Rihanna is finally breaking her silence nine months after her ex-boyfriend brutally attacked her.

Rihanna sat down with Diane Sawyer in an interview scheduled to air Thursday on Good Morning America and on 20/20 on Friday.

Rihanna made it clear that domestic violence does not discriminate. It crosses ethnic, racial, generational, sexual orientation, religious and socioeconomic lines, and nearly one in three women will experience physical abuse in their lifetime.

“This happened to me. … It can happen to anyone,” the singer told Sawyer.

Rihanna says it was particularly difficult because - even though he kicked the shit out of her - she was still madly in love with him.

“He was definitely my first big love,” Rihanna said.

We’re glad Rihanna is turning her horrible experience into a positive by drawing awareness to domestic abuse. We have no doubt this will be healing for her, and she’ll come out a stronger person for it!

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