A woman accused of opening fire at Rihanna’s home in Beverly Hills had previously targeted singer Billie Eilish weeks earlier, according to court documents cited by the New York Post.
Ivanna Ortiz, 35, who faces an attempted murder charge in connection with the shooting at Rihanna’s Los Angeles-area home, had filed a lawsuit against Eilish over a concert in Orlando, Florida, in October, the newspaper reported.
Ortiz, who lived in Orlando at the time, claimed the performance by the “Bad Guy” singer caused her “immediate and irreparable harm” because of noise and traffic connected to the event, according to court filings reported by the Post.
The lawsuit also named Live Nation, the concert promotion giant that has organized tours for both Eilish and Rihanna. Ortiz sought damages between $75,000 and $100,000 and questioned whether a noise waiver had been properly filed, asking a court to issue an injunction to stop the concert.
A judge dismissed the emergency petition, and the concert went ahead as scheduled.
Ortiz was later arrested after authorities said she shot at Rihanna’s Beverly Hills home Sunday. Rihanna and her family are believed to have fled the residence following the incident, the Post reported.
Ortiz is being held on bail set at $10.225 million.
Authorities have not publicly detailed a motive, but the Post reported that Ortiz posted numerous messages on social media targeting Rihanna and other celebrities.
In videos posted to YouTube, Ortiz accused the pop star of being “jealous” of her and made other hostile claims. In one clip, she said Rihanna had a “devil’s face.”
Other posts on Facebook directly tagged Rihanna’s account and contained accusations for which there is no evidence.
According to the Post, the posts suggested what appeared to be an escalating fixation on the singer in the months leading up to the shooting.