Rihanna: Cops Swarm Her House As Man Shows Up Wanting To Propose

Rihanna's house was surrounded by law enforcement on Thursday (March 23) after a man showed up to her home wanting to ask her to marry him, gossip site TMZ reports. Law enforcement sources told the tabloid that the man traveled from South Carolina. He was immediately met with security when he got onto the "Diamonds" singer's property.

The man said he wanted to propose to RiRi, and that's when her team immediately called law enforcement. Officers handcuffed the man and put him in the police car where they spoke to him about the incident. He was told to leave and not return back to Rihanna's property again. It is not known whether Rihanna – who has a 10-month-old son with her partner A$AP Rocky – was at home at the time.

In 2021, police were called to Rihanna's home after reports of an intruder.

Back in 2018, a man broke into Rihanna's Hollywood home while she was out of town. Eduardo Leon hopped a fence and spent about 12 hours inside the home. The singer's assistant discovered him and called the police. Leon entered a plea to one felony count each of stalking and vandalism. According to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office, he also pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of resisting arrest.

In other news, Rihanna earlier this month performed "Lift Me Up" at the 95th Annual Academy Awards. The record was nominated for Best Song along with Lady Gaga and Bloodpop's "Hold My Hand" which was written for Top Gun: Maverick, "Applause" by Sofia Carson from Tell It Like a Woman, Rahul Sipligunj, Kaala Bhairava, and M.M. Keeravani's "Naatu Naatu" (RRR) and Son Lux featuring Mitski and David Byrne's "This Is a Life" (Everything Everywhere All at Once) were also nominated. "Naatu Naatu" from RRR ended up taking home the Oscar.

Hip-Hop and R&B had several great releases in February from a variety of artists. There have been offerings from Quavo, Latto, GloRilla, and many more. Take a look at some of the best hip-hop and R&B releases of February:

Ice Spice and PinkPantheress teamed up for "Boy's a liar Pt. 2" which earned them the No. 4 spot on the Billboard Hot 100. This was the first time the two collaborated and the first time both artists got a Top 5 spot on the chart.

Quavo's "Greatness" gave fans the answers they were looking for after Takeoff's tragic death; What is the future of the Migos? "Came in, swept the game like a storm with the muthaf------ flow, n----, Take did that/ So don’t ask about the group, he gone, we gone, young n---- it can’t come back, damn!" Quavo raps on the outro. He later gave a shoutout to Takeoff and Migos' impact on the culture: "I couldn’t do it without the greatest group in the world … I couldn’t do it without the greatest nephew in the world."

Latto proved in her February offering that she can still make a great rap/pop bop. "Lottery" featuring Lu Kala earned the Congolese-Canadian singer her first Billboard Hot 100 hit when it debuted at No. 83 on the chart. "Lottery" is Latto’s first single of the year following last December’s "Another Nasty Song" and "FTCU" featuring GloRilla and the late Gangsta Boo.

Lizzo and SZA finally gave us what we were waiting for in the "Special Remix." The two teased the single back in November 2022 after SZA joined Lizzo on stage for her Special Tour. SZA previously told Rolling Stone how much she adores working with Lizzo. "We just have so much fun together. And I feel like she gets me. She’s another person who has hella music tastes and doesn’t fit in anybody’s box of anything," she said. This is both Lizzo and SZA's first collab together and their first release of 2023.

In "Internet Trolls" Glo raps about what people present on the internet is never what it actually is offline. The record is GloRilla's second song of the year following her collab with Moneybagg Yo for "On Wat U On."

NLE Choppa dropped his upbeat and motivational track "Champions" on Feb. 3. The rapper explained the meaning behind the song in an Instagram post writing,"My definition of a champion is anyone who has faced adversity and still [hasn’t] let it define who they are on the inside," he said. The Memphis native is gearing up for a follow-up his 2019 Cottonwood EP, which has since earned a gold certification.

As Kali Uchis prepares for the release of Red Moon In Venus, she dropped her second single "Moonlight." The track was first teased on November 20, 2022 via Kali’s official TikTok. Uchis has described her new album as "a timeless, burning expression of desire, heartbreak, faith, and honesty, reflecting the divine femininity of the moon and Venus."