In what is shaping up as dueling interviews from former lovers whose affair went very wrong, Chris Brown this Friday will give an interview to MTV News talking about his attack on former girlfriend Rihanna. One day earlier, Rihanna will talk to ABC’s Diane Sawyer about the assault that left her bruised and bloody on the eve of the Grammy Awards in February.
In excerpts from Brown’s interview released Wednesday by MTV News, Brown said he is “confused right now as far as the public perception of me…I got the people that come out and support me and I got the people who don’t want to see me do anything. They want to see me, kind of, basically, in jail.”
Brown’s excerpts follow by one day the release of an interview Rihanna gave to Glamour magazine in which she talked publicly about the incident for the first time. She told Glamour she wanted to alert young women to the “big secret” of abusive relationships. “Teenage girls can’t tell their parents that their boyfriend beats them up…It’s one of the things we (women) hide because it’s embarrassing,” Rihanna said. You can read a story about it here.
Brown, 20, already had been interviewed before by Larry King (read about
that here), but the chat with MTV News promises to be even more revealing. It airs on Friday, Nov. 6, at 6 p.m. ET/PT. Rihanna, 21, will talk to Sawyer on ABC’s morning chat show “Good Morning America” on Thursday and Friday.
The interviews, not coincidentally, reach fans as both singers promote the release of new albums. They had to talk about the assault at some time — Rihanna to share her side of the assault and Brown to try to redeem himself in the public eye — and promotion seems as good a reason as any for the singers. Brown has already apologized, pleaded guilty to assault and been sentenced to five years probation and community service.
Rihanna, whose hit singles include “Umbrella” and “Disturbia,” sees her new CD “Rated R” hit record stores on Nov. 23, and Brown’s record label said on Wednesday that the release of his “Grafitti” has been pushed forward by one week to Dec. 8. He also begins a “Fan Appreciation Tour” on Nov. 14.
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I dont understand why everyone makes a big deal when a famous person is going though any kind of abusive. If it was a person that lived down the road from you would you really make such a huge deal??? You would feel bad and you wouldnt
That being said, i dont beleive in a man hitting a women. BUT, i have seen how women push a man to stirke them. When a women is yelling and cursing a man out in the middle of a arguement and then decides to constantly hit a man because thats the only way she feels she could express herself and let out all her anger, she should expect to get hit back. NEVER hit a man like you want to fight if thats not your real intentions. I’ve seen the nicest guys and best boyfriends strike a women, its easy to lose control.
In my personal opinion she is not brave, all she did was leave a guy that hit her. But all of a sudden shes winning awards because of it. Women break up wit guys everyday, they werent even together that long to begin with.
- Posted by Normal GuyFAR OUT leave Chris Brown alone. He is only human and he is still only yung. Put ya self in his shoes, we all make horrible mistakes in our lives! Although both Chris and Rihanna have spoken out we were not there and we dont know how they feel deep down and we shoudnt be guessing either. You cant change what happened in the past BUT you can help decide what will happen in the future. Chris needs our support and for all ya haters wait to you stuff up bad cuz ima sure you would want people to support you. teamm breezy
- Posted by team breezyFunny how bit*hes get patriotic when a man hits a woman. Yet we got pics of skanky rihanna nude with NO self resect on the internet. I laugh at all the “great role model for young women” comments. THERE IS NO female role model. Hmmm… Haven’t we heard the same about Britney Spears, Paris Hilton and kim Kardashian??
Until we women see the end of strip clubs, Hookers, sluts, and females having sex with animals. We will NEVER get the respect we’re searching for.
STOP BEING HYPOCRITES.
- Posted by JohannaWe can’t hit a man and expect him not to hit back.
We can’t be dirty strippers and expect not to be harrased.
We CANNOT pose nude and slutty and suddenly expect people to have utmost respect for our gender!!!!
Rihanna, if you read this…putting a stop to the violence and coming forward with your experience has sent a very clear message to women that domestic violence is real and not something to be tolerated. you have amazing talent and skill, but there will be some scumbags who will judge you because you were a victim. whatever. just remember, at the end of the day, coming forward has made the world a better place for the next generation of women. and with time, knowing this, the scars inside will hopefully heal.
- Posted by LauraMinorities suffer huge lack of male figures growing up; because of that minorities’ adolescense is much loaded with doubts and wrong options and wrong choices; any young man has heard “women like it rough” at some point growing up; when they have not been taught what is wrong and what is good, many of them may opt to believe “hit girls” is good for instance; Brown’s case is that; he hasn’t had a good male figure. The problem is, that he is stained already; can he clean his act, reflect and stop being a phatso j3rk? Qui lo sa?
- Posted by Viejo VizcachaBehavioral science says he will repeat it. Does he have what it takes to control his internal rage–some even call it “unresolved homosexuality”, to hit a weaker than you, a girl in this case. Ask Brown. Touch him in his buttocks; then check his reaction; if he smiles,… well, ya know…
I am a survivor of domestic violence and I am also a fan of both artist. I believe that Rihanna sincerly loved Chris Brown and I believe he also loved her.There may have been lies told that caused reactions from both parties. What I think is that sometimes you go through things and violence occurs, but at the first sign of physical abuse they should have split because when you forgive the person and stay no matter what they always hit again it can be months weeks even years but once they have been physical they will be again. As a survivor I can honestly say When you get fed up and fight back the abuser gets more outraged because you are finally standing up to them,and there actions are unpreditable. I do not know who hit who its possible she hit him before and that is why he blanked out. It is also possible that he was so outraged thta she was standing up to him and that is why he blacked out. The moral of this story is violence begets violence we need to learn to resolve matters of the heart without it. In the end everything gets ruined in every aspect of your life, and it affects everyone around you.
- Posted by YUNGOPTIMISM