Dana Kavangh Is Taking Rihanna To Court...

A woman claims in High Court proceedings that her business was destroyed by a false email and rumours circulated by singer Rihanna about the woman’s partner.

Dana Kavanagh (43), of Woodbank Drive, Valley Park, Finglas, Dublin, is suing the Barbados-born singer whose under the name Robyn Fenty, aka Rihanna, with an address in New York, USA.

The case was before the court this week for mention when it was adjourned to next month on consent between the parties to allow Ms Kavanagh provide an affidavit.

Ms Kavanagh is suing for damages and loss of earnings arising out of what she says is a false and malicious email, sent to her by Rihanna on July 11, 2013, containing untrue references to her partner Geoffrey Keating (39).

Mr Keating worked for the singer during 2012 and 2013.

Rihanna denies the claims.

A separate High Court defamation action over the email, brought by Mr Keating against Rihanna, was discontinued in 2015.

Ms Kavanagh says that as a result of Rihanna’s claims a business she built up with Mr Keating, called Geoff Keating Media, had to cease trading. She says it a client list of over 5,000, 95 per cent of whom were female and it attracted other high profile celebrities.