“I take full responsibility for the fact I did not research these words properly and want to thank those of you who have taken the time to explain this to me,” she went on. “We have been in the process of having the song urgently removed from all streaming platforms.”— apologized days later in a statement issued to her Instagram story, calling the incident an “honest, yet careless mistake.
But while Rihanna's statement was largely positively received, the fashion show is now drawing attention again, after the artist of the song decided to sue Rihanna's team for the emotional damage she allegedly endured after their"mistake."According to a new lawsuit filed anonymously over the weekend and quoted by
, Rihanna’s team reportedly reached out to the artist in question — who used the pseudonym Jane Doe to protect her identity — asking to use one of her songs.The artist allegedly sent Rihanna’s team two different versions of the song — one including the Islamic proverbs being chanted, and one without — and allegedly requested that the team behind the show didn't play the version with the proverbs.