Rihanna's Back on The Red Carpet!

By Alicia Cruz
Senior writer
theblackurbantimes.com
Last night in New York City, the lovely Rihanna walked the red carpet at the annual is back Costume Institute of The Metropolitan Museum gala. It was her first "official" appearance since Chris Brown allegedly attacked her back in February.
Decked out in a Dolce and Gabbana suit and bow tie, Miss Rihanna strutted her stuff along the red carpeta as beautiful as ever, but never uttered a word to the media.
The annual gala was hosted by none other than "Vogue" editor Anna Wintour and co-chaired by formel model, Kate Moss along with Justin Timeberlake (can you believe his wardrobe malfunction incident with Janet Jackson actually made it to the high court??)
The event served as the kickoff to "The Model as Muse: Embodying Fashion" exhibit. Newspaper reports say guests included Madonna, Victoria Beckham and designer Stella McCartney. Rihanna's red carpeta return comes on the heels of her nixing the concert she had scheduled in DUBAI. A Middle East concert promoter stated that she cancelled because the timing was "inappropriate." Yassin Matbouly, managing director of Vibe Entertainment Management Agency, said the Dubai-based promoter got "nothing in writing" from Rihanna's agents but was made to understand from managers negotiating the May 28 concert in the Gulf sheikdom that it "won't work out." "We put an offer across with a large amount of money, and it unfortunately did not happen," Matbouly said. "We heard it was inappropriate timing for her to have a public concert."
The Dubai concert was to be Rihanna's first singing performance since she was allegedly assaulted by Chris Brown. Charged with felony assault and making criminal threats on February 8, Brown has since plead not guilty to the charges.
The "inappropriate' timing may be because Brown has another court hearing scheduled for May 28 according to the Court web site for the State of California. The Dubai company remains interested in hosting Rihanna in the region and will try to reschedule the concert.