
It's all well and good when Rihanna is pouring you champagne and giving away diamonds. Just days ago, journalists were issuing cheerful dispatches from the singer's extravagant seven-day, seven-country jaunt around the world. But after several tiring, chaotic days on board a plane with no face-to-face Rihanna access, journalists and fans of the 777 Tour are revolting.
According to E! News, the press gaggle has taken to protests chants, shouting "Save our jobs!" and "Just one quote!" from the back of the plane. One Australian radio host took it a step further, streaking naked down the aisle of the Delta 777 on the way to London. FUSE TV captured the moment on video:
"We were looking for a story, and we turned out to BE the story," explains FUSE TV correspondent Esteban Serrano in the video.
MTV Style reporters Mary HK Choi and Maud Dietch have described "pandemonium" on the plane, with Deitch jokingly preparing for a journo revolution.
Here's a few dispatches direct from the mutiny:
Save our jobs. #RihannaPlane
— Elliott Wilson (@ElliottWilson) November 19, 2012
overheard: "calm them down with alcohol" #Rihannaplane #777tour
— e. (@3rika) November 19, 2012
Mutiny? Check. Last night, we chanted in unison till IDJ came out & side-eyed us. Best chant? 'Save our jobs.' Oh someone streaked #777tour
— e. (@3rika) November 19, 2012
#rihannaplane brotherhood. RT "@jasonrnewman I'm not saying we should get teardrop tattoos back in NYC, but also not saying we shouldn't."
— Julieanne Smolinski (@BoobsRadley) November 19, 2012
We ate a guy from MuchMusic alive. He yelled "CHOKE ON EM! ALSO WATCH MUCHMUSIC!" RT "@gawker The #RihannaPlane is on the verge of anarchy."
— Julieanne Smolinski (@BoobsRadley) November 18, 2012
Original post, with journalists in happier times, below.
From Friday, Nov. 16: Rihanna invited 200 journalists onto a Delta 777 for a whirlwind "777 Tour," a seven-country, seven-concert, seven-day (get it?) traveling musical bonanza from Mexico City to New York. The tour precedes the release of her seventh album, "Unapologetic," due out November 19. Based on tweets, photos and dispatches from the tour's giddy journalists and fans, everyone's having a pretty good time, including Rihanna herself.
Popdust's Julieanne Smolinski, one of the lucky journalists on board, posted a photo of the exclusive invite to Rihanna's "rock n' roll fantasy." "I know that when it's over the 777 tour will be on eof the coolest things I have ever done," the star said.
"This feels like a movie! And I'm the president!" -Rihanna WHO INCIDENTALLY SMELLS AMAZING #777tour twitter.com/BoobsRadley/st…
— Julieanne Smolinski (@BoobsRadley) November 14, 2012
According to E! Online, Rihanna left first class to rub shoulders with everyone on the plane on the first leg of their journey to Mexico City. Photos and video show Rihanna walking up and down the aisles with cognac and champagne.
Poppin bottles with @rihanna. 1000s miles high. No big deal. instagr.am/p/SB46dINltl/ #777Tour
— VH1 Music (@VH1Music) November 15, 2012
The 24-year-old Bajan songstress also took to the PA System, MTV reported: "Ladies and gentlemen, there is an emergency code f***ing 777. Who's ready for Mexico? Who's ready for tequila?."
Plus they're drinking free Ace of Spades champagne:
Check this out. @rihanna walked through the plane pouring drinks for us. This is one of many empties. #777Tour twitter.com/ScottFoxonair/…
— Scott Fox (@ScottFoxonair) November 15, 2012
And singing:
RIHANNA SAID ELLA ON THE PA AND WE ALL SHOUTED "ELLA" BACK THEN SHE GAVE US ALL CONFLICT FREE DIAMOND NECKLACES. #777tour cc: @popdust
— Julieanne Smolinski (@BoobsRadley) November 14, 2012
And oh yeah, getting diamonds:
"Look in your bag and find the little string! It's a DIAMOND! I love you!" - @rihanna twitter.com/VH1Music/statu…
— VH1 Music (@VH1Music) November 14, 2012
The 777 Tour will also hit Toronto, Stockholm, Paris, Berlin, London and New York City.
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