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Rihanna flies home to comfort mother
Jul 3, 2012, 18:01 GMT

Rihanna outside the jet
Rihanna has flown back to Barbados to be with her mother following the death of her grandmother.
The 'We Found Love' hitmaker was left devastated by the passing of Clara 'Dolly' Braithwaite pver the weekend so has jetted back to her home country to spend time with her family.
She tweeted a picture of herself about to board a private plane and accompanied the shot with the caption: 'Coming home to squeeze ya mama. (sic)'
Rihanna's decision to fly home came after she pulled out of the Rock In Rio festival.
The 'S&M' singer was due to perform at the event in Madrid, Spain, on Thursday (05.07.12) but cancelled her headline appearance following the death of her beloved grandmother.
Organisers of the festival confirmed they are trying to book a replacement for the grieving star but are also offering fans refunds.
Her performance at this weekend's Wireless Festival in London's Hyde Park is still scheduled to go ahead.
Following the death of her grandmother, Rihanna - who went ahead with a performance in Sweden after hearing the news - paid tribute to her relative on twitter.
She wrote: 'Goodbye grangranDolly get your beauty rest until I see you. grangranDolly that is all.'
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