Is Rihanna Getting Millions For Flicking A Light Switch?

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The British tabloids are abuzz today with word that pop starlet Rihanna would be receiving a £5 million, or over $8 million USD, pay day for turning on the lights.

Now these aren’t ordinary lights. It’s not as though the Barbadian singer is getting paid every time she flicks the lights off when she leaves a room! Though it begs the question what kind of residuals dimmer switches bring in.

No, RiRi is getting the big bucks to turn on the holiday lights at Westfield Stratford City, a shopping complex in East London and one of the largest such complexes in the European Union. Granted, she’s also performing a concert as part of the lighting ceremony, but who cares about that!

While there doesn’t appear to have been any official word on Rihanna’s role in the ceremony, Westfield’s marketing manager Myf Ryan noted that, “The Christmas light switch-on at Westfield Stratford City is one of the highlights of the festive calendar. This year we want to thank our loyal shoppers by giving them something they’ll never forget.” And you know, an appearance and concert from one of the biggest acts in the world doesn’t seem like a bad way of doing that.

This isn’t the first time Rihanna’s been on lighting duties. She originally had the honor of helping ring in the holiday season at Westfield’s Shepherd’s Bush location in 2010.

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