Rihanna fails to show in Topshop T-shirts row

There were racks of T-shirts in court but no Rihanna as her lawyers fought a legal battle over her image being used by high street fashion chain Topshop.

The absence of the Barbadian singer, who has been in the UK this week, was remarked on at London’s High Court as she and two Los Angeles-based associated companies claimed she was entitled to damages for the unauthorised use of her image on a T-shirt.

The claim is allegedly for $5m (€3.8m) and is against Arcadia Group Brands Ltd, who operate Topshop.