Judging from his interviews, he is not the brightest or most articulate of beings, so I doubt much is going on upstairs. Like I said, he hasn't acted contrite. The only reason he may even have an inkling of remorse is that this has affected his career.

I have done things I was ashamed of, but none of them involved choking, biting and pounding another human being. And he is 21. That is not a kid. That is an adult. That excuse is tired.

If you beat someone down, you deserve to be known as an abuser. Plus, he was in court on charges.
I have never been in a fight. I was raised to walk away or only to lay hands on someone if my life was in danger.
I don't care what Rihanna said or didn't say or what she did-Chris had no right lay hands on her.
Why do you keep finding reasons to defend that Neanderthal? He was wrong, period and he should have served jail time.

I'm not surprised and if this was anyone else-ahem, Bouncy-I'd be pissed, but I am curious and I think it's important that Rihanna tell her side, even if it's manufactured

scriptgirl said:

like El Debarge, yo, time will reveal

Cinnie said:

Exactly and James Brown and Rick fucking James, these guys did things like this ALOT and no one ever said anything, i very rarely see a thread here on how much of a scumbag these dudes were to women.

Cinnie said:

Exactly and James Brown and Rick fucking James, these guys did things like this ALOT and no one ever said anything, i very rarely see a thread here on how much of a scumbag these dudes were to women.

lastdecember said:

I think a lot of people never spoke on their situations for the fact that they're older .. Seeing that Rih and Chris are young, they're going to get more attention because of the kids that look up to them

Cinnie said:

Exactly and James Brown and Rick fucking James, these guys did things like this ALOT and no one ever said anything, i very rarely see a thread here on how much of a scumbag these dudes were to women.

I wish she would stop being a victim and get on with her life Yes she was abused, but it was no where near brutal-she walked away right? She needs to use it to make herself stronger and wiser, thank the Lord it was not worse and move on.

Cinnie said:

Exactly and James Brown and Rick fucking James, these guys did things like this ALOT and no one ever said anything, i very rarely see a thread here on how much of a scumbag these dudes were to women.

lastdecember said:

er probably cuz they went to jail...

besides Ike Turner is the ultimate wife beater!

Glamour: Let’s talk about this past year—you’ve obviously been through some difficult things. How did the people around you help you cope?

Rihanna: 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. That’s when you get close to God.

Glamour: Are you referring to the [Chris Brown] incident?

Rihanna: I am talking about starting with the night [before] the Grammys and then on. That was not the only thing that occurred this year. The picture leaking…it was one thing after another.

Glamour: You’re talking about the photo [reportedly of Rihanna’s injured face taken by police after Brown assaulted her] that was allegedly leaked by cops. You handled that so well; you kept silent in the press.

Rihanna: It was humiliating; that is not a photo you would show to anybody. 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. I was disappointed, especially when I found out the photo was [supposedly leaked by] two women.

Glamour: Do you feel that this experience has laid the groundwork for coping with anything so public again?

Rihanna: It has taught me so much. 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. 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?

Glamour: If you could offer a message to the millions of young women who look up to you, what would you tell someone who found herself in a similar situation?

Rihanna: Domestic violence is a big secret. No kid goes around and lets people know their parents fight. Teenage girls can’t tell their parents that their boyfriend beat them up. You don’t dare let your neighbor know that you fight. It’s one of the things we [women] will hide, because it’s embarrassing. My story was broadcast all over the world for people to see, and they have followed every step of my recovery. 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. Now I can help speak for those women.

Glamour: Now let’s talk about your success in the world of fashion: You have become a fashion icon practically overnight. What does it mean to you as a performer, as a creative person, as a way to celebrate who you are?

Rihanna: Fashion for me is another way I get to express myself creatively. It is one of the fun things I get to do: to play dress-up, and create outfits and looks that aren’t typical. I am an artist, so I like creating things. Shoes are my favorite thing.

Glamour: Your look has evolved from the beginning of your career.

Rihanna: In the first two years of my career, there were a lot of restraints on what I could do. I couldn’t wear certain colors of lipstick, like bright pink, dark pink or red; [my lips] had to be natural. Eventually, I stopped communicating with certain people at the label, and did exactly what I wanted to do. And that was to cut my hair, dye it black, change my clothes, change my sound. Really to just express myself.

Glamour: Let’s talk about that famous hair of yours. Your cut now is even called “The Rihanna” in salons!

Rihanna: Yeah, we cut it into a bob for the [Good Girl Gone Bad album] cover shoot, but then I went even shorter for the NRJ Music Awards [in January 2008]. My hairdresser just said, “I don’t feel like doing your hair anymore—I want to cut it.” I was like, Finally!

Glamour: Is it too early for you to think, I want to be in love, I want to have a family? Is that too far down the road?

Rihanna: I hope I find love in the next 10 years—that will be pretty annoying if I am 31 and still have never been in love! But yeah, I’d like to be in a great place in both my personal life and my career. I still want to be doing what I love. Whatever that is in 10 years, I don’t know.

If you beat someone down, you deserve to be known as an abuser. Plus, he was in court on charges.
I have never been in a fight. I was raised to walk away or only to lay hands on someone if my life was in danger.
I don't care what Rihanna said or didn't say or what she did-Chris had no right lay hands on her.
Why do you keep finding reasons to defend that Neanderthal? He was wrong, period and he should have served jail time.

so Chris Brown was 19....
he still isn't 21 to this day Christopher Maurice "Chris" Brown (born May 5, 1989)
no excuses, but age is googleable.

Rihanna just turned 21 the week or 2 after. So to me, that makes them children.

They were both acting like children. Hopefully they both grew up and learned something. What Chris Brown did was totally wrong, but at the same token, common sense kinda dictates that he wasn't just driving along in a Porsche, with his gorgeous girlfriend that he loved, on a night where they both should have been having a great time (Grammy night!) and all of a sudden he got this insane urge to kick her ass for no reason whatsoever. Something happened and Rihanna knows the truth and she should come out and speak the truth. I'm not saying he should have opened the can of whupass that he did, but I think most of us can see rationally that something is not clean with this story and never has been on Rihanna's part.
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Chris acted like child but he is 19. He and Rihanna are both adults. What does Rihanna need to own up to? SHE is the VICTIM. To me the horror of the situation is a young girl was brutally beaten by a man she loved. THAT is the REAL tragedy. Get your priorities straight.
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scriptgirl said:

That's a very biased and not exactly accurate view. Calling her a "young girl" and him a "man" when she is older than he is shows this.
Also, calling her a victim without knowing all of the truth about how it all got started is also a bit biased. The way I see it, it was a fight. This DOES NOT mean that what Chris did was right - it was not. That does not make her an innocent party in it. Many times women have pushed men over the edge in life and then try to fall back and claim innocent. I don't remember her claiming to be innocent in all of this and I'm not convinced she was simply because of how it was all handled. I don't know - maybe Chris is a monster - maybe he's not. I'm certainly not starstruck and don't really like either of them musically. It just all seemed way too fishy for me to give Rhianna pity points.
I agree with BklynBabe - I don't think he snapped for no reason.

I don't care how far you push someone, you don't HIT them. What don't you get? If you have a child and they play your last nerve, are you gonna brutally hit them?

RE people thinking Chris didn't "snap for no reason"-Because yes, this was all a carefully planned stunt to ruin Chris' career.