So when Rihanna gets caught red handed the blame falls on Melina. What happened to all the "creative control' Rihanna had that the Navy bragged about?
Did we lie? Just because she has creative control doesn't mean that she directs all her own videos, melina directed YDO, Rihanna is not listed as director or co-director. So yes melina is the one to blame.
Who said she had creative control over a video? Isn't that what a directer is for??
We could say the exact same thing regarding her albums. At the end of the day its Rihanna's music video for Rihanna's song, not Melina's. Whether she directed the video or not she still has the right to approve and change it if she doesn't like it. They've already gotten lawsuits about this before so IDK why Rihanna is keeping her around.
No, a lot of musicians hire directors to bring their visions and ideas to life, not to come up with everything.
Im sure that's the case in some instances but Melina is very hands on with her direction and even for the WFL video she took credit for the direction and idea for the video so I think it's safe to assume that she did the same here...
Did we lie? Just because she has creative control doesn't mean that she directs all her own videos, melina directed YDO, Rihanna is not listed as director or co-director. So yes melina is the one to blame.
Yes you did.
And I find it hilarious how whenever Rihanna gets accused of stealing the blame falls on the video director, but say if this was any other pop star the blame would fall on them instead.