Chris Brown on Rihanna's Interview: Assault Should Be "Between Us"
Chris Brown has something to say about ex-girlfriend Rihanna's revealing interview with ABC's Diane Sawyer, in which the singer spoke frankly about the Feb. 8 incident in which he assaulted her.
"While I respect Rihanna's right to discuss the specific events of February 8," Brown says in a statement to MTV News, "I maintain my position that all of the details should remain a private matter between us."
In the Diane Sawyer interview, Rihanna said that Brown, 20, put her in a headlock twice and bit her on the ear and fingers. "He had no soul in his eyes," Rihanna, 21, told Sawyer. "He was clearly blacked out."
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And the singer -- whose new album Rated R drops later this month -- explained why she is speaking so publicly. "I knew I had to do this in order to move on for me and in order for my fans to move on . . . 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."
She also wishes her ex well in the interview.
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In his statement today, Brown continued, "I do appreciate [Rihanna's] support and wish her the best. I am extremely sorry for what I did, and I accept accountability for my actions . . . Abuse of any kind is always wrong. The rest I leave it to God."
Brown was sentenced to five years of probation, six months of community service and one year of domestic violence counseling.
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344A man is always a man chris brown beating up rihanna never shoked me at all and i know that he didn't just beat her that means the promoter was rehanna and besides may be they had their love afairs then i ask why do they have to punish chris living behind rehanna she should also get her own punishments cause she promoted the fight after reading the message thats what i think
i think that everyone should just leave the whole thing alone it was a mistake when rick james did it, it wasn't a big thing or bobby brown and they were both famous in there day and anyone who has been looking at Chris like hes the bad guy your wrong because there are people in this world that make mistake and what about Rhianna she tried to get back with him that shows the young women that look up to her that if a man hits you everythings gonna be okay she should have lefted him truthly they are both stupied
I feel like this, NOBODY really knows wat happened, but chris and rihanna. The only thing we really know is he abused her. I mean wateva she did i feel he should be the bigger person to overlook it. Be the man. Even if she deserved it..ima fan of chris but not of rihanna..honestly. I love chris and will forever be a fan, but no matter how ppl try to put it chris was wrng, but everybody makes mistakes. Just let go and rebuild.
Well i honestly think that that bixch hit him first and he didnt hit her back so she kept hiting him until he beat her ass..
I am so very proud of both Chris Brown and Rihanna for speaking out on the heinous crime of domestic violence â?? no matter the whyâ??s, howâ??s and whenâ??s of it all. We VERY RARELY get to hear from the abuser concerning his (or her) contribution to the â??incidentâ??, how he feels about it, his remorse, his conviction of the crime, and his pennance to right the wrongs. Whatâ??s even better here in the Chris Brown / Rihanna saga is that we also get to see the transgressor (Chris Brown) redeem himself in a VERY public fashion by pleading for forgiveness (over & over & overâ?¦) and the opportunity for redemption. I canâ??t EVER remember a celebrity who has done such a wrong and then has humbly, vulnerably, and sacrificially put all that he has/is at the feet of the pitchforked and heavily opinionated, fickle public. And heâ??s doing it all at just 20 years old. This young man really is a MAN â?? who had a moment! And now heâ??s coming back to himself â?? renewed and retooled. As long as he continues to show and prove (and not continually apologize) his willingness and ability to change, learn and grow from the â??incidentâ??, then he will have my $15 on 12/08/09 and my continued support and prayers (and Rihanna too!).
Rosie - the media never painted Tommy Lee as a milk drinking saint, as bad as he was - it was expected! Tommy Lee was the boy you don´t take home to momma! day 1!!!!! Chris Brown - different story hence room for the hype and the poster attention because this was really so unbelievable, whereas Tommy Lee .... well you get the picture BTW before anyone throws color into this ... I´m a black woman, 38yrs old, from Birmingham
chris brown should go screw himself, rihanna can do & say whatever she wants... isn't that what abusive men like to do anyway... control women?
well i think that chris brown did what he had to do and rihanna dnt need to be going through hiz phone in the first place and he wasnt really txtn another girl(like cheatin sh!t) he waz txin hiz manager tina davis!!!and im wit da gurl below!
well i dnt care if chris brown beat up rihanna....i love u chris forget hPr
WHAT CHRIS BROWN DID WAS WRONG BUT PEOPLE SAY THAT RIHANNA PROVOCKED HIM IM NOT SAYIN SHE IS INNOCCENT BUT HE SURE AS HELL SHOULD HAVE KEPT HIS HANDS TO HIM SELF HE SAID THAT HE WATCHED HIS MOTHER GETHIT SO WHY THE HELL WOULD U DO IT. SEEING WHAT UR MOTHER WENT THROUGH WOULDNT U WANNA BE BETTER THAT HIM. AND NOT HIT ON THE GIRL U WERE IN LOVE WITH, U SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YO SELFFF BUT IM STILLL ONE OF UR FANS AND IM ONE OF RIHANNA'S FANS TOO.
idk 4 get it and move on out of their buisness
famous person? as long a black person do something wrong in this country he deserves to die. Tommy Lee beat up Pamela Anderson so many times. The media did not go crazy..please give me a break
Ohmigod. Are you kidding me? FIrst of all, everyone saying that it wasn't Chris Brown's fault, whatever. Whatever Rihanna did, she didn't make Chris beat her like that. No one can MAKE someone bite them and hit them... maybe he was provoked, but that in no way justifies what he did. And besides, it was his fault for texting that other woman in the first place. And second, Stacy, that's just wrong. You can't call everyone a hypocrite for 'sinning,' and then judging Chris. I mean, the we're all sinners argument is just ridiculous. And if you tell a white lie now or then, or steal a pack of gum from the store.... are you saying thats just as bad as beating up your girlfriend? No. So please, just appreciate that Chris Brown was majorly wrong in beating Rihanna and she was right to leave him, especially because she's such a big influence on young girls' lives.
I see the current and post abuse victims are doing just what they do best: Blame the real victim. Rihanna is a victim, regardless of how wrong she was for putting her hands on him. He is indeed, and obviously stronger than she... So he couldn't contain her until someone came to help? Sure she's a big girl, and should take what she throw, but for the constant beating??? biting? and an older woman whom rihanna was cool with also txting inappropriately? of course there're other sinds, but this one is deadly. I drink hard liquor, that is a sin, but i do it in the privacy of my own home... and im not risking someone elses life in the midst of my choices... By the way Ri, smart was to promote ur new album.
YOU PEOPLE ARE SUCH HYPROCRITES, EVERYONE ON THIS PANEL SINS, WHETHER IT IS INTENTIONALLY OR UNTENTIONALLY. THERE ARE MANY SINS, NOT JUST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, YOU ARE FORGETTING FORNICATION, ADULTERY, KILLING, LYING, STEALING, ETC. MANY OF YOU PEOPLE ON THIS PANEL, ARE ENGAGING IN A PARTICULAR SIN EVERYDAY...." FORNICATION". HOWEVER YOU WANT TO SIT HERE AND JUDGE THE NEXT MAN. ISN'T THAT THE KETTLE CALLING THE PLAN BLACK. CELEBRITIES MAKE MISTAKES EVERYDAY JUST LIKE WE DO, THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THAT THEIR LIFE IS IN THE PUBLIC. I PASS WHAT CHRIS DID, I DON'T HOLD GRUDGES OR JUDGE. I KNOW IF PEOPLE SAW, WHAT WAS IN MY CLOSET AND ANY OF YOUR GUYS CLOSET, YOU WOULD BE EMBARASSED. ITS NOT EXUSING CHRIS, ITS ABOUT REMEMBERING WE ARE ALL SINNERS, WE WETOO FALL SHORT FROM TIME TO TIME. WHEN YOU IDIOTS REALIZE THAT YOU AREN'T PERFECT AND COMMIT SINS , YOU WOULDN'T BE SO QUICK TO JUDGE, BUT THEN AGAIN THATS WHAT HYPROCRITES DO. IF THE MEDIA NEVER WOULD HAVE SAW RIHANNA LIFE, SHE WOULD STILL BE WITH CHRIS. SHE JUST DON'T WANT TO LOOSE HER FANS, ENDORSEMENT DEALS AND SO FORTH
i love u chirs brown no matter wat anybody say okay baby boy
Men who beat women are pus*ies. Chris Brown is a pus*y. Period. He is not a man. He NEVER WILL BE a man. Bad role model for young men. We need to set an example with this scum. And, if the truth be known, Brown's music stunk too. He should take his pus*y self and go away. Ban his as* from radio, MTV, etc. He will NOT be missed.
Well, if you wouldn't hit someone then you wouldn't get hit.She is equally to blame for the situation. Let me see his pics of his bruises. She wasn't helpless or a victim. She took the keys and throw them from the car to keep him there to get the fighting going. She is full of it. I don't condone violence but I also hate people that lies for sympathy and attention.
To all the people who are saying that Rihanna is not innocent, the was to blame etc etc -- I feel very sorry for you. Hopefully you will never have to experience that pain yourself, watch you mother go through it, watch you child go through it and at the same time have people blaming you. She could have been jealous, insecure, has a temper -- whatever - and that will still not excuse what he did. Would you say the same if he did that to a child. No you wouldn't. It really just makes me sad that WOMEN in this society do not have enough pride in themselves to know that Rihanna is not to blame for Chris's actions. I am not condemning Chris or saying that he should burn in hell but I think that although their are two sides to every coin and every story -- there is always a heads and always a tails. Right is Right and Wrong is wrong and everyone posting here should be woman or man enough to know that domestic violence against women is wrong regardless of the circumstances.
Chris Brown didn't get beat. He doesn't get to say things like this.