Saturday, February 21, 2009

Rihanna Photo Prompts LAPD Probe

The department is investigating whether the image of the battered singer was leaked from within. She was allegedly assaulted by her pop star boyfriend Chris Brown.

Los Angeles Police Department officials on Friday were interviewing officers and scouring electronic records amid growing suspicion that someone inside the department leaked or sold to a celebrity website a photo of the singer Rihanna that depicted injuries to her face she suffered during an alleged assault by her boyfriend.

Police officials said it appears the photo is part of the LAPD's ongoing investigation of Chris Brown, the pop star who allegedly assaulted the singer in the early morning the day of the Grammy Awards two weeks ago.