Rihanna may be headed toward a win in her suit against her former accountants. A settlement offer has been made to the singer.
Let’s recap … So Rihanna recently hit accountant Peter Gounis and the firm Berdon LLP with a lawsuit alleging gross mismanagement. One of the major claims that Ri believes sent her net worth plummeting was the green light they gave her to buy a $7 million Southern California house even though she was bleeding cash in 2009.
“The defendants advised Ms. Fenty by e-mail that purchasing a home in Los Angeles ‘would be a good investment’ despite knowing Ms. Fenty was experiencing financial difficulties,” wrote Rihanna’s lawyer Edward Estrada. It was claimed that she lost $9 million, leaving her with just $2 million at the end of 2009.
Rihanna’s lawyers claimed Gounis was aware the house she was buying was rotting from water and mold damage, forcing her to spend more than $1 million on improvements before selling it for nearly $2 million less than what she paid.
RiRi later fired the accountants and sued them for $35 million in 2012.
Now there’s word that the firm has offered the singer a settlement of more than $10 million, and papers are due to be signed this week.
Not sure if the offered amount will fly, but good to see it’s headed toward a ‘W’ for her.
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