Rihanna: Brown's assault, aftermath 'humiliating'

Associated Press - November 4, 2009 3:12 AM PST
Story photo: Rihanna: Brown's assault, aftermath 'humiliating'FILE - In this June 11, 2009 file photo, singer Rihanna watches the second quarter of Game 4 of the NBA basketball finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and Orlando Magic in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, file)Associated Press

LOS ANGELES - Rihanna says dealing with the media attention after being assaulted in February by ex-boyfriend Chris Brown was humiliating. But she now hopes to speak for young women who are afraid to talk openly about domestic violence.

The 21-year-old pop star told Glamour magazine in an interview posted online Tuesday that the police photo of her bruised face that was leaked to reporters added insult to injury.

After the assault, she awoke to find helicopters circling her house and reporters swarming her street. "I felt like I went to sleep as Rihanna and woke up as Britney Spears," she said.

Rihanna said she felt disappointed and taken advantage of, especially when she heard that the two officers under investigation for leaking her photo were women.

"I felt like people were making it into a fun topic on the Internet, and it's my life," she said.

Rihanna said she didn't realize how much her decisions affected people she didn't know, like her many fans. She feels stronger, wiser and more aware now, she added.

"Domestic violence is a big secret," Rihanna said. "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."

Brown, 20, pleaded guilty to felony assault in June. He was sentenced to five years' probation, six months of community labor and a year of domestic violence counseling for the attack, in which he was accused of hitting, choking and biting Rihanna in a rented sports car.

TMZ published the photo of Rihanna's bruised face less than two weeks after the beating, and the LAPD immediately launched an internal investigation of the leak.

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  • A63
    Some of you people are true Morons...Chris was charged and convicted...Case Closed. They should put him in a cell and let BuhBuh have a crack at him.
    report abuseposted November 5, 2009 6:41 AM PST
  • A63
    Some of you people are true Morons...Chris was charged and convicted...Case Closed. They should put him in a cell and let BuhBuh have a crack at him.
    report abuseposted November 5, 2009 6:41 AM PST
  • A63
    Put that stupid convict back in a cell and throw him a party in the shower.
    report abuseposted November 5, 2009 6:39 AM PST
  • A63
    Put that stupid convict back in a cell and throw him a party in the shower.
    report abuseposted November 5, 2009 6:39 AM PST
  • Elisekeys
    I agree with Deborah. Some of ya'll sound like you've lost your minds. Saying Rihanna "provoked" him is totally off. Even if she WAS trying to get him to hit her, the fact that he did it is totally wrong. I'm really saddened by how many people are on CBs side. I don't wish him a bad life, but I think it is soooooo wrong 2 blame Rihanna.
    report abuseposted November 4, 2009 9:48 PM PST
  • Never Satisfied
    I agree with Queen...I can't imagine Chris to just haul off and hit her like that...most women know if there man is crazy or not so if she saw signs of abuse why did she stay with him for so long...she is not telling the entire truth..she is running her month while Chris is moving on...Shut up Ri-Ri. Some of us have forgotten already u should to...or MAYBE NOT U MUST HAVE A RECORD COMING
    report abuseposted November 4, 2009 9:47 AM PST
  • QUEEN
    HUMILIATED CAUSE SHE STARTED A FIGHT AND GOT HER A** WHOOPED!!! YOU BETTER GO BACK TO WHAT THEY TAUGHT US IN GRADE SCHOOL KEEP YOUR HANDS TO YOURSELF MALE OR FEMALE...ITS NOT RIGHT!!! 4RM THA QUEEN
    report abuseposted November 4, 2009 8:17 AM PST
  • Lindsay
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    report abuseposted November 4, 2009 8:07 AM PST
  • Lindsay
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    report abuseposted November 4, 2009 8:07 AM PST
  • Tasha
    It's all to promote her new cd. If it weren't for someone else calling the police she would have taken that beating just like all the ones she took from Chris before. She's humiliated that the public finally saw what was going on behind her and Chris' door. If the police hadn't gotten involved she would have covered her bruises with makeup and continued on
    report abuseposted November 4, 2009 6:13 AM PST
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