Police are reviewing a series of online rants in which the woman accused of shooting at Rihanna's Los Angeles home claims the singer was "stealing" from her and also calls out rapper Cardi B, as they search for a motive.
In videos posted to a YouTube channel and other platforms, a woman identified as Ivanna Lisette Ortiz accuses Rihanna of being "jealous," calls her a "witch," and claims the star is "stealing" from her and from fans. She also says Rihanna is trying to "steal my thoughts" and urges viewers not to listen to the singer's music.
Screenshots and clips obtained by several outlets show Ortiz directing a separate rant at Cardi B while wearing a blonde wig and American flag shorts. In that mirror video, she says, "You can't f--- with me, Cardi B" and boasts that she is "the cutest tonight," according to the New York Post.
Reports say these posts were made in the weeks leading up to the shooting and form part of a broader pattern of online fixation on high-profile entertainers. Detectives are reviewing the material but have not yet publicly tied any single video or message to a definitive motive.
Authorities have identified the suspect as 35-year-old Ortiz of Florida, who is being held on suspicion of attempted murder with bail set at about 10.2 million dollars. She was arrested on Sunday after gunfire hit Rihanna's Beverly Hills–area mansion while the star and her family were inside, but unharmed, police and multiple outlets say.
Investigators believe Ortiz drove a white Tesla to the property and fired around 10 rounds from an AR-15-style rifle toward the gated home in the Beverly Crest area. Bullets struck the front gate, the house, and an Airstream-style trailer on the driveway, but no injuries were reported, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Officers tracked the Tesla to a shopping center parking lot in Sherman Oaks about 30 minutes after the 911 call and took Ortiz into custody there without further incident. Police say they recovered an assault-style rifle and spent shell casings believed to have been used in the shooting from the vehicle.
The LAPD's Robbery-Homicide Division is leading the investigation, and officials say there is no known prior relationship between Ortiz and Rihanna. Ortiz remains in custody as prosecutors prepare formal charges, and Rihanna has not commented publicly on the incident, as per The Wrap.
