The world of business is cutthroat, and fashion is no different – combine the two and you get a case like Rihanna vs Topshop, a brand making a buck off of selling the illustrious singers image, without her permission. Hopefully a little public attention will put the retail giant in their place and let the legendary celebrity get back to the music we all know and love.

Rihanna is suing British retail giant Topshop — chaired by billionaire Sir Philip Green — for $5 million for selling T-shirts bearing her image without her consent.

A source exclusively tells us the superstar’s team had tried to negotiate with Topshop owners Arcadia Group for eight months over the rights to her image, “but they offered her $5,000 and said they don’t care.”

Rihanna, 25, has hired international law firm Reed Smith to file the suit in London.

The source said, “Rihanna’s management asked Topshop a number of times to stop selling her image and were told, ‘We do what we want.’ (Read More)