Bad timing Rihanna: singer fined £200,000 for constantly being late on 777 tour

 
19 November 2012
The Weekender

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A team of organisers, a private jet, personal baggage handlers and schedule planners and now £200,000 of fines – all this still wasn’t enough to get Rihanna to turn up on time.

Crews responsible for the smooth running of the singer's shows are being driven "frantic" by of her constant lateness, according to sources.

The Please Don't Stop The Music star is said to have developed a habit of delaying every stage appearance during the tour of seven cities in seven days.

Her insistence on partying after each show has meant almost every one of her private jet flights has been delayed, meaning flight clearance costs on runways and fees for security, baggage handling and customs.

Rihanna's flight from Mexico to Toronto, Canada, was delayed by four hours, while the plane took off more than three hours behind schedule from Stockholm - where she had been two-and-a-half hours late going in stage.

On Saturday she partied until 4am in Paris after her show with P. Diddy, Cassie, Akon and Pharrell Williams.

A source told The Sun that her team were constantly making “ frantic” calls throughout the night to airports. "It's a reaction to the fact that every second of her time is accounted for by organisers. She likes to be in control,” the source said.

"The tour will end up costing her a fortune."

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