Rihanna donates $4.2 million to domestic violence victims impacted by COVID-19

Rihanna, patron saint of Pisces everywhere and The Met Ball, has donated over four million dollars to aid domestic violence victims during the Coronavirus lockdowns.

According to a Billboard report, she and Jack Dorsey (CEO of Twitter) joined forces to co-fund the grant. Rihanna is a survivor of domestic violence, having escaped an abusive relationship with R&B artist Chris Brown.

The joint grant will go to the Los Angeles Mayor's Fund, with a focus on the city's shelters, which are overcrowded. The money is apparently enough to provide food, shelter and professional counselling for up to 90 people a week, for 20 weeks.

Less than three weeks ago, Rihanna also pledged $5 million to Coronavirus relief, and Jack Dorsey stunned with a $1 billion (yes, with a 'B') pledge for COVID-19 relief. Some of that funding will go toward a new lobbying LLC that will back a universal basic income.