Rita Ora Accused of Paying Almost $7,000 to the Restaurant That Hosted Her Lockdown Birthday Party

Rita Ora is being accused of offering to pay nearly $7,000 for her birthday party, held during one of UK’s Coronavirus lockdowns, at the restaurant Casa Cruz.

The manager of the restaurant confessed to the police that Rita’s team approached them about having seven people at the party for “drinks and nibbles.” The manager said he wanted to help “facilitate” and admitted he was “greedy” in doing so since gatherings are against lockdown protocols, TMZ reports.

Rita has since apologized for hosting the party, which was attended by some celebrities. You can read her full apology note right here.

The UK is still facing large lockdowns as a result of the spread of COVID-19. So far, Rita has not responded to this new update to this story.