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Ooh Arr, where's yer bra Rihanna?

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A FUMING farmer ordered Rihanna to stop filming her new video on his land after he saw her dancing bare-breasted in his wheat.  Click here to see the topless photo from the U.K. Sun

Devout Christian Alan Graham, 61, rumbled up to the American superstar on his tractor to give her the ticking off. The landowner said yesterday: "I realised things had got to a stage which were not acceptable to me. Things became inappropriate and I asked the film crew to stop." He added: "I had a conversation with Rihanna and I hope she understands where I'm coming from. We shook hands." Dad-of-four Alan, who has a Christian message emblazoned on one of his barns near Bangor, Northern Ireland, admitted he had not previously been familiar with the singer's work. He said: "I'd never heard of Rihanna until someone called me requesting the use of my land. The gentleman who made the arrangements was perhaps unaware of what my expectations would be.

 Inappropriate ... Devout Christian farmer Alan Graham

Inappropriate ... Devout Christian farmer Alan GrahamPacemaker

"If the name Rihanna had been mentioned, well, no disrespect but it wouldn't have meant anything." Earlier during Monday's filming Alan had visited the field and watched happily as the star vamped it up fully dressed. But later as he drove by on his tractor he saw she had stripped down to a red bikini top — then watched in shock as she flashed her boobs.

 

Making hay ... Rihanna leaves little to the imagination in County Down
Making hay ... Rihanna leaves little to the imagination in County Down

The farmer, who is also a local politician for the Democratic Unionist Party, said: "If someone wants to borrow my field and things become inappropriate, then I say, 'Enough is enough — you are not entitled to do that'."

But he added: "I wish no ill against Rihanna and her friends. I'm coming here from a Christian ethos." After being booted off the field — for which no payment had been made — Rihanna, 23, yesterday continued filming the video in Belfast.

 Sticking with it ... Rihanna continued filming in Belfast after telling-off

Sticking with it ... Rihanna continued filming in Belfast after telling-off

She wore a denim top and skirt and black stockings as she acted out finger-jabbing scenes for We Found Love. Hordes of onlookers gathered to catch a glimpse of the singer. Later filming continued at a chippie, where Rihanna danced on tables.

 

Rear suspension ... another scene shot in Belfast thrilled the crowds
Rear suspension ... another scene shot in Belfast thrilled the crowds
The fresh northern Irish climate would have come in stark contrast to the chart-topper's most recent port of call.Rih has been enjoying the scorching sun of South America over recent weeks while on tour in the continent. She's played a series of shows in Brazil, including Rio and the country's capital Brasilia.

 

Brace yourself ... residents watch as scantily-clad Rihanna films video
Brace yourself ... residents watch as scantily-clad Rihanna films video
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But it's not been all work for the Bajan recently. In August she managed to sneak in a European holiday before returning to the road. She forked out £200,000 hiring a yacht for her and her pals, visiting St Tropez and Cannes in the south of France, and Portofino and Sardinia in Italy.

 

On the run ... Rihanna legs it from car
On the run ... Rihanna legs it from car

A month earlier the Grammy-winner made a rare return to her homeland Barbados, where she cut loose at a carnival. And on Thursday she starts a string of UK shows in Belfast.She then takes in a host of other cities before bringing the trek to an end in Newcastle on October 1

 

 

 

 


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