Rihanna Opens Up About Chris Brown
Rihanna recently opened up about her abusive relationship with ex-boyfriend Chris Brown.
In the interview, to air Thursday on Good Morning America and Friday on 20/20, Rihanna admits that Brown was “definitely my first big love” but said their relationship eventually became self-destructive.
“The more in love we became, the more dangerous we became for each other,” the singer tells Diane Sawyer.
Back in August, Brown was sentenced to five years of probation, six months of community service and one year of domestic violence counseling after leaving Rihanna bruised and battered the night before the Grammy Awards.
“This happened to me … it can happen to anyone,” Rihanna tells Sawyer.
In addition to her ABC interview, Rihanna also opened up in the December issue of Glamour.
“I felt like I went to sleep as Rihanna and woke up as Britney Spears. That was the level of media chaos that happened the next day,” Rihanna says. “It was like, What, there are helicopters circling my house? There are 100 people in my cul-de-sac? What do you mean, I can’t go back home?”
She also says that having the photo of her beaten face leaked on the internet was “humiliating.”
“That is not a photo you would show to anybody,” she says. “I felt completely taken advantage of. I felt like people were making it into a fun topic on the Internet, and it’s my life.”
Since suffering from the attack, she says she relies heavily on her family and on God.
“My friends and family have been extremely supportive, and everyone has been there for me. But at some point you are there alone. It’s a lonely place to be — no one can understand,” she says. “That’s when you get close to God.”
We’re so happy Rihanna has finally gained the strength and confidence to open up about the attack. Hopefully hearing her story will help other women overcome their issues with domestic abuse.