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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - After being beaten by singer Chris Brown in February, pop star Rihanna felt embarrassed she fell in love with the type of man he was and left him to set an example for young women, she said in an interview on Thursday.
Rihanna's comments to ABC News mark her first TV interview in which she spoke about the beating, which occurred on the eve of the music industry's Grammy Awards in Los Angeles and resulted in Brown's guilty plea to an assault charge.
The Barbados-born Rihanna, whose hit songs include "Umbrella" and "Disturbia," said she felt ashamed when the public learned. A police photo of her bruised and bloodied face was leaked to the media, and a detailed description of the event was placed in court documents.
"I didn't want people to think that that's the kind of person -- that I fell in love with that person," Rihanna told TV journalist Diane Sawyer on ABC's "Good Morning America."
"That's embarrassing. That's embarrassing that that's the type of person that I fell in love with, so far in love, so unconditional that I went back," she said.
Rihanna and Brown, whose hit songs include "Run It" and "Kiss Kiss," reunited within weeks of the beating spending time together in Miami at the home of rap star Sean "Diddy" Combs. But Rihanna has since left Brown.
"It's completely normal to go back," Rihanna said.
"You start lying to yourself," she said. "The minute the physical wounds go away, you want this thing to go away, this is a memory you don't want to have ever again."
But the 21 year-old said she was motivated to leave Brown by the knowledge that young girls look up to her.
"When I realized that my selfish decision for love could result into some young girl getting killed, I could not be easy with that part," she said in the interview.
"I couldn't be held responsible for telling them, 'Go back.' Chris, even if Chris never hit me again, who's to say that their boyfriend won't," she said.
Rihanna also advised women who are abused not to react based on love.
"Come out of the situation and look at it third person and for what it really is, and then make your decision, because love is so blind," she said.
A representative for Brown could not be reached for comment.
Brown, who previously had enjoyed a squeaky clean image, was sentenced to 180 days of community service and five years of probation for the assault.
He publicly apologized, and has begun performing community service, which includes roadside cleanup, in his home state of Virginia.
On Friday, "Good Morning America" will air the second part of Sawyer's interview with Rihanna. The pop star will discuss what happened that night in February, when Brown hit her while they were in a car on the eve of the Grammy Awards.
(Editing by Bob Tourtellotte)
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EmmyALL I CAN SAY IS THAT SHE DESERVED IT !!!!!!!!! AND HEY....I AM A WOMAN.report abuseposted November 6, 2009 3:06 PM PST
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AmicaWho knows what she did to Chris. What if she stepped on his nuts? What if she really gave him an STD? What if she aborted his baby? What if she stabbed her claws in him and he was trying to get her off and this was a reflex? None of us were there so none of us can take up for either. Maybe she went back to Chris cuz she was guilty? We will never kno. Stay outta their business!!!report abuseposted November 6, 2009 11:25 AM PST
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QUEEN@A63...I AM SICK BECAUSE I AM SAYING THAT IT IS NOT RIGHT FOR A WOMAN TO HIT A MAN EITHER...YES CHRIS SHOULD BE IN JAIL JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER REGULAR GUY WHO ABUSE A WOMAN IS...I JUST FEEL SHE SHOULD HAVE TOLD THE WHOLE TRUTH ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED...BOTH HAVE TO KEEP THEIR HANDS TO THEMSELVES...AND YES CHRIS SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN LOCKED UP FOR THE WAY HE BEAT HER...4RM THA QUEENreport abuseposted November 6, 2009 9:31 AM PST
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A63QUEEN...YOU ARE ONE SICK INDIVIDUAL...YOU NEED SERIOUS THERAPY...Put Chris Brown in a cell (he will have fun in the shower-dont drop the soap).report abuseposted November 6, 2009 8:25 AM PST
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jazzy gwhat an ugly mess this is...report abuseposted November 6, 2009 7:57 AM PST
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lady J.No one deserves domestic violence WOMEN or MAN..but when you dont use YOUR HEAD ..it becomes another issue.REMEMBER YOU HAVE CHOICES..report abuseposted November 6, 2009 7:56 AM PST
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QUEENTHIS B**CH STILL AINT TELLIN THE TRUTH...IF YOU WANT TO BE A SPOKESPERSON THEN TELL PEOPLE THAT ITS NOT RIGHT TO BE VIOLENT EITHER...SOME WOMEN THINK THEY CAN GET AWAY WITH HITTING A MAN...ITS NOT RIGHT...ITS NOT RIGHT FOR HIM TO BEAT HER BUT I WISH HE HAD ENOUGH SINCE TO LEAVE HER WHEN HE SAW HOW SHE WAS ALSO...ABUSE MAN OR WOMAN IS NOT RIGHT...I THINK THEY BOTH LEARNED A LISTEN. QUEENreport abuseposted November 6, 2009 7:53 AM PST
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veva mDo you know how many women face domestic violence everyday, and unfortantaly these women dont get justice for there crimes. Just because she is Rhianna doesnt this is the first time that domestic violence has happened. Join the club of life, no need to to a television interview Rhianna we all know what happened.report abuseposted November 5, 2009 6:17 PM PST
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deedeefor those who think she deserved to get beat - f&ck you. i hope chris brown gets ahold of you andf beats your as#.report abuseposted November 5, 2009 1:37 PM PST
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AkilahYou guys are crazy and I hope sterile. To think you feel it is ok for a man to pummel a woman is insane. If sheis milking it for rateing thanks to him it is her story to tell. He didn't push or slap her he beat her down. He should have went to jail even for a month or 2report abuseposted November 5, 2009 1:12 PM PST
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