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Rihanna: "I Went To Sleep As Rihanna And Woke Up As Britney Spears"
Posted on Tue Nov 3, 2009 08:05 AM PDT
After months of silence, Rihanna is finally speaking out about her horrible ordeal with Chris Brown, the ensuing media madness and domestic violence.
In an interview with Glamour, Rihanna revealed that although certain events in the past several months have been "humiliating" for the pop star, she's now "stronger, wiser and more aware."
When asked how she got through the difficult year, Rihanna replied:
- "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."
But she says the incident with Brown is not the only thing she's had to overcome:
- "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. 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."
And the ensuing media coverage of the shocking event has become a learning experience for Ri:
- "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?"
After months of working on herself, Rihanna finally feels that she's ready to help others by speaking out about domestic violence:
- "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."
This is the interview people have been waiting for her to give ever since her violent fight with then-boyfriend Chris Brown. And although she's been somewhat scrutinized for not speaking out earlier, we commend Rihanna for taking the time to heal herself before reaching out to try and help others.
Wow, we can't wait for the Diane Sawyer interview!
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Comments
Rihanna is just another Beatdown Ho From The Block. She'll never be a Britney Spears.
Rihanna sucks. The only reason she is popular is cause who she sings with. Who are also losers.
It's so sad. Chris obviously didn't hit her hard enough.
lmao @ 9:13am
lmao @ 9:31am
She is the best!!!! I love her!!!
@ 9:31am YOU ARE NOT FUNNY AT ALL!
these kind of comments are so stupid and immature! She is a human being! let her leave her life! she'll make a great comeback! everyobody just talks about her! she is awesome!!! LOVE MISS RIRI!! peace XoxO
Just in time to promote...
let her leave her life!
LOL!!! Yes, let her LEAVE her life...
What for her mention among the "Women of the Year"?!!! Because she's been beaten up? This is ridiculous!!! She did not say a word about violence against women which is such an important matter. No words since her attack and she was acting bizarre ever since. Now all of the sudden she's willing to blah blah blah about the smackdown and her pain and oh!!! What a surprise!!! She has a new album on the way... Pathetic. I mean, it's like using your own self to generate money?!!!! Grow up, girl.
Am I the only person who thinks she timed the interview to coincide with her album release in order to bolster sales? Sick girl trying to manipulate the media for her advantage.
^Yep, I think you're the only one.
That fact went right over 6,706,993,151 peoples heads.
Sorry to hear about your troubles. I guess you can be alone in your new $7 million house, with endorsement deals, etc. Obviously she is doing this with the release of her album, but not once has she taken any of the blame - she has hit him. What he did was wrong and stupid, but she had nothing to do with it? BS. I do think her body is hot though.
FUNNY HOW THIS IS ALL HAPPENING AROUND THE TIME HER CD IS RELEASED. WHAT CRAP!