<p>Days after Snapchat took a sly dig at Rihanna and Chris Brown&#39;s abusive relationship in an advert, Rihanna has urged fans to delete Snapchat.&nbsp;<br />
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&quot;SNAPCHAT I know you know you ain`t my fav app out there! But I`m just trying to figure out what the point was with this mess!,&quot; the singer wrote on her Instagram story on Thursday.&nbsp;&quot;You spent money to animate something that would intentionally bring shame to DV victims and made a joke of it!!!,&quot; she added, referring to domestic violence. &quot;Shame on you. Throw the whole app-oligy away.&quot;</p>

<p><a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/entertainment-snapchat-apologises-for-rihanna-chris-brown-ad-that-made-light-of-domestic-abuse-35942">Snapchat had apologised and took down the advert on its platform for a mobile video</a> game called &quot;Would You Rather!&quot; after they received severe crictsicm from singer&#39;s fans.<br />
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Shares of Snap Inc, the company that makes the app, were down 4.7 percent in trading on Thursday.&nbsp;<br />
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The ad showed pictures of Rihanna and Brown with the captions &quot;Slap Rihanna&quot; and &quot;Punch Chris Brown.&quot; Both the ad and the game were unaffiliated with Snapchat.<br />
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R&amp;B singer Brown pleaded guilty to assaulting Rihanna in 2009 in an incident that made headlines around the world when a photo of her bruised face was released.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Snapchat on Thursday said the ad was &quot;disgusting and never should have appeared on our service.&quot;<br />
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&quot;We are so sorry we made the terrible mistake of allowing it through our review process. We are investigating how that happened so that we can make sure it never happens again,&rdquo; the company said in a statement.<br />
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Earlier, in February, the company shares lost about $1.5 billion in market value after social media celebrity Kylie Jenner, who has as many as 105 million Instagram followers, tweeted that she did not like the Snapchat site`s redesign.<br />
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Dozens of fans on Thursday tweeted that they were following Rihanna`s call to delete the Snapchat app.<br />
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Rihanna took to Instagram to call out Snapchat's insensitive ad on her and Chris Brown's abusive relationship.

Days after Snapchat took a sly dig at Rihanna and Chris Brown's abusive relationship in an advert, Rihanna has urged fans to delete Snapchat. "SNAPCHAT I know you know you ain`t my fav app out there! But I`m just trying to figure out what the point was with this mess!," the singer wrote on her Instagram story on Thursday. "You spent money to animate something that would intentionally bring shame to DV victims and made a joke of it!!!," she added, referring to domestic violence. "Shame on you. Throw the whole app-oligy away." Snapchat had apologised and took down the advert on its platform for a mobile video game called "Would You Rather!" after they received severe crictsicm from singer's fans. Shares of Snap Inc, the company that makes the app, were down 4.7 percent in trading on Thursday. The ad showed pictures of Rihanna and Brown with the captions "Slap Rihanna" and "Punch Chris Brown." Both the ad and the game were unaffiliated with Snapchat. R&B singer Brown pleaded guilty to assaulting Rihanna in 2009 in an incident that made headlines around the world when a photo of her bruised face was released. Snapchat on Thursday said the ad was "disgusting and never should have appeared on our service." "We are so sorry we made the terrible mistake of allowing it through our review process. We are investigating how that happened so that we can make sure it never happens again,” the company said in a statement. Earlier, in February, the company shares lost about $1.5 billion in market value after social media celebrity Kylie Jenner, who has as many as 105 million Instagram followers, tweeted that she did not like the Snapchat site`s redesign. Dozens of fans on Thursday tweeted that they were following Rihanna`s call to delete the Snapchat app. (With inputs from Reuters)

Rihanna urges fans to delete Snapchat after their ad makes light of Chris Brown domestic abuse case

<p>Leading social media platform Snapchat has now been forced to apologise to pop star Rihanna after it made light of the 2009 domestic abuse chapter between the star and her then-beau&nbsp;Chris Brown.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Snapchat ran a seemingly offensive advert that asked users if they would rather&nbsp;&quot;slap Rihanna&quot; or &quot;punch Chris Brown&quot;. The advert ran only in the United States and was immediately retracted when social media users on Twitter ridiculed the ad and posted angry messages.&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Is it just me, or is this ad that popped up on my Snapchat extremely tone deaf? Like what were they thinking with this? <a href="https://t.co/7kP9RHcgNG">pic.twitter.com/7kP9RHcgNG</a></p>
&mdash; Royce Mann (@TheRoyceMann) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheRoyceMann/status/973070617821007872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 12, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<p>The unanimous sentiment on Twitter was that the users felt that the advert was &quot;insensitive&quot;&nbsp;and &quot;inappropriate&quot;.&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">I know that social media ads go through an approval process from the platform.<br />
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This means <a href="https://twitter.com/Snapchat?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Snapchat</a> approved an ad that makes light of domestic violence.<br />
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The update ain&rsquo;t the only thing that&rsquo;s wack over there, friends. <a href="https://t.co/PmbJn4zCel">https://t.co/PmbJn4zCel</a></p>
&mdash; Brittany Packnett (@MsPackyetti) <a href="https://twitter.com/MsPackyetti/status/973077777313419264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 12, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Just awful. Awful that anyone thinks this is funny. Awful that anyone thinks this is appropriate. Awful that any company would approve this. Thank you Brittany for calling this out.</p>
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<p>After taking down the advert as a result of the backlash, a Snapchat spokesperson in a statement said:&nbsp;&ldquo;The advert was reviewed and approved in error, as it violates our advertising guidelines.&nbsp;We immediately removed the ad last weekend, once we became aware. We are sorry that this happened.&rdquo;</p>

<p>In February 2009, Chris Brown and Rihanna, who were dating at the time, got in a fight that ended&nbsp;violently. Chris was charged with felony assault for abuse and making criminal threats which eventually led him to plead guilty. He was&nbsp;sentenced to five years of probation and domestic violence counselling.</p>

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The ad read: "Would you rather slap Rihanna or punch Chris Brown?"

Leading social media platform Snapchat has now been forced to apologise to pop star Rihanna after it made light of the 2009 domestic abuse chapter between the star and her then-beau Chris Brown. Snapchat ran a seemingly offensive advert that asked users if they would rather "slap Rihanna" or "punch Chris Brown". The advert ran only in the United States and was immediately retracted when social media users on Twitter ridiculed the ad and posted angry messages. Is it just me, or is this ad that popped up on my Snapchat extremely tone deaf? Like what were they thinking with this? pic.twitter.com/7kP9RHcgNG — Royce Mann (@TheRoyceMann) March 12, 2018 × The unanimous sentiment on Twitter was that the users felt that the advert was "insensitive" and "inappropriate". I know that social media ads go through an approval process from the platform. This means @Snapchat approved an ad that makes light of domestic violence. The update ain’t the only thing that’s wack over there, friends. https://t.co/PmbJn4zCel — Brittany Packnett (@MsPackyetti) March 12, 2018 × Just awful. Awful that anyone thinks this is funny. Awful that anyone thinks this is appropriate. Awful that any company would approve this. Thank you Brittany for calling this out. — Chelsea Clinton (@ChelseaClinton) March 12, 2018 × After taking down the advert as a result of the backlash, a Snapchat spokesperson in a statement said: “The advert was reviewed and approved in error, as it violates our advertising guidelines. We immediately removed the ad last weekend, once we became aware. We are sorry that this happened.” In February 2009, Chris Brown and Rihanna, who were dating at the time, got in a fight that ended violently. Chris was charged with felony assault for abuse and making criminal threats which eventually led him to plead guilty. He was sentenced to five years of probation and domestic violence counselling.

Snapchat apologises for Rihanna, Chris Brown ad that made light of domestic abuse

<p>When Rihanna walks in, the whole world stops and stares. But when she walks in a skimpy, rhinestone bejewelled bikini with blue hair, you just stop breathing.</p>

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<p>Proud of her Barbados heritage, the 29-year-old singer returns every year to celebrate the annual Crop Over Festival with as much vigour as other participants. This time around, Rihanna dyed her hair a striking teal and wore a shiny bikini with matching garters and outrageous plumed wings. She completed the look with glittering fishnet tights, dramatic makeup and that confidence!</p>

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<p>Watch her enjoying her time at the dance parade:&nbsp;</p>

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<p>She made an appearance at the Kadooment Day parade, the&nbsp;climax of Barbados&#39; Crop Over festival, a West Indian celebration marking the end of the sugarcane harvest which dates back at least to the colonial period. &nbsp;<br />
At the end of the harvest season, enthusiastic dancers come out dressed in their most colourful outfits to mark the successful completion of the harvest. Thus the name, Crop Over celebration.</p>

<p>The festival, however, took a backseat when the sugar industry in&nbsp;Barbados suffered and started declining. In fact, the festival was stopped in the 1940s. It was revived in&nbsp;1974 and the festival came back with a stronger influence combining elements from the Barbadian culture. The festival today attracts thousands from all around the world.&nbsp;</p>

<p>This wasn&#39;t a first for Rihanna as she has come out all in support of the festival previously, too. In 2015, Rihanna was seen sporting a blue dye of a much darker shade.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Some of her looks from the previous years:</p>

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The star returned to Barbados, her native country to celebrate the annual Crop Over Festival

When Rihanna walks in, the whole world stops and stares. But when she walks in a skimpy, rhinestone bejewelled bikini with blue hair, you just stop breathing. the @aura_experience caught by @dennisleupold #BARBADOS #cropover2017 #culture A post shared by badgalriri (@badgalriri) on Aug 7, 2017 at 1:44pm PDT × Proud of her Barbados heritage, the 29-year-old singer returns every year to celebrate the annual Crop Over Festival with as much vigour as other participants. This time around, Rihanna dyed her hair a striking teal and wore a shiny bikini with matching garters and outrageous plumed wings. She completed the look with glittering fishnet tights, dramatic makeup and that confidence! ?????? A post shared by Rihanna Daily (@rihannadaily) on Aug 7, 2017 at 11:49am PDT × ???????? A post shared by Rihanna Daily (@rihannadaily) on Aug 8, 2017 at 5:41am PDT × Watch her enjoying her time at the dance parade: Wild wild thoughts... ?? A post shared by Rihanna Daily (@rihannadaily) on Aug 7, 2017 at 4:38pm PDT × On Rihpeat #CropOva A post shared by Rihanna Daily (@rihannadaily) on Aug 7, 2017 at 10:28am PDT × She made an appearance at the Kadooment Day parade, the climax of Barbados' Crop Over festival, a West Indian celebration marking the end of the sugarcane harvest which dates back at least to the colonial period. At the end of the harvest season, enthusiastic dancers come out dressed in their most colourful outfits to mark the successful completion of the harvest. Thus the name, Crop Over celebration. The festival, however, took a backseat when the sugar industry in Barbados suffered and started declining. In fact, the festival was stopped in the 1940s. It was revived in 1974 and the festival came back with a stronger influence combining elements from the Barbadian culture. The festival today attracts thousands from all around the world. This wasn't a first for Rihanna as she has come out all in support of the festival previously, too. In 2015, Rihanna was seen sporting a blue dye of a much darker shade. Some of her looks from the previous years: Bajan Queen ???????????? A post shared by Rihanna Daily (@rihannadaily) on Aug 7, 2017 at 12:19pm PDT × We love you, Rihanna!

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R&amp;B singer Chris Brown says he is sure he will be acquitted after being accused of threatening a woman with a &ldquo;deadly weapon&rdquo;, Indian news agency PTI reported today.&nbsp;<br />
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Last week, the musician was arrested after a woman accused him of pulling a gun on her at his residence in Los Angeles.<br />
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Brown, however, has maintained he is innocent and cannot wait for &ldquo;the truth&rdquo; to be revealed, reported ABC News.<br />
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&quot;I cannot wait till the truth comes to light about this incident and this situation. You know, because my character&#39;s been defaced and who I am as a person and (my) integrity.I&#39;m glad all my real supporters know me, and know the truth and see the truth,&quot; he said.<br />
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Brown is expected to appear in court on September 20.<br />
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Brown says he is sure he will be acquitted after being accused of threatening a woman with a 'deadly weapon'

R&B singer Chris Brown says he is sure he will be acquitted after being accused of threatening a woman with a “deadly weapon”, Indian news agency PTI reported today. Last week, the musician was arrested after a woman accused him of pulling a gun on her at his residence in Los Angeles. Brown, however, has maintained he is innocent and cannot wait for “the truth” to be revealed, reported ABC News. "I cannot wait till the truth comes to light about this incident and this situation. You know, because my character's been defaced and who I am as a person and (my) integrity.I'm glad all my real supporters know me, and know the truth and see the truth," he said. Brown is expected to appear in court on September 20. (WION)

Can't wait till the truth comes to light: Chris Brown

Singer Chris Brown has been arrested Tuesday on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. He was arrested after hours of standoff and search of his LA home.<br />
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Police authorities arrived at the site when a woman called 911 for help. The said woman reportedly made the call at 3:00 am in the morning.<br />
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Police who responded to the 911 emergency call spent hours surrounding the singer&rsquo;s home before obtaining a search warrant and beginning a search of the premises in the early afternoon.<br />
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&quot;He is being transported to robbery-homicide, where he will be arrested for assault with a deadly weapon,&rdquo; Lieutenant Chris Ramirez of the Los Angeles Police Department told reporters.<br />
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Ramirez declined to elaborate on the charges against Brown, saying that the investigation was still under way.&nbsp;<br />
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Earlier TMZ.com and the Los Angeles Times reported that the R&amp;Bsinger had pointed a gun at the woman.<br />
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In a video posted by Brown on Instagram before being taken into custody, he denied any wrongdoing.<br />
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&quot;I don&#39;t sleep half the damn night I just wake up to all these ... helicopters, choppers is around, police out there at the gate,&quot; Brown said on Instagram.<br />
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&quot;I don&#39;t care y&#39;all going to stay playing with me like I&#39;m the villain out here, like I&#39;m going crazy ... good luck when you get the warrant or whatever you need to do. You&#39;re going to walk right up in here and you&#39;re going to see nothing you idiots,&quot; he added.<br />
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In 2009, he was arrested &nbsp;for assaulting then-girlfriend Rihanna. He pleaded guilty to felony assault and was sentenced to five years&#39; probation, a year-long domestic violence class and six months of community labour. He completed that probation in Los Angeles County early last year.<br />
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(WION with inputs from agencies)

The singer was taken into custody after police received a call from an unknown woman at 3:00 am asking for help

Singer Chris Brown has been arrested Tuesday on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. He was arrested after hours of standoff and search of his LA home. Police authorities arrived at the site when a woman called 911 for help. The said woman reportedly made the call at 3:00 am in the morning. Police who responded to the 911 emergency call spent hours surrounding the singer’s home before obtaining a search warrant and beginning a search of the premises in the early afternoon. "He is being transported to robbery-homicide, where he will be arrested for assault with a deadly weapon,” Lieutenant Chris Ramirez of the Los Angeles Police Department told reporters. Ramirez declined to elaborate on the charges against Brown, saying that the investigation was still under way. Earlier TMZ.com and the Los Angeles Times reported that the R&Bsinger had pointed a gun at the woman. In a video posted by Brown on Instagram before being taken into custody, he denied any wrongdoing. "I don't sleep half the damn night I just wake up to all these ... helicopters, choppers is around, police out there at the gate," Brown said on Instagram. "I don't care y'all going to stay playing with me like I'm the villain out here, like I'm going crazy ... good luck when you get the warrant or whatever you need to do. You're going to walk right up in here and you're going to see nothing you idiots," he added. In 2009, he was arrested for assaulting then-girlfriend Rihanna. He pleaded guilty to felony assault and was sentenced to five years' probation, a year-long domestic violence class and six months of community labour. He completed that probation in Los Angeles County early last year. (WION with inputs from agencies)

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