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Rihanna's former business manager Patricia Williams has hit back at claims she stole money from the singer.

As previously revealed on TaleTela Williams has been running her mouth off about how much debt Rihanna is in.

However, the star and her management company say Williams was sacked because she was suspected of stealing money from them.

Williams told Blackarazzi: "It's not my fault that she only has $20,000 to her name. I'm a professional Business Manager, I have a staff of more than a dozen, I have worked for many high-profile actors, musicians and multi-million dollar corporations.

“Why would I steal from Rihanna? I showed her all the paperwork and tried to explain to her the circumstances but she wouldn't listen.

"She called me all sorts of horrible names and stormed off. I now feel compelled to share with the world the background story as I will not allow my name to be slandered."

Williams also repeated her claim that Def Jam was partly to blame for Rihanna's money woes because they don't support her properly.

She went on: "Def Jam doesn't fund Rihanna properly, so Marc uses the money Rihanna makes from third-party endorsements and from tours to fund her album and music videos.

“I don't want to disrespect Marc's name. He is a fantastic manager and genuinely believes in Rihanna.

"But he uses her money to fund her future projects because he believes he can break her in the world market."

She added: "Her album sales are not nearly as close to her single sales and he knows that if she is only known as a singles artist she will only be as good as her last hit.

“Unfortunately, he didn't inform his client and I'm receiving the brunt of it."