Rihanna on abuse photo: “humiliating”; “domestic violence a big secret”
ABC will air an exclusive interview with Rihanna on Good Morning America and 20/20 in which she’ll speak publicly for the first time about the brutal beating she suffered at the hands of then-boyfriend Chris Brown in February. Chris has since pled guilty to Felony Assault and is serving five years Probation along with six months of Community Service. Chris has spoken several times about the beating, albeit in a passive roundabout way, and has apologized to Rihanna and his fans. Rihanna...

ABC to air Rihanna's first interviews on assault on `Good Morning America' and `20/20'
Los Angeles — The first interview with Rihanna about Chris Brown's assault on her is airing this week on ABC. The network says the pop star's one-on-one with Diane Sawyer will air Thursday and Friday on "Good Morning America" and Friday evening on the news magazine "20/20." Brown's attack on then-girlfriend Rihanna occurred in February. He was sentenced in August to five years' Probation, six months of Community labor and a year of Domestic Violence counseling after he pleaded guilty to...

Rihanna Talks to Diane Sawyer!: PHOTO
In an exclusive interview with ABC, Rihanna sits down with Diane Sawyer revealing publicly for the first time what happened last February with singer and ex-boyfriend Chris Brown. "He was definitely my first Big Love," she told Sawyer. "...This happened to me...it can happen to anyone," Rihanna said. The incident resulted in Brown being sentenced to Community labor, five years of Probation and one year of Domestic-violence counseling. The interview is scheduled to air on "Good Morning America"...

Rihanna: I learned from Brown incident: PHOTO
Los Angeles, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Barbados-born recording artist Rihanna says she's learned a lot from her high-profile Domestic Violence incident involving her former beau, singer Chris Brown . Brown, 20, was ordered to go for counseling and do Community Service work after he pleaded guilty to assaulting Rihanna, 21, last February. Rihanna has been keeping a low profile since the incident, but Usmagazine.com said Tuesday she has spoken publicly for the first time about it with Glamour magazine. "It...

Rihanna to Speak About Domestic Violence: PHOTO
Music superstar Rihanna will have a one-on-one interview with Dianne Sawyer for the “Good Morning America” program to talk about Domestic Violence. Rihanna was involved in a highly publicized Domestic Violence incident with Chris Brown which resulted in Brown being sentence to Community Service and Probation. From ABCNews.com “This happened to me … it can happen to anyone,” she told Sawyer according to a statement from ABC.’ The interview is expected to be...

Rihanna Speaks Out: PHOTO
Rihanna discusses what happened with Chris Brown last February. On Thursday, November 5th, Rihanna will tell her side of the story for the first time since being assaulted nine months ago by former boyfriend Chris Brown, for which he was sentenced to 180 days of Community labor, five years of Probation, and one year of Domestic Violence counseling. Rihanna is scheduled to appear on ABC’s “Good Morning America” for an interview with Diane Sawyer this Thursday, with the extended interview..

RIHANNA TO TELL ALL ON GMA: PHOTO
Rihanna TO TELL ALL ON GMA Rihanna TO TELL ALL ON GMA Submitted by INF on Tue, 2009-11-03 10:37. Just a few days before Rihanna is set to talk for the first time about the whole ''Chris Brown beat me'' ordeal, the singer was out and about in NYC last night. And she was in full-on party mode. RiRi left her hotel with friends, stopped off for a bite to eat and then hit the town to go clubbing. Starting on Good Morning America on Thursday and then Friday, Rihanna talks to Diane Sawyer about Chris...

ABC to air Rihanna interviews on assault
The first interview with Rihanna about Chris Brown's Assault on her is airing this week on ABC. The network says the pop star's one-on-one with Diane Sawyer will air Thursday and Friday on "Good Morning America" and Friday evening on the news magazine "20/20." Brown's attack on then-girlfriend Rihanna occurred in February. He was sentenced in August to five years' Probation, six months of Community labor and a year of Domestic Violence counseling after he pleaded guilty to Felony Assault....

ABC to air Rihanna's first interviews on assault
Los Angeles (AP) — The first interview with Rihanna about Chris Brown 's assault on her is airing this week on ABC. The network says the pop star's one-on-one with Diane Sawyer will air Thursday and Friday on "Good Morning America" and Friday evening on the news magazine "20/20." Brown's attack on then-girlfriend Rihanna occurred in February. He was sentenced in August to five years' Probation, six months of Community labor and a year of Domestic Violence counseling after he pleaded guilty...

Rih on TV: PHOTO
We’ll be glued to the TV on Thursday and Friday, when Rihanna breaks her silence about her run-in with ex-boyfriend Chris Brown’s fists. She’ll be on Good Morning America on Thursday morning and 20/20 on Friday night. A TV teaser promises, “Now, for the very first time, Rihanna tells her story.” We can’t wait!

RiRi Woke Up As Brit Brit: PHOTO
Alien Princess RiRi is publicly speaking out for the first time about " the incident. " Hey, an album ain't gonna sell itself! RiRi told Glamour Magazine that the night after Chris Brown Ike Turnered her, she woke up as Our Lady of Cheetos. No, RiRi did not wake up yacking up Easy Mac bits and craving Frapp cake for breakfast. RiRi meant that the media had their cameras up her nostrils and reporters crawled up toilets to get to her. She said, "It has taught me so much. I felt like I went to...

Hands Up If You, Too, Thought That Chris Brown Was Going For An “Alvin & The Chipmunks” Thing With His New Album's Cover: PHOTO
Chris Brown debuted the cover for his forthcoming album Graffiti on Twitter last night, and the Purple Rain font, slung-over-the-shoulder guitar, and mess of animals either threatening him or ready to be spawned by him. I first saw the cover on the relatively tiny screen of my phone, and the color scheme of the blob in the lower right-hand corner really did make me do a “wait, is he doing that Alvin & The Chipmunks sequel’s music??” double-take. (Not to mention that his...

Rihanna Tells Her Story On Good Morning America & 20/20 (VIDEO): PHOTO
Singer Rihanna will speak up for the first time about the tragic night that completely changed her life when she was beaten by her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown in a tell-all interview for - Good Morning America ' on Thursday (November 5), which will be extended into a - 20/20 ' special titled - Rihanna: Her Story ' on Friday (November 6). Rihanna confessed to Diane Sawyer that Chris was her first Big Love and if it happened to her it can happen to anyone. The best she can do is try to...

Rihanna: "I Went to Sleep as Rihanna and Woke Up as Britney Spears": PHOTO
Glamour has named Rihanna one of its Women of the Year -- but 2009 has been anything but breezy for the R&B star. She breaks her silence to the magazine about her brutal February beating at the hands of her then-boyfriend, singer Chris Brown . See how Rihanna has evolved over the years "It has taught me so much," Rihanna says of the assault and its aftermath. "I went to sleep as Rihanna and woke up as Britney Spears . That was the level of media chaos that happened the next day. It was...

Rihanna: Abuse 'Can Happen to Anyone': PHOTO
Rihanna breaks her silence on what happened with Chris Brown

Rihanna Speaks Out About Chris Brown - Video: PHOTO
In an exclusive interview with ABC’s Diane Sawyer , singer Rihanna will, for the first time, detail the violent evening she spent with Chris Brown . Brown has spoken out on several occasions concerning the incident, to several media outlets including CNN’s Larry King Live. Rihanna, however, hasn’t spoken publicly about the beating she received at the hands of the “Run-It” singer until now. Via ABC News : “He was definitely my first Big Love,” she told...

Rihanna: 'I Woke Up As Britney Spears After Chris Brown Attack': PHOTO
Rihanna says she felt as if she had woken up as Britney Spears the day after Chris Brown assaulted her. In an interview with US Glamour magazine, the 21-year-old singer spoke candidly about the media's reaction to the incident in February. “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.” Rihanna was left with facial injuries after former boyfriend Brown assaulted her during an...

Rihanna Speaks; Angie Shops Stella For Gap [Dirt Bag]: PHOTO
In an exclusive interview with Glamour, Rihanna discusses the year she's had: "I went to sleep as Rihanna and woke up as Britney Spears." She also talks about the picture released by cops:

Rihanna Opens Up on GMA Saying, "It Can Happen to Anyone": PHOTO
Rihanna is ready to break her silence , sitting down for her first televised interview since last February's incident with Chris Brown. In the conversation with Diane Sawyer, which will air on GMA this Thursday and 20/20 on Friday, the singer says, "This happened to me. … It can happen to anyone," and calls Brown her first "Big Love." Rihanna is also one of Glamour 's women of the year and will grace one of their December covers. In the article, Rihanna talks about the frenzy surrounding her,...

Rihanna One of Glamour Magazine's 2009 Woman of the Year: PHOTO
Rihanna, a Glamour Magazine 2009 Woman of the Year, gives the magazine a lengthy interview including how she coped after the Chris Brown assault in February and all the attention it caused. “I went to sleep as Rihanna and woke up as Britney Spears,” the singer says in December’s Glamour (out Nov. 10). Here are a few of the excerpts in context. The entire interview, which touches on a lot of interesting subjects can be found here . Let's talk about this past year

Rihanna Opens Up To Glamour. Kind Of.: PHOTO
With 20 days to go until her so-called "comeback" album, Rated R is released, Rihanna is finally speaking out about what has happened in the past year. Before her GMA and 20/20 special this week , RiRi got a chance to chat with Glamour magazine. The deets aren't that juicy, but she does touch on the subject of "the incident" with Beat-Her-Down and her new album. Here are some HIGHlights for her interview: Glamour : Let's talk about this past year

Rihanna: 'It Can Happen to Anyone'
Singer Rihanna, whose romance with fellow musician Chris Brown came to a crushing public conclusion when he beat her up on the eve of the Grammy Awards, is speaking out for the first time in nine months. In an interviewing airing Thursday on Good Morning America and Friday on 20/20 , the 21-year-old tells Diane Sawyer: "This happened to me… It can happen to anyone.” It was hard to move on, Rihanna adds, because "he was definitely my first Big Love." Brown is currently serving his...

Was Rihanna In Love With Chris Brown?: Different Answers In New Interviews: PHOTO
Rihanna may finally be speaking to the press about her relationship with Chris Brown , but she isn’t telling everyone the same story. The singer is set to explain what happened between them that night before the Grammies in a two-part interview with Diane Sawyer on ABC (the first on Good Morning America this Thursday, follow by a 20/20 spot Friday night), with promos announcing that Brown was “her first Big Love.” But according to her interview in the new issue of Glamour,...

Guess What: Chris Brown's -Graffiti' Album Cover: PHOTO
Chris Brown is back with a new album and he was pretty excited to share the cover art for - Graffiti ' with his fans exclusively on Twitter. The first single is ‘ I Can Transform Ya ‘ ( watch video here ). We are puzzled with the cover for this album! And we thought Adam Lambert 's - For Your Entertainment ' cover was bad… well, it is! There is too much going on - Graffiti ' that makes absolutely no sense like, for example, a guitar on Chris' shoulder. So instead...

Rihanna on Chris Brown: He Was My First Love: PHOTO
Nine months after she was assaulted by then-boyfriend Chris Brown, Rihanna is finally breaking her silence about the infamous night that left her bruised and bloodied. What made the incident hardest on Rihanna was the fact that Brown had held such a special place in her heart: "He was definitely my first Big Love," the star admits. That's gotta hurt, Negus Sealy . In the interview with Diane Sawyer, airing on Good Morning America Thursday and 20/20 Friday, she warns, "This can happen to me, it...