The first part of Rihanna’s vaunted interview with ABC’s Diane Sawyer just aired on Good Morning America. It was only a five-minute clip — a teaser for the real interview that’s coming tomorrow night on 20/20 – but already the singer has said more than she did in the nine months following ex Chris Brown’s violent attack on her.
GMA cherrypicked some gripping excerpts for this interview trailer. The part that everyone will be talking about came when Rihanna acknowledged getting back together with Brown in the weeks after he assaulted her. “It’s pretty natural for that to be the first reaction,” she told Sawyer. “The moment the physical wounds go away, you want the memories to go away.” Love, she said, had blinded her at the time. Given how many victims of domestic violence do go back to their abusers, it’s important for the public to hear an explanation of that toxic thought process.
Rihanna told Sawyer that she eventually ended things with Brown after thinking about the example she was setting for fans in abusive relationships of their own. “When I realized that my selfish decision for love could result in some young girl getting killed, I could not be easy with that.” She said she became ashamed that she had ever been with someone who was capable of what Brown did to her: “I fell in love with that person. That’s embarassing.”
Intense stuff. In this clip, at least, Rihanna made an honest, powerful advocate for victims of domestic violence — tearing up at times, but determined to get her message out. Like I said yesterday, it’s not this 21-year-old musician’s responsibility to take up that role, but so far she’s doing an impressive job talking about issues that are all too often ignored or kept quiet for the very reasons she mentioned.
What did you think of Rihanna’s first GMA segment? Will you be watching again tomorrow?
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It’s pretty sad that Rhianna decided to wait to be interviewed for this in time for her new CD release.
Oh give her a damn break. It’s great that she decided to address the issue at all. Of course she wants to clear the air before she jumps back into promoting her single – that’s only natural.
Agree.
And it would be weird if she didn’t say anything about it.
For real. But that is how the game is played isn’t it? I heard that it’s not a very good album but I bet it will sell really well anyways. Not bashing on her or anything, just commenting…
Good that someone is thinking about domestic violence – but I agree with “such old news” waited so long (OK, fine therapy, whatever) but Chris Brown has already run his mouth everywhere – CD due before Turkey Day – Guess who looks like an overdone Turkey now…
Has it occurred to you that she has no choice but to address it now that she has to promote an album? You people would be complaining just as much if she refused to discuss it. Give her a break. Everyone deals with these things differently.
I absolutely agree. If she talks about the example that she is seting and all that, then why not talk before? If this is indeed about helping others, why wait until the album is about to be dropped in order to talk? I think it’s disgusting how celebrities exploit this very serious issues to sell records…
I’m not sure it’s just straight exploration I mean, the reason people get on these shows is to talk about current projects, be it an upcoming record or some kind of charity deal. Basically, that’s it. So I’d really consider it the first opportunity she has to talk about it.
A lot of you really need to shut up and pay attention to what really matters. She is speaking up, thats what matters, not the timing. And think for a sec, maybe she wasnt planning on speaking but realized with her CD coming out, the questions would be unavoidable. Maybe, for her, she feels like its the right time. Maybe she wants to sell records. Who the Eff cares what the reason is? The point is that she’s speaking about it and in the end girls will benefit from this. Why are some of you so negative and so full of hate and judgement? Imagine you got beat down by your husbands and everyone found out and you had to take a month off or however long to heal, would you call your work before you went in to talk about it to everyone or would you address it on your first day back? Seriously people, think.
you guys are nuts. but i guess because you never been in a situation like that then you just may not know any better. it took long because she needed to recover first. duh! in a situation like that, you have to do ‘you’ first. find your mind again. she was nice enough to let the public know because in reality, its none of you all’s business.
I used to really like Rihanna. This was huge!!! And she had a missed opportunity. She really could have made a difference in the lives of many young girls who looked up to her. Chris Brown is DONE, over, no more. She really needs to step up and be proactive for the rest of her life, this is what she has been called to do “her purpose” she is beautiful and talented, now she needs to educate herself and those closest around her (because THEY let her miss this HUGE oppotrtunity) Then she can educate her young girl fans and earn everyones respect. She can still do it!
she is still educating people!! do you all understand she had to R E C O V E R first?????????
I so agree with this, and the reason she decided to dump him after initially going back to him is because the public was turning against her.
The amount of PR speak in this article is ridiculous.
Has everyone forgotten that there was pending criminal case that had to be settled before she said anything? I’m sure prosecuters told her not to discuss the case and there may have been a gag order. If I remember correctly, Chris Brown wasn’t saying much either until the case was settled.
Kudos to her for explaining her thought processes. I’ve been in that type of relationship and I know what she felt and what she went through. Until you walk an inch in her shoes, you can’t possibly understand or pass judgement on her actions!
Rihanna, please spare me! You’ve gone on record for smashing your brother in the head with a glass bottle, and it’s on record that you smacked Chris Brown and then he pushed you into the wall. But I guess she now knows that you can’t just keep putting your hands on ppl and not expect a hit back. And now you “tell all” to promote your CD. You’re not so innocent.
Wow, ignorance at its best. Shoving a guy doesnt deserve a bloddy beat down. What planet are you from? its quite simple, anyone who is naturally weaker shouldnt be taken advantage of…if a kid hits you does he deserve for an adult to beat him to the ground? Idiot.
Wanda. For one, don’t call me ignorant because you disagree with me. That is very childish and ignorant. Rihanna is known to be a violent person. She has even stated it in interviews like how she used to beat up her younger brothers, sometimes with weapons like glass bottles. I for one would never ever even think about hitting a woman. NEVER!!! On the other hand if I am with a woman that provokes me time after time one day I might loose it and lash out and retaliate. And that wouldn’t make it okay to do so, but a human can only take so much. So are you saying weaker people are aloud to go around beating people with no repercussion. Get a grip please. And to respond to your sense less analogy, if a kid goes around hitting adults time after time thinking they can do whatever they want, then yes maybe a beating from an adult will teach them not to do it again. I know woman who have been abused by idiot men and did not do anything to cause it, but I cannot say the same for rihanna. One more thing. Rihanna was not afraid of Chris so don’t compare her to the “helpless” and “defenseless” domestic abuse victim.
People need to understand that a man should never lay his hands on a woman, but also a woman should never lay her hands on a man. PERIOD! And you cannot argue with that. Some say that woman are naturally weaker, but that doesn’t give them the right to ever put there hands on a man. Keep your hands to yourself and if you cannot resist the urge to hit people, then don’t be surprised when one day they retaliate.
Ari, i’m sorry but you ARE an idiot.
so what whenever she was mentally ready to be interviewed is nobody’s business
It’s pretty sad that there are people like you alive that feel you have the right to judge her.
I think she gets to talk about it whenever she wants. if she has said NOTHING people claim “it sad that she is trying to sell records and doesn’t want to talk about the Chris Brown beating” – you can’t win with some people.
I know this will probably set some people off, but will Chris Brown be interviewed to hear his side? The only reason I say this, is that I have seen people rehabilitated from being abusive, that’s all. I just wonder if he has learned from this situation and will think twice about being abusive. I admire Rihanna for stepping up and realizing she is a role model, but if Chris is really remorseful and has tried to fix it, he can be one too.
I think he is giving interviews — the major one I’ve heard about is with MTV.
He’s spoken publicly on this issue A LOT: larry king interview, youtube video, and the upcoming MTV interview to name a few.
I agree. It’s completely unfair that no one is addressing the fact that Rihanna hit him several times. I’m not saying that she deserved what she received, of course not. But why not ask her those tough questions?
Wow!!! I cant believe you are asking that.You MUST be a Man AND an abuser! Educate yourself Stop the cycle!!!!
I agree with real critic. Shouldn’t we be teaching our kids that violence is wrong regardless of who is doing the hitting. Why is it ok for an out of control women to beat on a man? Love should not physically hurt anyone, man or women.
I agree with Dr.T.!
Violence is wrong, however; if a woman ever hits a man he should try to restrain her not beat her silly. Obviously they were completely unmatched strength wise. For people trying to blame her for the brutal attack she suffered (at his hands while he was driving) is ridiculous. He could have restrained her or called the police.
If a woman wears a bikini at the pool, is she responsible for inciting a rapist? Or is she just wearing fashionable swimwear? If a woman argues with a man is she responsible for him hitting her? Or is she letting her feelings be known within a relationship? How responsible can you be for the emotions/actions of people around you? I once signaled, then legally moved into the left lane, making a guy a few cars back become enraged. He wanted to be where I was, so he slammed two cars behind me, in front of him, to get to the spot I “stole” from him. I know a guy who used to hit his wife when she overcooked his eggs. He constantly warned her about this, but she never cooked the eggs right. If someone is looking for an excuse to hit, rape or be violent in any way, they will find it. Blaming the victim is cruel and unfair– and unfortunately the victim often blames him/herself.
Kelly you are a rock star for saying that.
Uh oh…I think in the coming days what really happened in that car is going too drop,and when it does will we look at victoms diffrently, i mean she’s only a victom now becuase she’s had pr coaching and an album coming in two weeks, I still think she was a willing participant.
idiot.
Learn to spell!
you got what i was trying say spell that…lol
twit
It is unbelieveable that someone would say, after seeing the pictures of her after the beating, that she was a willing participant. It is attitudes like that which allow domestic violence to continue. No one, man or woman, asks to be a victim of domestic violence and to be beaten to a bloody mess like she was.
THIS. Thank you.
I can’t believe how many of you are so jaded!
It’s nothing more than a way to sell more records for herself!
Haha.
Do you mean “naive” instead of “jaded”? Jaded is more akin to “cynical”, which seems to be the tone of your post
Thank you KS. HaHaHa, yours is the by-far most jaded post on this page. Just definitonally speaking.
I love seeing all of these bored housewives getting worked up over nothing!
To HaHaHa
Re “bored housewives”
What’s your excuse for being on the board? Unemployed loser?
I call that one BOOM BOOM POW!
regardless if this is in part a promo for her upcoming album, at the end of the day she was abused at the hands of someone she thought loved her and she thought she loved him – in my mind there is absolutely no reason for Brown to do what he did, none whatsoever. and at the end of the day she is an entertainer and she is a promising singer so more power to her and she has some big balls (or ovaries i guess) to be able to speak openly about this issue.
In my opinion, I think that once again, the majority of us are making swift and uncomplicated judgements about both of these people — two people who most of us have likely never met. It is unfair to both of them for us to assume anything, just because of any preconceived notion that we might have about one or the other. I also suggest that unless a person has knowingly been in an abusive relationship, that person should listen first to everyone involved before forming any opinions.
I agree CDT, however its too late to step back and not judge thats not the society we live, we’ve already cast the villan and the hero in this, although i tried to not too form an opinion about this when i first heard it, I just dont buy that she’s this innocent here, I beleive this was the nature of there relationship and up until that night, I think he was the one being abused.
what makes you think that?
man, your grammar sucks. you deserve to be severely beaten just for that alone!
No woman deserves to be beaten by a man, who is physically stronger, than a woman is.
guess my grammar sucks too.. but not nearly as bad as yours!
She as forgiven him for his actions and she has forgiven herself for your inaction. Is she a role model? I don’t think so, she is still and entertainer looking for her time in the spotlight. Rih’ needs to find Jesus and follow what is true and right before we can accept her again. Take responsiblity for what your misdeeds Amen!!!
I’m sorry but…what? Your post is incoherent
Jesus freaks are hysterical… except when they walk around thinking they’re better than others. they’re a scary bunch and not at all different from muslim extremists, or other religious extremists for that matter.
As a christian I object to your term “Jesus freak”; I am not a freak because I believe Jesus was the Son of God, and I don’t think I am better than anyone else; what I am is forgiven.
um, so is every single man on the face of the earth… what is your point exactly? Didn’t Jesus die so that we all could be forgiven? Better yet, did he not teach his followers to beware of false gods and leaders invoking the name of god to spread hatred, divisiveness and animosity among us? Personally, I don’t care if you object or not to my term “Jesus Freak” — I live in a free country, just like you do, and I can express myself about a group of people I am not fond of, just as your ilk can express themselves negatively about those who don’t agree with your narrow views about the world, religion and spirituality.
Alexis God bless you
Natricia, your snark is wasted on me considering I am already blessed – I was blessed the moment I was given the freedom to think for myself and form opinions and ideas for myself. I do not need to ‘believe’ in gods to know the difference between good and evil. You should really think about what Christianity, or other organized religions created by MEN, think hard about why they were created and what they stood for originally, think about what purpose they served. Since Christians like to throw the ‘god bless you’ phrase around so much, I will assume you are Christian.. think about what that really means, what it has meant to other cultures that might have had different religious belief systems, the atrocities that churches and religious fanatics have committed against other peoples in the name of ‘god’ – whatever god that may be. You might be surprised… do some research, educate yourself and think about what feels right and what feels wrong.. do you think hatred is good? Do you think divisiveness is good? Do you think discrimination is good? Did Jesus go around discriminating against others or did he go around spreading his message of peace, acceptance and love? Did Christ only heal the sick that could afford it or was he fair and benelovent to everyone, regardless of their social status, background, ethnicity, sexual orientation, skin color? Open your eyes for once, think for yourself and truly see what your precious organized religion is doing, compare that to the message that Christ gave the world and then tell me if it agrees with what your religion is doing now… oh, and btw – you’re welcome.
Like Jesus doesn’t have more important things to do – like save marriage from those awful gays and help people win the lottery or do better in sports. Shesh – who does Sally think Rhianna is anyway – someone important?
I’m glad Rihanna acknowledged that she did go back to him and that it was wrong. At the end of the day, Rihanna is a regular person, and statistics show that it takes a woman 5 or 6 attemps to successfully leave their abuser. I really don’t care about the timing of her interview. As long as she is doing this on her terms, that is all that matters. Good for Rihanna for opening up about this situation.
Contray to reports that there was no contact and court orders, yadda yadda yadda – so much for telling the truth
Woman’s word probably comes above “reports” (especially since there were ones that were contrary, as well. It’s often an uniformed jungle out there in terms of press) and, sadly, court orders, from what we know about domestic violence.
I will be watching. I am going to support her in every way possible. She is now advocating for all young woman out there and older woman also. Domestic Violence does not care what age, race or gender you are. God bless you Rihanna!!!
LOL you keep telling yourself that.
The MINUTE her album drops, let’s see if she’s still out there rooting for battered and abused women.
(I doubt it…)
I agree with Katie – is she really an advocate for the young women when she really does not understand the desperation of most victims. Those victims that do not have Jay-Z having her stay in his palace of a house. Most don’t have a support system, most go to shelter or need to stay with their attacker because they can’t support themselves or their children. Rihanna really go out and DO SOMETHING to support women if you really mean it.
If there is not a place for an abused/victimized woman’s to fight for justice on a larger scale, then who’s is it?
This entire article, like the one written, yesterday irks me to no degree.
Women in general should not be afraid to talk about violence on any level, be it in a small or large public setting, let us all stop stigmatizing the role of a victim or an advocate and get to the bigger issue of helping those who are abused.
I’m glad she came forward, and her reasoning of knowing that she has a larger role to play and her actions will/can be mirrored by other women is a commendable.
There is no shame in being abused/victimized, the shame is remaining silent about it.
“There is no shame in being abused/victimized, the shame is remaining silent about it.”
I’d almost just want to leave the shame out of it for a minute. It’s an impossibly tough situation, either way. Do we have to judge so?
So what exactly do you want her to do? serve soup at a shelter? spend time counseling victims? what will make YOU happy? victims, regardless of status in a society, are not obligated to become an advocate. If you have been a victim or have worked with victims, you wouldn’t give such crude, ignorant advice.
Advocating for domestic violence victims – she got beat up by her boyfriend – fine – did she end up running to a public aid shelter, or county facility – NO – she called friends who by the way have enough personal security to ensure safety – that people of planet earth is not what happens to most domestic violence victims…she is making a farce of the entire incident to sell her CD and to help keep her name (and Chris Brown’s name) in the news for all the world to hear
Marcy – you’re absolutely correct. If she is true to what she says may be she would want to donate a portion of the CD sales to support the victims of domestic violence.
Yeah, I watched the interview and she is not very convincing. She seems like she is just saying the words to make herself appear to be a changed person. I don’t buy it. If she is such an advocate she should have spoken out prior to the release of her new CD (always got something to sell) and if it is THAT important to her she should donate part of the proceeds to a charity associated with battered women. I mean let’s face it – she can certainly afford to.
Marcy–you are absolutely incorrect. Whether or not she went to a shelter or called her personal, private security does not make her any less a victim. Your comment makes a farce out of all women who have suffered abuse.
Whether she stayed quiet or spoke she would be judged for it. She has to talk about it now because she is releasing an album and she has to promote it and every journalist and their mother wants her version of the incident. If she continued to keep mum about it, it would just become a bigger deal. I applaud her for taking control and speaking about it ON HER OWN TERMS
Terms = $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
You don’t know that for certain. cut her some slack. not everyone is a money grubbing whore
Everyone has a price – you added the whore part
There’s no need to be so mean. and no…not everyone can be bought and sold
so, by your standards.. you have a price too. What is your price?
Having said that despite the servere….wrongness of what Chris Brown did it is WRONG to hit anybody. Women should not slap men and think its okay and guys definitely should not hit girls and think its okay. There should be no hitting period! I believe Chris Brown when he says he’s sorry and I wish them both the best, but in a day and age when women want to be considered equal to men we must adhere to the fact that an upset woman has no right to hit a man (slap him or shove him) the same way a man has no rigth to hit a woman. period. PERIOD!
How come no one see’s this but a few people are we so caught in labeling someone a victim or villans instead, of telling our daughters if your big enough to hit a boy he may just hit you back, you better tell them that becuase this generation aint the same as the last these girls are just violent as boys.
I agree teenagers today are alot more violent. Chicago is a mess and girls post videos of their fights online like its something to be proud of. not to mention what happened in Richmond California. thinking about it now literally makes me sick to my stomach. I think I’m going to go throw up now…
I agree – people should just keep their hands to themselves. Sorry, but if a woman is beating up on a man he has the right to protect himself and do whatever is necessary to stop the woman from hitting him. I am not saying he should beat her up, but do whatever is necessary to get away from the situation.
OMG Greg ur’s is the first comment i’ve read that actually made sense. Excellent comment.
why is she dressed to look innocent here.for months we’ve seen her go nea naked and clubbing and now she suddenly looks like the virgin mary pls.
I was VERY impressed. I wasn’t expecting her to demonstrate such maturity and growth. I hope all the young girls who defended Brown and sympathized with him will hear this.
All you cynics can go f yourselves. Seriously, your attempt at proving how smart you are registers as a giant FAIL.
Maturity is a script writer..and good editing
FAIL.
No it’s PASS – interview shows are pre-scripted – ask only these questions – edit for dramatic effect…
what is your price, marcy? I’m curious…
what are you selling alexis ??
someone who is selling something doesn’t ask for prices, they set them.
You said in a post above that ‘everyone has a price’ so I’m curious as to what yours is. Care to elaborate?
I agree with Gabby. Besides when entertainers are promoting whatever project they have coming out, they have to do interviews and appearences so with her new cd coming out she was gonna have to talk about it anyway because people were going to expect it.
Rihanna will be criticised and envied no matter what she does. My heart truly goes out to her. This was so hard. I agree with the writer that says she didn’t ask for this role of being a face for domestic violence but she is handling it admirably.
Isn’t interesting how most of the harshest and most insensitive feedback seems to be coming from other women? You ALL embarrass me!
If you know ANYTHING about preparing for performance or art for that matter, you’d appreciate her need for catharsis, given ANY difficult situation.
But as a human being, could you deal with airing her relationship so PUBLICLY the way she has? Wouldn’t you want to run miles from it too and not even deal with it?
Take away the celebrity status and wealth, and you have a young woman dealing with some serious pain.
And yes, Chris has shown remorse. And I think it would be great if he could mentor young men about it too. But why has NO ONE questioned why and WHEN he spoke out publicly?
It’s sad and pathetic that you feel you have to heap it all on Rihanna.
What if it was your sister or daughter or YOU?
Sincerely hope you don’t call yourselves Christian because to me, this judging and lack of compassion are the biggest sins of all.
Marcy, you clearly have your own issues. I am so tired of coming on to blogs and seeing egomaniacs presenting stupid conspiracy theories about everything. You aren’t impressing anyone but yourself.
Whatever the circumstances of this interview, and why that is relevant, I’m not sure, the message is still a powerful one. Sure, interviews, particularly with the very famous are scripted. But she didn’t have to address these questions if she didn’t want to. The fact that she and Brown ARE so famous and that she chose to go back to an abusive relationship and recognized that mistake is one that young girls and boys need to hear. I can’t believe you are so hell bent on crapping all over that with your negative whining. The fact that she walked away from Brown, whom young girls all over the world swooned over, because the relationship was toxic for BOTH of them is very, very powerful. Again, your attempt to undercut that says more about YOU than Rihanna.
Of course money and promotion are always involved, always. But the message comes through here intact and Rihanna delivers it with sincerity and genuine feeling. Again, your dismissall of that and what she is trying to do here is, frankly, shameful.
And I am DONE with this conversation. Some of the responses here are as sickening as the situation itself.
Think for yourself and it wont be so sickning too you, everything is what it seems.
What? He is quite clearly thinking for himself.
I am so sick of hearing about this. Please make it go away once and for all. WHO CARES??? There are millions of women who have undergone worse treatment. The real news must be slow right now, because this sensational trash taken way too far. ABC should be ashamed.
People shouldn’t care about domestic violence??
Rihanna was abused and the fact that she’s coming out and talking about it may help other women in similar situations stand up for themselves.
I guess to you, Rihanna possibly giving other women the courage to stand up for themselves, isn’t worthwhile.
Rihanna is a sweet girl and I can only wish her the best.
“I fell in love with that person. That’s embarassing.”
That line caught my eye as I said something similar three months ago. And it’s not about being physically abused – it’s about being in a bad relationship with someone and moving on from it once you decide to leave.
I know she’s got an album to promote – but a lot of women, and men, should watch this one.
I forgive Chris Brown. Get over it. I do feel sympathy for Rihanna, but she will never know what it’s like to be a true victim of DV. Her version of DV and a normal person’s version are totally different. She went through one incident, and she’s being treated like he tried to kill her. Honey there are women who get attacked on a daily basis and have no where to turn. Those are the women we should be shedding light on, not Rihanna.
Your view is absolutely ridiculous, and this is coming from someone who has some experience with domestic violence. How dare you try to trivialize this because it was “one incident”. Many women who are abused do the same thing. Some of them think to themselves, “Oh it was just one time. It won’t happen again. it’s not a big deal” I guess you are supporting that rationalization in your comment, Megan.
what’s a true victim of DV? Anyone woman/man/child that has to suffer any type of abuse is a “true” victim. We have no idea how long that relationship had been violent, or the number of incidents she had to suffer through. All we know is the one that got publicized by the media. Like many DV victims, people don’t know there’s a problem until the abuse as been an ongoing problem. Just because she’s a celebrity doesn’t make her case any less demenaning and abusive than any other victim. Maybe because of Rhianna, a light can be shed on the fact that abuse can happen to anyone at anytime no matter their circumstance.
“True victim of DV”? Huh? Since when is there a continuum on domestic violence? Abuse is abuse regardless of who the victim is, what his or her social status is, what the economic situation is, or celebrity or non-celebrity. So I would include Rhianna in the “normal person” category. As far as Rhianna coming out and speaking about her situation it’s definetly timing sensative. She has to promote her album. If she goes on different programs people will be asking questions regarding what happened and not about her music. I think this interview is just a PR way of saying “I’m talking about it…I’ve talked about it…let me move on and promote my music” Chris Brown has done it, now it’s Rhianna’s turn. If the two main people involved are trying to put closure on the situation…shouldn’t the rest of us…the people not even involved in the situation…allow them to? YES!!
Being hit is… um, pretty typical for domestic violence in that it was full-out violence in the domestic space. There’s really no need to qualify it more or less than that.
I will NEVER forgive Chris Brown and I will NEVER give him ANY of MY money, AND I will call all advertisers and on TV if I so much as see his miserable face on their station and I promise I will not stop. He is soooo over the only people who like him are abusers just like him or people who are used to abuse in their family growing up.END.
When the sun shines… we shine together!
Some people on here disgust me.
Apparently, according to some of you, the incident wasn’t a big deal, and Rihanna is “ridiculous” for talking about it.
I guess a woman having the strength to talk about domestic violence, and maybe giving other women the strength to do the same thing, means nothing to you?
It’s people like you who make me fear for society.
Regardless of whether or not I like Rihanna as an artist (and regardless of whether this has anything to do with her album release), I respect her for coming out with what happened to her. I hope this gives another women who has been scared into silence the ability to come forward.
It’s terrifying that we live in a society where some individuals would actually condone maintaining silence about abuse.
So well put! I share your sentiments.
Abuse and rape – all have been silent subjects for a long time – they only talk when there is something to gain – HEY ALEXIS – 7.77 M – why, I like the number – how about you
So, because they have been silent subjects for a long time, there’s no reason to change the status quo and she should just continue to stay quiet about it… nevermind that her coming out to talk about it might influence someone who looks up to her and might be in a similar situation to stand up for themselves. It is irrelevant that she has an album coming out, the fact is that she is a public figure and whether you like to admit it or not, public figures are looked up to by various people.. be they men or women, young or old.
7.77M is indeed a nice number, I was curious to see if you were a low priced whore or a high priced whore so thanks for clarifying that for me.
How does it feel to know that you too can be bought? Based on what you said earlier, this makes you no different from Rihanna (with the obvious fact that unlike Rihanna, you are not a public figure and might never get anyone to buy you at that price – might have to bring it a little lower).
look up to her you are kidding right – gets beaten up – then look what she did – get a new look and tramp around in nightclubs until she needs to promote her CD – nice of you to be so concerned about domestic violence and then turn around and call me a whore – that’s the problem now right – using words like whore to describe people -
Domestic violence is such a tough issue and unimaginable to go through in the media and have to discuss it. I commend her for being so strong and brave. I think what she is doing is wonderful, trying to help women overcome something that happens far too often. One incident is domestic violence whether it happens again or not, just because she’s a celebrity doesn’t mean that she didn’t go through the same pain other women feel when they go through this. I think it’s great that she’s showing people that could happen to anyone and because she is a celebrity and it happened to her it sheds light on the problem that this really is.
I applaud her for being so honest about her feelings and her experience with domestic violence. I believe her message will come across to many women and, hopefully, will have a positive impact on them. It’s unfortunate that in our society, someone like her gets criticized for trying to do the right thing. Go Rihanna!
I think she wants her album to be sold why did she wait so long to come out and talk. If there were always fights she should have left from the first time. Please I wont be one of those dumb fans to scrape up her lame album. We all know she was cheating on him. I have no pity for idiots who stay in abusive relationships. you see these things from the beginning of every abusive relationship.
This post is just disgusting. That’s really all I can say about it. So wrong.
Ignorance at its best. Just another small minded individual. I feel sorry for you, latts.
people always make a big deal about everything and drag on about it. just move on domestic violences happens to everyone but sinces she famous its a big deal. whatever she just a regular person like everyone else should get the same treatment no different. celebritties are starting to make me sick they all think there above the law and deserve special treatment.
IF SHE CARES SO MUCH ABOUT YOUNG GIRLS, SHE WOULD HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT THIS IN FEBRUARY, NOT WHEN HER ALBUM IS ABOUT TO DROP. WHAT ABOUT ALL THE GIRLS WHO DIED BETWEEN FEBRUARY AND THE RELEASE OF HER ALBUM? HYPOCRITE.
She didn’t & she doesn’t care about young girls. All she cares is her Album and sympathy from people. Why speak until now?
Because she could, was in a place where that was facilitated (it’s not like Rihanna regularly chats with GMA on the phone or some insane nonsense) and because she was ready to. I don’t think it’s right, with an issue like this, to try and quantify it more than that.