Other Ventures
Rihanna has ventured into other businesses and industries. In 2006, she created her Believe Foundation to help terminally ill children. Rihanna made her acting debut in a cameo role in the straight-to-DVD film Bring It On: All or Nothing, released in August 2006. To help raise awareness and combat HIV/AIDS, Rihanna and other public figures designed clothing for the February 2008 H&M Fashion Against AIDS line. In October 2010, the singer released an eponymous book. Rihanna's first fragrance, "Reb'l Fleur", was released on January 2011. The singer's first fashion range, for Armani, became available in November 2011. Rihanna starred as Petty Officer (GM2) Cora Raikes in her first theatrical feature film Battleship, which was released on May 18, 2012. Loosely based on the game of the same name, the film and Rihanna's performance both received mixed-to-negative reviews; The New York Times said she was "just fine in the rather generic role". She received a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress and, on a more positive note, a Teen Choice Award. She appeared in Katy Perry: Part of Me, a 3D documentary-concert film about singer Katy Perry.
Rihanna's second fragrance, "Rebelle", was released in February 2012. Her first television program, Styled to Rock, premiered in the UK in August 2012 on Sky Living. In the ten-week series, Rihanna, Nicola Roberts, Lysa Cooper, and Henry Holland assist up-and-coming British designers with their clothing lines. On August 19, 2012, Rihanna appeared in the first episode of the second season of Oprah Winfrey's American prime time television show Oprah's Next Chapter. The episode scored the second-highest ratings in the history of the Oprah Winfrey Network. In November 2012, Rihanna released her third fragrance, "Nude". In February 2013, Rihanna presented her first women's fashion collection at London Fashion Week for British street fashion brand River Island, collaborating with her personal stylist Adam Selman. Her second collection for the brand, a summer edition, will be released on May 25, 2013. In the same month, the singer released her own line of lipstick products entitled 'RiRi Woo' in collaboration with MAC Cosmetics. The collection sold out completely in three hours. She will appear in the Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg comedy film This Is the End, set for release in June 2013. Rihanna's first men's fragrance entitled "Rogue" will be released on September 14, 2013, with a women's version also being distributed.
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