L.A. cops on leave in Rihanna probe

Report: L.A. cops on leave in Rihanna probe

Department is investigating leaked photo of singer’s battered face

LOS ANGELES - Two police officers have been placed on leave as part of a probe into who leaked a photo of pop singer Rihanna’s battered face after she was assaulted by her former boyfriend Chris Brown, the officers’ attorneys said Friday.

Rebecca Reyes and Blanca Lopez were “assigned to home” with pay, pending the outcome of criminal and administrative investigations into how celebrity Web site TMZ.com obtained the graphic photograph, which showed Rihanna’s face and mouth with multiple bruises.

Reyes’ attorney Ira Salzman confirmed his client was assigned to the Los Angeles Police Department’s division that handled Rihanna’s beating but said she had not sold the picture.

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