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Rihanna causes a riot in Paris

The 24-year-old was swamped by hundreds of screaming fans at a Paris train station

Daily Mail Published: 10:51 September 3, 2012

Rihanna may have under-estimated her popularity when she posted on Twitter the arrival time of her Eurostar train at the Gare du Nord.

But on Saturday night the singer was far from flavour of the month in Paris after being accused of starting a “riot” at the station and then launching a foul-mouthed rant against the French.

The 24-year-old was swamped by hundreds of screaming youngsters as she arrived in Paris on Saturday night.
And afterwards Rihanna, who is from Barbados, tweeted to her 25 million followers: ‘The French are [expletive] insane ... I just had to fight my way out of a damn train station!!!’

A security chief hit back, branding her “utterly irresponsible”. He said: “It was absolute chaos, and all Rihanna’s fault. Fans had her train number and its arrival time. The result was a mass of people waiting on the platform.”

A 19-year-old fan said the star had just one bodyguard. “He was a big guy, but he didn’t have a chance with a riot going on.”

She added: “It got really nasty. Rihanna was looking pretty scared at times but was also very aggressive.” Le Parisien newspaper described the episode as a “riot in Paris”, and accused Rihanna of having caused it.

The security source said Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger and Gwyneth Paltrow had recently travelled “incognito” on the Eurostar. “There is never any problem because these celebrities don’t tell the world,” said the source. “They are gracious, well-mannered and modest.”

French Furious At Rihanna After 'Near Riot On The Eurostar'Fans swamped Gard Du Nord station after she revealed time of arrival on Twitter

BY REBECCA MERRIMAN ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2012
entertainmentwise.com

Rihanna has lived up to her bad girl reputation after getting into trouble on the London to Paris Eurostar, causing a near riot after revealing her time and arrival in the French capital on Saturday.

The Gare du Nord was swamped with fans as the 'Talk That Talk' star arrived at the station with security chiefs angry that the singer, had irresponsibly revealed her arrival.

A security chief told The Sun: “It was absolute chaos, and all Rihanna’s fault. What Rihanna did was utterly irresponsible.

“There was genuine fear among other people at the station.”

The singer didn't seem to mind much though as she took to Twitter, writing: “The French are f****** insane. I just had to fight my way out of a damn train station.”

The incident comes just days after a boozed up Rihanna was almost thrown out of a London club after smashing up tables.

Bouncers attempted to remove the singer from the Rose Nightclub after she smashed glasses and tables according to the Sun, but used the old celebrity excuse of “don't you know who I am?”.

An eye witness told the paper: “They were trying to eject her when her girlfriends starting screaming, ‘That’s Rihanna, you idiots!’

“Ri was telling the bouncers to get off and there was a scuffle. I don’t think they recognised her.”

There appears to be no end to Riri's outrageous behaviour. She has already been hospitalised this year for exhaustion after excessive partying.