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In her first television interview since she was assaulted by Chris Brown, Rihanna says it was "humiliating" and "traumatizing" to admit the incident happened and that it was "wrong" of her to take Brown back.
"That's embarrassing that that's the type of person that I fell in love with," the singer, 21, told Diane Sawyer on ABC's Good Morning America Thursday (the entire interview airs Friday on 20/20). "So far in love. So unconditional that I went back. It's humiliating to say this happened. To accept that? It's a traumatizing experience."
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During the interview, she confirmed that Brown, 20, held her in a headlock twice and bit her on the ear and fingers the night before the Grammys.
"I stayed. I even went back after he beat me, which was wrong," Rihanna said. "But again ... I'm a human being and people put me on a very unrealistic pedestal. And all these expectations, I'm not perfect."
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Rihanna - who drops a new album, Rated R, Nov. 23 - said she wanted to speak out now to help others who may be in a similar situation.
"It's completely normal to go back. It's not right. I learned the hard way, but again, this is what I want people to know," she said. "When I realized that my selfish decision for love could result in some young girl getting killed, I could not be easy with that part. I couldn't be held responsible for going back.
"Even if Chris never hit me again, who is to say that their boyfriend won't? Who's to say that they won't kill these girls?" she went on. "These are young girls and I just didn't realize how much of an impact I had on these girls' lives until that happened."
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Rihanna said the past few months have been one of the "most lonely times" for her because "nobody understands what it's like."
Said the singer, "There are a lot of women who've experienced what I did, but not in the public. So it made it really difficult. I just felt like, 'Oh my God, here it goes, my little bit of privacy.'"
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Meanwhile, Brown -- who was sentenced to five years of probation, six months of community service and one year of domestic violence counseling in August -- tells MTV News in a new interview that he still doesn't understand his actions.
"My thoughts [when I look back on it now] is like, 'Why did it happen?' Like, 'What was I thinking? What is wrong with you?' That's what I'm thinking with myself. That's what my thoughts are, basically, now," says the R&B musician.
He said he is ready to move on.
Said Brown, "It's like, 'How do we get past it? How do you, Chris' – talking to myself – 'how do you go from point A to point B? How do you learn from your mistakes, turn it into a positive and help other people with the situation, and at the end of the day become the person that you want to be?'"
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FaunThey are just two people who got into it, the wrong way (both of them), and they both need anger managment-it's called life happens and how she deals with it is her own stuff, the bottom line is that both men and women are both very capable of being pushed over the edge and doing something wrong which doesn't make them bad only makes them human and something needs to be fixed by threport abuseposted November 17, 2009 12:01 PM PST
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Tandy MRhianna being strong and independent is not going back to you boyfriend when you getting a beating. Being strong is walking away the first time he raises his hand - you are in a unqie situation from most women, you have the material wealth to support yourself and if you were as strong as you want to claim, that should have been enough for you to walk. Who ever says she is a rolemodel is crazy.report abuseposted November 8, 2009 7:14 AM PST
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SadCommentaryHow does someone bite your fingers or your ear while they are driving?report abuseposted November 6, 2009 1:30 PM PST
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Nikkiokay clearly this happened like a year ago and NOW all of a sudden she wanna come out and say something, just when her album about to drop and Chris is tryin to start off a tour. This is all for plibicity and sells. She just tryin to make more sells and pull more fans from Chris. But it aint workin on me, I am a true CHRIS BROWN fan to HEART and I will always be behind him, he has done his time...report abuseposted November 6, 2009 1:25 PM PST
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Marc G.yeah chris brown really shouldnt have done tht , tht wuz really rude of him!!!!!!!1 no one does tht to a person unless ur really messed up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!report abuseposted November 6, 2009 1:17 PM PST
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Marc G.yeah chris brown really shouldnt have done tht , tht wuz really rude of him!!!!!!!1 no one does tht to a person unless ur really messed up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!report abuseposted November 6, 2009 1:17 PM PST
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Marc G.yeah chris brown really shouldnt have done tht , tht wuz really rude of him!!!!!!!1 no one does tht to a person unless ur really messed up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!report abuseposted November 6, 2009 1:17 PM PST
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LindsayI found a great dating site________ R i c h K i s s i n g. C O M ________. The best dating club for seeking the rich singles, sexy beauties. what's the most important is that you don't have to be a millionaire, but you can meet one. Charlie Sheen found his true love on that site in 2007.report abuseposted November 6, 2009 1:17 PM PST
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LindsayI found a great dating site________ R i c h K i s s i n g. C O M ________. The best dating club for seeking the rich singles, sexy beauties. what's the most important is that you don't have to be a millionaire, but you can meet one. Charlie Sheen found his true love on that site in 2007.report abuseposted November 6, 2009 1:17 PM PST
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Samyeah beat that %@!*#s ass, now all we need to do is set chris brown on obama and put our nation in the right directionreport abuseposted November 6, 2009 1:00 PM PST
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