The woman who is accused of attempted murder after allegedly shooting at the Beverly Hills home of superstar Rihanna has pleaded not guilty to charges on Wednesday morning.
Inside a downtown Los Angeles courtroom, 35-year-old Ivanna Ortiz pleaded not guilty to one count of attempted murder, 10 felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm and three felony counts of shooting at an inhabited dwelling or camper. She faces life in prison if convicted as charged and remains behind bars in lieu of $1.875 million bail, after an LA County judge denied a request to reduce bail to $70,000, according to the Associated Press.
Ortiz is accused of driving to Rihanna’s home from Florida and firing several shots at the residence before speeding away on March 8. L.A. County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said the gunfire struck Rihanna’s home, a camper on the property and another nearby home.
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Authorities said Rihanna and her partner, rapper ASAP Rocky, were inside the camper when the shooting occurred. LAPD officers said that two bullets hit the double-paned window of the Airstream, but did not go through, and that a third struck the trailer’s side, according to the Associated Press.
A bullet hole was also found on the exterior wall of the home’s second-floor nursery, where the couple’s three children and a nanny were when the shooting happened, police said during court on Wednesday. Three more bullet fragments were discovered in the home’s front porch area, while 10 other bullet holes were found in the property’s gates and walls, according to AP, which also noted that a neighboring home was also struck.
Hours after Ortiz was arrested, she told detectives that she would not answer questions without a lawyer, but allegedly told them that she “wasn’t attempting murder,” according to an LAPD’s report on the incident, which was made public during court on Wednesday, the AP reported.
The police report also detailed Rihanna’s interview after the shooting, during which she told detectives that she was sitting at a window seat in the camper when she heard 10 loud sounds that sounded like banging on metal, AP reported. When she pulled back a curtain, she saw bullet holes in the front window of the Airstream and she rushed to the back of the trailer, where Rocky was sleeping. They then ran into the home to check on their children, Rihanna’s mother and their staff, according to AP.
ASAP Rocky told police that Rihanna shouted someone was shooting at them as she woke him up, AP said, citing LAPD’s report.
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Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department responded to the Beverly Crest neighborhood home earlier in March after receiving reports of a shooting. After the shooting, police located Ortiz about eight miles away from Rihanna’s home, at the Sherman Oaks Galleria shopping center.
LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell said a witness provided police with a description of the suspect’s vehicle, and with the help of an LAPD helicopter and automated license plate readers, they were able to locate Ortiz.
During Wednesday’s hearing, LAPD officers said that Ortiz was found alone in her car with the rifle used in the shooting and a wig that she was using as a disguise, the AP said.
The LAPD investigation found a series of strange posts on Ortiz’s social media mentioning Rihanna. In one post on X, she mentioned the singer and said, “Are you there? … say something to me directly instead of sneaking around like you talking to me where I’m not at.”
According to court records, Ortiz was previously arrested for domestic violence in 2023. She also recently sought an injunction to block a Billie Eilish concert in Florida.
Rihanna, whose real name is Robyn Rihanna Fenty, rose to fame in the early 2000s with mega-hits like “Pon de Replay” and “Umbrella.” Since then, she has turned her musical career into a business empire under her Fenty brand. She owns cosmetic, fashion and lingerie lines. She has been with her partner, ASAP Rocky, since 2020, and they share two sons and a daughter.
Ortiz’s next court date is scheduled for April 8.
