Rihanna’s billionaire playboy boyfriend Hassan Jameel was married before dating singer
RIHANNA managed to keep her relationship with Hassan Jameel secret for almost six months.
But it appears the playboy tycoon is also pretty good at keeping things quiet.
I can reveal Saudi billionaire Hassan, whose family has dealership rights to Toyota cars, had been married before he started his relationship with the Bajan superstar.
In a sign of what may be to come for Rihanna, he tied the knot with art expert Lina Lazaar at a luxury ceremony at the Paris Opera House in 2012.
A source said: “Hassan is an intensely private individual.
“His marriage was over before he met Rihanna, after getting a divorce from Lina, but it will still come as a shock to her millions of fans.
“Lina has also moved on with a new partner.”
The former couple bonded over their love of art.
Lina was named one of the Top 10 Most Influential Women in Middle Eastern Art last year and has earned her crust as a specialist at Sotheby’s since 2006.
Until last year, she even went by Lina Lazaar Jameel in her work as a critic and curator.
I revealed in June that Rihanna had fallen for the billionaire — her first proper relationship since DRAKE.
They were snapped getting close in a swimming pool on holiday in Spain.
Friends of the singer believe it is the “real deal” after she spent a number of secret weekends in the UK with him.
Meanwhile, Rihanna has also been pictured on her home island of Barbados, dressed quite formally for a sad occasion.
She was out with her trademark umbrella supporting good pal Sonita Alexander at a family funeral yesterday.
She’ll need to keep that brolly handy, she can use it to catch the cash if Hassan’s overworked wallet sprouts a leak.
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Britney's red alert
SHE'S at her most comfortable when she's on stage but BRITNEY SPEARS couldn't wait to get off it in Las Vegas on Wednesday night.
Britney, in a skimpy red outfit, was so engrossed in singing Til The World Ends that she didn't notice the man clambering on stage behind until her security unit leaped to her defence.
Fan footage showed six bodyguards tackling the intruder and frog-marching him away.
Before she was escorted to safety backstage, Britney was heard saying: "Is something OK? What's going on? Who's hurt?"
But she returned to finish her last song after the gig was secured.
I doubt she'll dwell on this for long.
Nial goes country
NIALL HORAN conquered the pop world with ONE DIRECTION – now he’s aiming to dominate country music.
A month after I revealed he was having studio sessions with SHANIA TWAIN, he’s duetted on Seeing Blind with Grammy-winner MAREN MORRIS.
The pair debuted the tune at Capitol Music Group’s Capitol Congress event at LA’s Arclight Cinemas on
Wednesday and Niall told guests how he had emailed Maren asking her to collaborate and she “happily accepted”.
There’s no release date yet for the acoustic tune, but it proves Niall wants to follow in the footsteps of his musical heroes THE EAGLES, FLEETWOOD MAC and CROSBY, STILLS & NASH.
I told you how he had been taking tips from Shania – who has sold more than 85million records – after being introduced by their mutual producer Jacquire King.
There’s no doubt he’s learning from the best.
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KATY PERRY loves her new cropped ’do. The singer said: “Everything is more fun with short hair! I can just get up and go. I feel so liberated from all the things that don’t serve me.” Not missing ex ORLANDO BLOOM then, Katy?
Sarah finds strength
HER outbursts have become the talking point of Celebrity Big Brother, and now viewers will be hoping SARAH HARDING can hold it together after she threatened to quit in another meltdown.
After a row with JEMMA LUCY, Sarah sobbed: “I can’t take much more of this. It’s really not fair. Why am I doing this? Is it really worth breaking me down again?”
In a moment of calm, Sarah told housemates she had “Strength” tattooed on her arm in her GIRLS
ALOUD days as a reminder to tough it out during show preparations, as the other girls were more experienced dancers than she was.
She said: “Tour rehearsals for me were tough. I used to have a mini-meltdown at some point every four weeks.
“Everyone would be like, ‘Oh God, here we come, Sarah’s going to have a little meltdown when she can’t pick up the routine’.”
The way CBB is going, Sarah will need to keep reading that tatt.
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KYLIE JENNER was gifted a personalised ice sculpture. Her family surprised her with the artwork, featuring her bum and bust, after they attended a KENDRICK LAMAR concert to celebrate her 20th birthday. That’s a cool present.
BIZ METER: MUSIC
- Charts: FOLLOWING the death of Nashville legend GLEN CAMPBELL, his 64th and final album, appropriately called Adios, has shot to No2 in the charts due out later today. No1 is ED SHEERAN’s Divide. The Rhinestone Cowboy singer lost his battle with Alzheimer’s disease on Tuesday aged 81.
- Album: KESHA is back with very emotional third album Rainbow. It’s been a long, hard slog for the singer, whose lawsuit against one-time producer DR LUKE kept her out the studio for more than four years. The collection of new songs hint at her journey to healing, redemption and forgiveness.
- Single: THE singer describes it as his “most OASIS-y solo tune yet” and today LIAM GALLAGHER unveils For What It’s Worth, from his upcoming album As You Were. Despite playing other new material at his recent live solo gigs he kept this track under wraps as he didn’t want to give too much away.
- El of a hit: DESPACITO by JUSTIN BIEBER isn’t just dominating the charts – it is now the most-viewed video in YouTube history. It has nearly 3billion views, overtaking WIZ KHALIFA and CHARLIE PUTH’s See You Again. The previous Spanish-language song to be a UK hit was Macarena, which got to No2 in 1996.
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THE family of singer CHRIS CORNELL has commissioned a statue in his honour. The memorial is set to be erected in his home town of Seattle, US. The SOUNDGARDEN frontman killed himself after a concert in May.
Back in pink
BRIGHTENING up a grey week, PINK is back with soaring new single What About Us.
On the track, the singer – who headlines V Festival next weekend – sings of broken happy-ever-afters and fallen plans before it builds to a huge chorus.
Her album Beautiful Trauma is out on October 13.
She said: “I’m certifiably, insanely proud of it.”