before the track was given its first airplay on Thursday.
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