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After nine long and silent months, RiRi is finally speaking out about the assault at the hands of ex-boyfriend Chris Brown that left her bruised and bleeding. The timing couldn't be better; her new album "Rated R" drops Nov. 23.
The talented Barbadian singer has already sold more than 12 million records in her short career so it's not like she needs much help but her handlers likely wanted to capitalize on the publicity bump that would surely follow her first comments.
In an interview set to air Thursday on "Good Morning America" and Friday on "20/20," the 21-year-old warns of the threat of domestic abuse. "This happened to me. It can happen to anyone," she said.
The "Russian Roulette" singer also told Diane Sawyer that the assault was especially painful because of her strong feelings for Brown, 20. "He was definitely my first big love," she said.
The fashion rebel, who got a gun tattoo following the attack because it signified protection, went on to say that she wanted something good to come out of the attack, which saw her bitten in the arms and punched in the face.
"The positive thing that has come out of my situation is that people can learn from that. I want to give as much insight as I can to young women, because I feel like I represent a voice that really isn't heard."
Her powerful voice was already recognized the world over for such hits as "Umbrella" and "Disturbia" but it wasn't until the assault after a pre-Grammy party last year that her face became just as well known.
"I went to sleep as Rihanna and woke up as Britney Spears," she said. "That was the level of media chaos that happened the next day."
While RiRi has been lauded for maintaining her composure despite the onslaught of attention in the months following the violent attack, her ex has been criticized for his lack of accountability.
During his first interview with Larry King, the singer said he didn't remember the attack and was forced to clarify his controversial comments after a major backlash ensued. He also told the "CNN" host that he still loves Rihanna, although the restraining order that requires him to stay 100 feet away from her for the next five years puts a damper on any reunion dreams.
The most hated guy in hip hop is also serving six months of community service, 12 months of domestic violence counselling and five years probation after pleading guilty to assault in August.
Of course, through it all, Brown has been peddling a new album but you won't find the details here. We prefer to keep any references to his work at least 100 clicks away from Rihanna's.
P.S. "Rated R" drops Nov. 23.
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Finally, I thought I was the only one noticing all of this. And for the record, it's onslaught! I have been checking these articles my girlfriend reads and actually making a game out of it.... it's called "how many mistakes can you find each evening"!!! I thought this was on the MSN network, meaning it would contain some text quality or something. How much are these degenerates getting paid to make such mistakes? They don't write articles anymore they blurt out any crap they can find to fill in a blank spot and don't even bother spellchecking... way beyond that they don't even check to see that they use expressions belonging to the real world. It's called a dictionary and your apparent lack of vocabulary is an insult to our intelligence. I'm french for God's sake and I read these articles laughing my head off looking at how many mistakes can be crunched in one or two paragraphs.
And by the way I don't buy that poor little girl crap... crazies beget (that's right... LOOK IT UP!) crazies. And I've seen myself keep away from certain girls because I would be the first one in line to punch them in the face... Crazy hoes get what they diserve... crazy ****... Why a hoe? Maybe because she was 14 and showed more skin than 95% of any girl you'd meet in a club... What did she intend to get her a nice jewish guy dressed up like a little hollywood **** (I know, not an actual word... but still wittier than most of the crap I read here) tramp!!! Like he's gonna bring that to eat supper in front of his mother... And why did she get back with him? Maybe she thought she had the better end of the stick now that she publicly splashed him... And then realised he still was a crazy **** or that she herself was still enough of a bitch to make him go nuts... I've seen couples like those all my life (I'm a landlord)... they're a dime a dozen and deserve each other.
Ignorants!
And onslaught isn't a bite and/or a punch in the face... and onslaught is a brutal genocide... you know, how violent does something have to be to be able to take genocide or murder 'to the next level"... had she suffered an onslaught she would have been dismembered, and he would've shoved her own guts down her throat... THAT'S AN ONSLAUGHT!
I have sensationalism as well!