Man shocked after realising Rihanna paid him $500,000 to move out of his house for one week

 That man was Spyro Malaspinas, a cybersecurity expert who rented out his five-bedroom home to the A-lister for a week before her performance.

Having built a lucrative career in cybersecurity, Malaspinas had purchased a 6,400-square-foot home in Paradise Valley for an eye-watering $7.3 million ($5.8m).

In the run-up to the big gig, he was asked by a property management firm whether he would be willing to rent out the luxurious home.

As Malaspinas had already worked with the company before, he was offered a staggering $500,000 (£403k) to rent his home for the week.

Of course, the 48-year-old couldn’t refuse, and he accepted - completely unaware that an A-lister was about to crash at his home.

The last thing I am is a real estate baron,” he joked as he recalled the story to the Wall Street Journal.

He added: "My pride’s not that big. I don’t mind moving out for $500,000 a week."

However, he didn’t discover who had rented the palatial pad until he signed a release form stating that Rihanna would be occupying the property.

"My [13-year-old] daughter was absolutely thrilled," he admitted to the Wall Street Journal.

While Malaspinas hasn’t moved back just yet, he did reveal that he had been offered 'crazy amounts of money' to sell the home.