Rihanna pays tribute to teenage fan who died in car crash listening to her music
By Sarah Fitzmaurice
Last updated at 12:48 PM on 20th July 2011
Rihanna has paid tribute to a young fan who died in a car accident as she was listening to the Bajan singer’s music.
The 17-year-old known only as Karen, who ran a Twitter fan page for the singer, died on Tuesday in a fatal car accident.
The singer was told by Karen’s friend Anderson that the teenager had died in a car crash and was listening to Rihanna at the time.
Sad day: Rihanna paid tribute to a fan who died in a car accident yesterday on her Twitter page
The 23-year-old singer paid tribute to her fan and tweeted: ‘One of my biggest RihannaNavy fans died today in a car accident!!! Gone but never EVER forgotten!!!! She was only 17 #DearKaren’
Karen’s friend Anderson who helps to update the @RihannaSpanish page tweeted: ‘Karen's parents told me that she died listening "The Last Song" off Rated R.’
Last song: The 17-year-old girl was said to be listening to Rihanna's music when she died. The singer seen leaving her hotel in New York before learning the news
Other Rihanna fans have paid tribute to the teenager and Rihanna has retweeted a number of the messages on her page.
Rihanna is currently on tour and left her hotel in Manhattan yesterday dressed in a white T-shirt dress with slashed hemline a green Billionaire Boys Club, Pharrell William's label, baseball cap turned sideways and a pair of huge shades.
The singer, who was making her way to her concert venue in Long Island wore a pair of black plimsolls and accessoried with heavy gold jewellery as she made her way to her car.
Simple style: The singer was leaving her hotel to head to her concert in Long Island and was dressed in a white T-shirt dress with uneven hemline, a Billionaire boys club hat and a pair of plimsolls
Despite the tragedy of the day following her performance Rihanna posted ‘I got to see my mom+grandma today!!! Amazing night!!!!’
Meanwhile the singer, who was seen cosying up to Drake at Buonanotte Supperclub in Montreal on June 12, is now said to be considering setting up home.
Tribute: Rihanna posted a tribute to her fan on her Twitter page
According to the National Enquirer, the pair, who were first linked in 2009, have recently rekindled their romance, and are planning to take their relationship to the next level.
A source said: 'Now Drake has told her he loves her – and that he wants her to move in with him! She’s telling pals that she’s decided to just go for it and give their romance a serious try.'
'These days she’s all about Drake. Everyone is breathing a huge sigh of relief.'
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