Ivanna Lisette Ortiz is preparing to enter a plea concerning numerous felony charges stemming from a shooting incident at Rihanna’s Los Angeles residence in March.
LOS ANGELES — A court appearance is scheduled for Wednesday where a woman accused of attempting to murder Rihanna, along with facing more than twelve other felony charges, will formally enter her plea.
According to prosecutors, the pop icon, her partner and hip-hop artist A$AP Rocky, along with their three young children, were present at their Beverly Hills home when 35-year-old Ivanna Lisette Ortiz, hailing from Orlando, Florida, allegedly discharged a firearm on the premises on March 8.
Ortiz faces 10 counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm and three counts of shooting at an occupied vehicle or dwelling.
During her initial appearance in Los Angeles Superior Court on March 11, Ortiz’s attorney initially entered a not guilty plea on her behalf. However, the plea was withdrawn to allow for a delay in the arraignment.
Public records indicate that Ortiz has worked as a licensed speech pathologist for over ten years. Currently held on a $1.8 million bail, she faces the possibility of a life sentence if found guilty on all charges.
The Public Defender’s Office said only that “we will work to ensure that our client receives the full protections guaranteed under the Constitution.”
District Attorney Nathan Hochman said when Ortiz was charged that Rihanna and Rocky were together in an Airstream trailer at the time of the shooting, while her mother, their children and staffers were in the main house.
The three counts of firing at a dwelling were for Rihanna’s house, her trailer, and a neighbor’s house, prosecutors said. The 10 assault counts were for Rihanna and family, two staffers and two people in the neighboring house.
Hochman would not say where any of the bullets landed, discuss a motive or describe any connection between Ortiz and Rihanna, saying all were under investigation.
A nine-time Grammy Award winner, Rihanna has 14 No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, including “We Found Love,” “Work,” “Umbrella” and “Disturbia.” She founded the makeup brand Fenty Beauty in 2017.
She and A$AP Rocky announced the birth of their third child, a girl named Rocki Irish Mayers, in September.
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