RIHANNA’S NEW MAN HAS A RESTRAINING ORDER?

PUBLISHED 23rd JANUARY 2010
So it’s official, Rihanna has at last gone public with her new boyfriend, Los Angeles Dodgers star Matt Kemp, following a date at an L.A. basketball game on Saturday night. However, controversy seems to follow Rihanna as reports allege that the new boyfriend was once involved in a violent relationship that resulted in a restraining order filed against him by a former lover. However, Matt Kemp cleared up the allegations by stating that it had nothing to do with physical abuse. As previously reported by RnBandHIPHOPworld.com, Rihanna split from her former boyfriend, Chris Brown, last year after a bust-up which left her battered and bruised.
The new boyfriend was hit with allegations of a violent past after it emerged a former lover filed a restraining order against him after their relationship ended in 2008. Kemp has come forward to set the record straight, insisting the court order, which was subsequently lifted, is a "non-issue." Kemp's agent Dave Stewart told E! News, "Matt dated Felisha about two years ago and decided to end their relationship. She chose to file a complaint and shortly thereafter, on her own accord, decided to drop it based on the fact that the statements made within were false. She has very recently said that she has no issue whatsoever with Matt and that she and Matt consider this to be a non-issue. Matt Kemp is a consummate Midwestern gentleman who has never displayed any act of violence towards a woman. During the course of the relationship there was a restraining order filed by Felisha but it had nothing to do with domestic violence and to be clear Matt was NEVER physically abusive to Felisha, nor did she fear for her life. The restraining order was subsequently vacated. They both have moved on separately but remain amicable."