While speculation has arisen that the site TMZ Photoshopped a picture of Rihanna's bruised and battered face, some validation has emerged, in the form of an LAPD investigation into the leak.
This would seem to indicate that the picture of Rihanna is a real photo, one without alterations, as why else would the LAPD be so interested?
Check out the full-sized image at TMZ here.
While the original story about the reason that Rihanna dropped out of the Grammys was vague, later reports indicated that she was in fact the victim of domestic violence inflicted by boyfriend Chris Brown.
The LAPD said it takes victim confidentiality seriously, and with regards specifically to the Rihanna photo:
"The department launched an immediate internal investigation and subsequently filed a personnel complaint. A violation of this type is considerd serious misconduct, with penalties up to and including termination."
It sounds, indeed like the Rihanna photo is legit, and that the person who leaked the picture may have made a pretty penny, but he / she had better have covered up his / her tracks well, or they may be losing their job.
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