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Two LAPD officers on suspension over Rihanna photo leak investigation
By CMU Editorial | Published on Monday 14 September 2009
Two LAPD officers have been “assigned to home” as part of the previously reported investigation into who leaked pictures of a beaten Rihanna to gossip website TMZ.com.
As much previously reported, shortly after the story broke that R&B thugster Chris Brown had beaten his then girlfriend Rihanna to a pulp in an LA street after a pre-Grammy party, police photos of the bruised popstress soon appeared on the infamous gossip website and subsequently in media across the world. Brown’s legal people in particular questioned who it was that supplied the photos to the gossip site, presumably concerned the images could bias any jury considering the criminal charges their client faced. Brown, of course, eventually pleaded guilty as part of a plea deal.
According to LA media, both Rebecca Reyes and Blanca Lopez have been “assigned to home”, which basically means they are on paid suspension, over allegations they were somehow involved in the provision of the photo to TMZ. Both officers, who were roommates at the time of the incident, deny any involvement in the photo leak. Reyes did work on the Rihanna beating case, but her lawyer told media this weekend that she denied selling on any photos to anyone, adding: “My client did nothing criminal or anything for financial gain; her record is quite exemplary”.
LAPD haven’t formally commented on any accusations linking Reyes and Lopez to the picture leak. Rihanna’s people have generally stayed out of the photo leak story, with her legal man, Donald Etra, telling reporters: “Rihanna has nothing but praise for the LAPD. Throughout the course of the case they have treated her with courtesy and respect”.
