Rihanna Talks About Post-Beating Media Blitz, "Humiliating" Photo
Posted on Nov 03, 2009 @ 12:46PM
Getting beaten up by Chris Brown was horrible, but that was only the start of bad things for Rihanna: The Barbadian beauty said the aftermath of the incident -- which included waking up to helicopters flying overhead, reporters showing up at her home, and having her bruised, beaten police photo circulating the Internet -- was another beating she endured, after the fact.
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The Pon De Replay singer, after keeping quiet for nine months, told Glamour magazine the altercation between her and Brown -- and events following -- have "taught her so much.”
The 21-year-old said: "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?'"
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Worse, she said, was a picture of her face -- showing the considerable damage in cuts and bruises -- that was leaked and circulated online following the the vicious Feb. 8 pounding she received at the hands of the Forever singer.
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"It was humiliating," she said. "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 [allegedly leaked by] two women.
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The Disturbia singer has kept a low profile since the Feb. 8 incident, as it took her more than three months to step on a red carpet after the beating.
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Brown was sentenced to five years' probation and ordered to do 180 days of community labor as a part of the plea deal he made in June for his assault, which took place in in Hancock Park, California. The restraining order issued to Brown orders to keep his distance from her for five years.
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Mar 22, 2011 @ 06:09
...way to get publicity for your album--"hey instead of talking about it early and helping raise awareness for teens and women, let's wait until the album comes out and that way we can really push the sales".
Posted Tue, 11/03/2009 - 9:25pm
I think it's all nice and great that Rihanna is finally talking about the abuse, but I'm disgusted at the fact that she waited until her album came out to talk about it. What a great...
Posted Tue, 11/03/2009 - 9:25pm
Why don't you all tell Britney Spears to become an advocate for bipolar or Whitney for abusive relationships and drug use ... among the many other stars who had problems and overcame them .... please leave her alone.
Posted Tue, 11/03/2009 - 4:12pm
I'm sorry I thought we were allowed to choose our roles in life ... when did it become okay for roles to be forced upon us? If I was Rihanna I wouldn't be an advocate b/c if she slips up then people will crucify her.
Posted Tue, 11/03/2009 - 4:11pm
I applaud the two female officers leaking that photo - it shows that violence is NOT okay. Rhianna disappoints me that she could've used this to educate young women. How sad that she didn't seize the chance to do so.
Posted Tue, 11/03/2009 - 12:25pm
At the end of the day we all are human and don't want to be embarrassed like that
Posted Tue, 11/03/2009 - 5:06pm
she was in a position to help other abused women and she choose not to- now she wants to sell her album to make big bucks so she is talking now-she could have been voice for young girls and choose not to
Posted Tue, 11/03/2009 - 12:21pm