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Rihanna On Chris The Night Of The Beating: "He Had No Soul In His Eyes"
Posted on Fri Nov 6, 2009 09:50 AM PDT
We already heard some of what Rihanna told Diane Sawyer on Good Morning America yesterday morning, and now here are even more details from the night of her horrific beating and how she's handled the trauma over the past 9 months.
On Chris' mood on the night of the attack, Rihanna said, "It wasn't the same person that says I love you. It was not those... eyes. He had ... no soul in his eyes. Just blank ...He was clearly blacked out. There was no person when I looked at him ... All I kept thinking all the time: When is it going to stop? When it is going to stop?"
Rihanna tells Diane she saw a text from another woman and that was how the confrontation began. "I caught him in a lie. And he wouldn't tell the truth ... I was being more annoyed at that point in our relationship he had to lie about something so stupid. I couldn't take that he kept lying to me. And he couldn't take that I wouldn't drop it. And ... it was ugly."
Diane asks Rihanna if it was true that her mouth filled up with blood at one point and she nodded. "I was bleeding. I was swollen in my face," she said. "So there was no way of me getting home, except for, my next option was to get out of the car and walk. Start walking in a gown, in a bloody face. So I really don't know what my plan was. I didn't have a plan. That whole night was not part of my plan."
Rihanna said that she still cares about Chris and that she wants him to have a good life and a successful career, but she points out that he had some serious anger issues that needed to be dealt with. "Initially you start thinking, what could I have possibly have said to make him hit me? Eventually you're like, you know ... stop. Stop. Stop. Ask yourself. There's nothing you can do or say to make somebody do that to you," she said. "That's on them. And ... I just knew he had a problem. I knew he had a problem. He had a temper. He needed to get some help. And ... and he did."
After the incident, Rihanna did reunite with Chris, but she says she never forgave him. "I just said to him, 'I can't do this.' I resented him. I resented him so much. And I always put the tough face on and try to, I can do anything face, and just try to play it off. But he knew. He knew it. He kept asking me, 'You hate me, don't you? You hate me,'" she told Diane. "And I would lie and I would say, 'No, no. And ... I did hate him. ... Everything about him annoyed me. So finally ... I just said, we can't ... we can't do this. I cannot continue to do this."
On the leaked police photo which shows her brutally battered face, Rihanna said, "Who likes seeing their face like that? ...I feel humiliated. I get angry, all over again, every time I see it. The whole thing plays back in my head. So I don't like to see it."
Rihanna continued, "I don't have a desire at all to be with him ... I can't see how we ... would get back together, but I'm also not God and I can't predict the future ... I knew I had to do this in order to move on for me and in order for my fans to move on with me because it would always be a question in their mind," she said. "I don't want that five years from now every time they see Rihanna, they think of Chris Brown beating me. That's not who I am. It's just one thing that happened to me."
We're glad she's speaking out about this, but do you think she should have done this sooner?
Either way, she's doing the right thing now.
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Comments
He didn't like her stylist either!!!
Me, watching Rhianna lying her way through another interview which is supposed to make us feel sorry for her:
"She has no soul in her eyes."
Know what's funny? Her stylist has no soul either. Weird.
She has a violent temper too. What he did was wrong and stupid, but for her to not accept even a little bit of the blame in their situation is lame. She has hurt and hit people before.
So the fact that she has an album coming out has not prompted this tell all. Give me a break, shame on you girl. If you really cared about abuse victims and/or your young fans you wouldn't have waited until you had an album dropping to talk about it. btw-Are you getting help for your violent and abusive behavior?
So the fact that she has an album coming out has not prompted this tell all. Give me a break, shame on you girl. If you really cared about abuse victims and/or your young fans you wouldn't have waited until you had an album dropping to talk about it. btw-Are you getting help for your violent and abusive behavior?
Her music speaks for itself... she hardly needed to speak out about this for record sales. She is a strong person and whether or not she has hit someone in the pat is irrelevant. What is relevant is that Chris Brown beat her black and blue and that images of it were splattered all over the media for all of us to see. SHE IS THE VICTIM. And I am so glad that she spoke of it WHEN SHE was ready.
Her music speaks for itself... she hardly needed to speak out about this for record sales. She is a strong person and whether or not she has hit someone in the pat is irrelevant. What is relevant is that Chris Brown beat her black and blue and that images of it were splattered all over the media for all of us to see. SHE IS THE VICTIM. And I am so glad that she spoke of it WHEN SHE was ready.
Her music speaks for itself... she hardly needed to speak out about this for record sales. She is a strong person and whether or not she has hit someone in the pat is irrelevant. What is relevant is that Chris Brown beat her black and blue and that images of it were splattered all over the media for all of us to see. SHE IS THE VICTIM. And I am so glad that she spoke of it WHEN SHE was ready.
She's pathetic.I didn't believe in any word she said.She's a liar and is only "speaking" about it because she wants to play as a victim and sell albums.SHE ISN'T A VICTIM,NEVER WAS AND NEVER WILL BE.She is a pathetic and a ridiculous woman promoting her cd and is using the fight to sell more.She's a media-whore without shame.
Her 15 minutes are over,she knows her reputation and credibility are gone,over and is desperate to save her talenteless career,even if she uses the fight to make people feel sorry for her.But she's a liar.She lied during ALL the interview...she's sick and crazy.
She doesn't care... If she did she wouldn't be doing this "(for her album)," she has a lot of blame and I am pretty sure she also hit him that night. I don't excuse Brown but she also needs to tell the thruth of what happened that night, not just the bad side of Brown, but of hers too.
when domestic violence victims finally speak out it normally has been awhile since the incident happened.. It's called the healing process, mind, body and soul healing with help. She had to get through the denial, the what did I do to provoke this and the But he loves me factor before the actual healing can being and all this comes before the they are able to come out and talk about it.. It takes time and time heals.
I do not care whether this lady has a album coming out or not she is a victim just like anyone else who doesn't have a album coming out.. We are all humans and living on one planet. Respect Each other for God Sakes!
Very disturbing, she paints Chris out to be a monster and herself as the helpless victim. What a bunch of b.s. & all just in time for her album to be released. So Rihanna, was it domestic violence when you attacked your own family member? Was it domestic violence when you hit Chris? Oh i get it, it's only domestic violence when you get your ass beat. And if you knew he had a temper, why would you pick a fight with him, get your ass whipped and then have your peeps leak the picture. Nice set-up, but guess what, people see right through you. You needed time to heal and all that, but you didn't miss a party or a photo op during these past months now did you? Your victim card has been revoked, the gig is up, your fans are on to your game. But none of it will help your album sales. You used this entire situation, to play the victim, for self-promotion, to make Chris look like a monster. Why not surrender your passport & catch that next boat back to Barbados!!!!!
Aside from the whole beating episode, she used to be so cute and now the way she dresses and does her hair is just disturbing! I mean, wanting to be a trendsetter is one thing but wanting to look like a freak??? I don't get why someone so pretty would make herself look this way.
I totally agree with post 11:16!
For 10:47 so it is ok when a girl does it, wtf?
i'm with you 11:16, she should have gone on Oprah months ago when chris was doing his tell all if she really wanted to be a role model. Maybe then people could take what she's saying seriously and not with a grain of salt. I am in no way condoning what Chris did but I don't think that he should be the only one paying for this, she should accept some of the responsibility for what happened. She had a choice, they both knew how to push eachother's buttons. She is a strong, successful women all she had to do was leave....
crack is wack
she s crack head
all you haters shut up chris is a monster it is very very low for a man to raise a hand on a woman wait he isnt a man he is a pathetic loser who beat up a girl he needs to go to jail and stay there bcs he will beat someone else it dosnt stop !!!!!!!!!!!!!! he is not a man hes a pussy!!!!!!!!!!
12:33 - So it's ok for a girl to constantly hit someone or inflict pain with a bottle? Shouldn't the law apply to everyone. Do you know her history with violence? She has a bad temper. What he did was wrong, but if you think she is totally innocent, you're missing some brain cells.
People can be so sick ,
an abuser is the one to blame here ,
he had no right to hit her or the next
girl he'll end up hitting ,
until he grows up and take responsibility
for his own actions like a MAN ,
until then he's just a PUNK ,
no real man would ever hit a woman ,
Rhianna and all other VICTMS of
VIOLENCE have to speak when it feels
right to them , no one else can decide
that for them ! , stop blaming the victim
, blame the criminal who thinks he can
hit people , it is on HIM , she's right !
She lied huh ?
Chris BEAT her down Brown admitted
to doing it ,
the pic doesn't lie either ,
the guy is a little punk ,
don't waste your time defending punks lol
is she half man.....
I think Rihanna did it when she knew she had to. She's needed time to heal. But with an album coming out she has to promote it and everywhere she goes she will get asked about this. So she took control of it and told her story. I feel bad for her that she unwillingly became the face of domestic violence and whether she wanted to or not has to speak about it. Hopefully with time she will emotionally heal more.
Rihanna, milk the cow til the last drop.... What a choice to promote your album... :(
she is so pathetic. she is using something that was supposedly so devastating, painful and embarassing to promote her music. omg, is she crazy? and sorry to burst your bubbles, but she did and has put her hands on Chris that night and before that, so her getting a free pass because she is a female is b.s. do you tell the other opponent not to beat your ass? do you tell that chick down the street not to hurt you or don't hit you in the face? she should not have stepped in the ring then, she should have never hit him. now she is capitalizing on all of it because her music sucks, her fan base is gone and everyone is seeing her for who she really is. all she had to do was walk away, but she didnt, she acted and ass, pushed the issue....and the saga continues. but of course, all the biblethumpers, activists and the rest of the do-gooders want to post "pamphlet quotes" and paint her as a poster child for domestic violence. why not post her family member she assaulted on a billboard? why not post a picture of her hitting chris, this wasnt the first time. you people are delusional.
she is so pathetic. she is using something that was supposedly so devastating, painful and embarassing to promote her music. omg, is she crazy? and sorry to burst your bubbles, but she did and has put her hands on Chris that night and before that, so her getting a free pass because she is a female is b.s. do you tell the other opponent not to beat your ass? do you tell that chick down the street not to hurt you or don't hit you in the face? she should not have stepped in the ring then, she should have never hit him. now she is capitalizing on all of it because her music sucks, her fan base is gone and everyone is seeing her for who she really is. all she had to do was walk away, but she didnt, she acted and ass, pushed the issue....and the saga continues. but of course, all the biblethumpers, activists and the rest of the do-gooders want to post "pamphlet quotes" and paint her as a poster child for domestic violence. why not post her family member she assaulted on a billboard? why not post a picture of her hitting chris, this wasnt the first time. you people are delusional.
rihanna is so dumb i can't stand her..she chose to do this interview 9 months later when her album i coming out in a couple of weeks..she doesn't really care about other abused women..all she sees is money in her eyes..i bet she got paid ALOT of money for that interview..pathetic bitch
How convinte to start talking when she is dropping any album. What a fake. Honey young girls don't look up to you.
Time to pull out the battered card for that new CD. I hope the truth eat her soulless azz up. Karma Rihanna remember that. I hope her CD bomb big time.
To bad she didn't care about battered women when she was still sneaking around with Chris Brown but now it's time to sell her album. She is lapping up all that attention. That's what he get for messing with this stupid ho.
No, I don't think she should have done this sooner...I think she needed time to heal and to realize just how bad things were... And I don't know if she's doing this to "promote her album", or not...but I'm glad she was brave enough to to the interview--for all of the women still in abusive relationships...
She is lame, she thinks ppl r stupid. If she was sincere she wouldn't wait 'til her album is about to come out. She is so ugly, she is the monster.
Clearly she's sick and a huge huge liar. Ridiculous! Her messages are negative and so is her character. GO away stupid!
she should also take some of the blame. both of them are human. both of them are not perfect. and both are subject to change.
and remember, there are always two sides of the story, not just hers...
I dont feel sorry for her stupid ass, she knew what he was. thats part of black culture anyway. its accepted by both parties.