A woman accused of firing multiple gunshots at Rihanna’s Los Angeles-area home allegedly sent disturbing messages about the global superstar weeks before the frightening incident.
TMZ reports that the suspect, Ivanna Ortiz, emailed her estranged husband, Jed Valdez Sangalang, prior to the March 8 shooting. In the message, Ortiz reportedly demanded that he denounce the singer.
“I need you to renounce Rihanna and confess that I’m better than her. Let it be done. You gotta let me know so that door can be closed,” the email allegedly read.
Sangalang told authorities that he only learned about Ortiz’s arrest after receiving a flood of calls and emails regarding the incident. He said he tried to keep the news away from their child, but another student at school had already told them.
Following Ortiz’s arrest, Sangalang asked a judge to grant him full custody of their child.
Ortiz was arrested on March 9 after police linked her to the shooting at Rihanna’s residence a day earlier. Investigators say several rounds were fired toward the property, with at least one bullet striking the mansion. Multiple reports indicate the weapon used was an AR-15-style rifle. Fortunately, no injuries were reported.
It remains unclear whether Rihanna, her partner A$AP Rocky, or their children, RZA, Riot Rose, and Rocki Irish, were home at the time.
Ortiz is currently being held on $10.2 million bail as the investigation continues.