LOS ANGELES – Ivanna Lisette Ortiz, 35, currently facing charges for allegedly discharging a firearm at Rihanna's residence, expressed disappointment today that the pop icon seemingly ignored her extensive online communication leading up to the incident. Ortiz reportedly believes her Facebook posts, which explicitly addressed the singer and detailed increasingly erratic intentions, should have been taken more seriously.
“It’s like, what more do I have to do?” Ortiz reportedly told a public defender, according to sources close to the case. “I tagged her. I used relevant hashtags. I even included a countdown. This isn't some obscure blog; it’s Facebook. She gets notifications for everything else.”
Legal experts suggest this novel defense strategy hinges on the premise that celebrities have an implicit duty to monitor and respond to all direct, albeit unhinged, social media communications from their fanbase. “It raises complex questions about the digital social contract,” explained Dr. Evelyn Reed, a professor of digital ethics at Cal State Fullerton. “At what point does a public figure become liable for not engaging with a commenter’s escalating threats? Is a 'like' sufficient? A 'block'? Or must they proactively call law enforcement based on a poorly punctuated manifesto?”
Prosecutors are expected to argue that a celebrity’s social media feed is not an official crisis hotline. Meanwhile, Rihanna’s publicist has yet to comment on whether the singer plans to enable a 'read receipts' feature for all future fan correspondence.





