Rihanna splashes $50k on teary family reunion

Rihanna dished out a whopping 50,000 dollars to fly her family to New York to celebrate her Glamour Award.

Rihanna dished out a whopping 50,000 dollars to fly her family to New York to celebrate her Glamour Award as a thank-you for being with her through tough times.

The Umbrella hitmaker flew in her mom,Monica Fenty,plus her brothers and aunts from her native Barbados to watch her pick up the Woman of the Year Award in an emotional ceremony at Carnegie Hall Monday night.

Later,she introduced them to Iman,Serena Williams,Tyra Banks and fashion designer Stella McCartney.

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“I really look up to my gran and my mom. They are my two women of the year . . . Without their unconditional love and guidance,I wouldn’t be here, The New York Post quoted Rihanna as saying during her tearful acceptance speech.

Then the group went for dinner at South Gate in the Essex House.

However Rihanna’s father Ronald Fenty was missing from the festivities.

In a recent interview with Diane Sawyer,Rihanna said that her dad abused her mother when she was a child.

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