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"Rihanna will reportedly be paid \u00C2\u00A35 million to switch on the Christmas lights at Westfield in Stratford this year. The singer, who turned on the lights at Westfield in Shepherd&amp;#039;s Bush two years ago, will also perform a short concert for the 20,000 fans expected to attend.   &amp;quot;Rihanna&amp;#039;s thrilled she has been asked again. She knows it&amp;#039;s a big deal and is totally up for it - if it fits in with her schedule,&amp;quot; a source told The Sun. &amp;quot;Westfield have had a great year due to the Olympics and want to fork out to celebrate. &amp;quot;Even though the final contract is still being thrashed out, they&amp;#039;re prepared to pay up to \u00C2\u00A35 million for her. Organisers are expecting around 20,000 people to swamp the park. &amp;quot;The Spice Girls were also discussed but Rihanna came out as the artist of choice.&amp;quot; Rihanna recently said that she doesn&amp;#039;t like being &amp;quot;associated with anything that&amp;#039;s untrue&amp;quot; in relation to rumours she was photographed taking cocaine. Digital Spy breakfast show - watch Amie Parker-Williams discuss the day&amp;#039;s biggest stories including Girls Aloud, Made in Chelsea, Jedward and more:  Rihanna&amp;#039;s controversial outfits in pictures:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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