Rihanna Breaks Foot on Vacation, Chris Brown Rep Denies Rumors of Reunion

Rihanna’s vacation in the French Riviera has been well-documented and she seems to be having the time of her life but she had to pay for her good time with a couple of toes. The star broke her foot while playing bartender as she partied with friends.  Her shared the bad news via twitter, tweeting a picture of Rihanna’s bandaged foot with the caption, “It is not a vacation until someone breaks a toe.”

Rihanna confirmed the story with a tweet of her own, “bartending last night, dropped a bottle, broke it, my foot is still bleeding!!!” Despite the injury, the Barbados native was photographed parasailing with a friend a couple of days later. Rihanna has also been sporting an array of swimsuits from a white curve-hugging one piece to a netted skirt paired with a printed tube top. Websites around the world are having a banner week with large spreads dedicated to Rihanna and her derriere in the skimpy suits.

Although she got a vacation from work, Rihanna hasn’t gotten a break from the rumors. Chris Brown is also in St. Tropez and various sources claimed he was there to meet up with his ex. A source told the Sun Brown and Rihanna’s yachts were adjacent to each other and they spent an evening together. “It was a last-minute trip, but Chris wanted to see Rihanna. They have this weird addiction to each other and can’t seem to stay away,” said the source. “She was really happy when he arrived. She spent all evening getting ready to see him. They waited till night so no-one saw them. She went to his yacht, which they moved to a secluded bay.”

Brown’s rep denies the former lovers met and claimed Brown was still with his girlfriend Karrueche Tran, despite reports of a break-up. “[Chris Brown] is in France to shoot a music video for [the] Swizz Beatz album and Ludacris is in it. It’s Swizz’s song,” said the rep. “[Chris’s girlfriend] Karrueche [Tran] is there with him… They never broke up. He is not on [Rihanna’s] yacht. There is no Rihanna connection.”

 

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