Fenty controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2021
Artist sues Fenty company over song used in fashion show
Lawsuit filed
An anonymous Islamic musician is suing Rihanna's Fenty company for damages, alleging that the company played the wrong version of her song during its 2020 Savage X Fenty show. The article reports that the musician says the incident led to death threats and forced her into hiding; these are allegations, not findings stated in the source.
Source excerpt
The artist reportedly continues to fear for her life and is suing Rihanna’s Fenty company for damages.
In the suit, an Islamic musician who’s chosen to remain anonymous said Ri-Ri’s company contacted her to sample one of her songs in their 2020 Savage X Fenty show last October.
Despite Rihanna’s apology to the masses, the unnamed artist claimed she was forced to go into hiding after she was subjected to a plethora of death threats over the song.
2018
Criticism over transgender representation
Rihanna faced criticism after discussing why Fenty Beauty did not conduct dedicated transgender-model castings. She said she opposed tokenistic casting and wanted to respect individuals' privacy; the brand later sponsored a post featuring transgender model Rose Montoya and partnered with transgender influencer Emira D'Spain.