Rihanna gets put on blast
Jasmina with Rihanna, courtesy of the Anema family
The mother of Jasmina Anema, the 6-year-old who lost her battle to Leukemia last month, has a question for Rihanna:
Rihanna campaigned for bone marrow transplants and spent a lot of time with Jasmina, who often said she was one of Rihanna’s biggest fans.
Following Jasmina’s death on January 27, Rihanna released this statement: “I am incredibly heartbroken that Jasmina has passed away. She was such a brave and special child. She showed me more strength and spirit than many adults I have met. I feel blessed that I was able to have her in my life and know that through her example, she has saved many lives. She was truly an angel on earth.”
But apparently, she never reached out directly to Jasmina’s family.
This story confuses me. Surely after becoming so close with Jasmina, Rihanna didn’t just send out a press release after her death and call it a day. There’s got to be some kind of a miscommunication or misunderstanding going on here.
Or was it really all just a publicity stunt?
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