Chris Brown and Rihanna: The Whole Story
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Chris Brown and Rihanna
It's a sad, but well-documented truth that those who grow up surrounded by domestic violence will sometimes replicate the same destructive pattern later in life.
Many are saying that this is the case with 19-year-old singer Chris Brown, who was arrested this past weekend for alleged domestic violence and felony battery against his girlfriend, 20-year-old Barbados-born singer Rihanna. The incident led to the cancellation of both their Grammy performances Sunday.
Brown was raised surrounded by domestic violence; his stepfather allegedly abused his mother. Ironically, in 2006, Brown told MTV the abuse was "an influence in me about how to treat a woman." He also stated, "I used to always feel the hate for anybody that disrespected a lady."
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Brown and Rihanna reportedly began fighting in Brown's rented Lamborghini when Brown received a text message from another woman after leaving Clive Davis' pre-Grammy party late Saturday [via New York Daily News].
Brown pulled over the car in L.A.'s Hancock Park neighborhood and an upset Rihanna is said to have tossed the keys out the window. A source "close to the investigation" who spoke with E! News said Brown responded by choking and threatening to kill the pop diva before she lost consciousness.
A neighbor, hearing a woman's screams, made a call to 911 and the police arrived to find an injured Rihanna left alone at the scene. They took photos to document the singer's injuries, which are described as "horrific" -- major contusions on both sides of the singer's face, a black eye, a split lip, bloody nose and bite marks on one of her arms and on several fingers [via TMZ.com].
She was then taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for treatment and Brown later turned himself in to the LAPD and was charged with making a criminal threat. He was released on $50,000 bail.
Since the incident, sources have come forward alleging that this may not have been the first time Brown abused Rihanna. A source identified as a friend of Rihanna's described the pair's relationship as "volatile" to US Weekly and added that bruises were clearly visible on the singer's neck in early December. "I asked if everything was OK with her and Chris," the friend is quoted as saying. "She told me, 'We broke up again.'"
Life and Style magazine has reported that Brown's temper has manifested itself in violent ways in the past -- claiming that a fight between the singer and his mom that took place in a Miami hotel in 2007 saw Brown "screaming and throwing dishes," which prompted concerned hotel guests to call the police.
Brown's sister has spoken to Extra in his defense, describing him as "a good boy -- never violent," and adding that "He's doing good. He's coping." Rihanna's grandmother, meanwhile, told Barbados' leading newspaper, The Daily Nation, "I don't want people to worry. Rihanna is fine and she is doing well."
And while the two at the center of the storm struggle to come back from it, the incident has also sent shockwaves throughout the hip-hop community. A source told US Weekly that upon hearing the news, rapper Jay Z "hit the roof" and that Brown was now a "walking dead man" as a result. Self-proclaimed "big brother" to Rihanna, Kanye West, has openly talked about being "devastated" by the affair, and praised the singer's talent to Ryan Seacrest on his KIIS-FM radio show. "I feel like she is the most important artist in music and has the most potential. Her taste level and her age... she has the potential to be the greatest artist of all time."
Rihanna is said to be cooperating with investigators building a domestic violence case against Brown, according to a police source quoted by the Los Angeles Times. Currently Brown is scheduled to appear in court March 5 for arraignment on one felony count.
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65 Comments
Click here to comment- Posted By the havenly gost
01.23.10 4:39 AM
dear merrisa
you wrigting really touched me, i grew up in africa and compared with asia. africa is bad. come and see for your self. you see parents sending out a child to bag for money. you see people beting up a child for dolar. at school the punishment is close to murder. you have no idea how abusing is? that is wy chris abused rihanna. he didn't know that violence was't the answeercause where he grew up violence was the answer, the solution, the problem and the cause. how dare you say that about chris. in africa every body thinks that violence is the answer they are write atbfriest but they don't know the couse.
- Posted By the havenly gost
01.23.10 4:07 AM
dear, twilight fan
you are a bich for saying chris was wrong.no guy should be put up in that situation. so shut you mouth.
don't juge some one on what he did juge him on what he is doing now. chris is doing community service while rihana is trying to make every one hate chris. so she is the evil one. she thinks she is all that. she thinks chris lost his fans. but read all the comments about 90% are for chris, so scru her
- Posted By the havenly gost
01.23.10 3:57 AM
why are you aginst chris? i say this is all rihanna's fault.rihanna has trust problem. she should have thrusted chris. if she has there would have never been a fight in the friest place. she hs no right to shrow his keys after th e fight. she is a selfish sult.
- Posted By michelle gongora
01.21.10 6:26 PM
hey chris brown is so sexy as hell and he is a good dancer and a great singer and he have a nice sexy six pack and he look so good
- Posted By Rosa & Monica
01.12.10 7:23 PM
Well if yall should dink like dat well we say dat ur wrong none of dem r right cuzz we heard da whole thing, but it dosen't mean dat if u like chris den u should be saying bad dings bout rihanna or if u say rihannah is a BITCH, well we say dat she was born 2 be hate nd luve but hate comes nd goes but luve always remains still. So yall should dink bout urself first cuzz u dont know if ur going 2 be next in line........we dn't knw chris and rihannah, but all dis stupid ding u guy are saying about them, it like u were there when chris beat up Rihannah..... **** dat, dat's not our problem, dat's Rihanna and Chris, So Stop saying bad ding about them, we don't knw who's right or Wrong, only one person knw it, dink first den write down a good Comment but not bad,,,,,, We don't if Chris Play her or Rihannh did,, so back off yall!!!!!!!!!!!
- Posted By Anonymous
01.08.10 12:33 PM
haha i will reply.. I think chris brown in sexy too, but honestly
he beat up a women who he was suppose to love. Thats ****ed up, and
its just wrong. He deserves what he gets, i feel for him since it is all
over the world, but that is part of the life he lives. And how do you know rihanna
is a bitch, have you ever met her? ha probably not. There people just like us and
if anyother person would have done this they would be in jail?? so yeah
he deserves it!
- Posted By twilight fan
01.01.10 7:32 PM
nigga shut the f*** up befor i slap u......u no chris was wroung 4 wat he did...and u iz my cusin i will slap u next time i see u..nigga
- Posted By th3 b3st wuz hur
01.01.10 7:26 PM
OMG i dont care wat no says.....CHRIS BROWN iz super S3XY an all yall haters can call him wat yall want but atless rihanna leared hur lesson she should keep hur hands off things tht ant hurs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!an thts th3 trueth i LOV chris brown an i always will.All yall need 2 let him live hiz life the way he wants 2 bc if hes happy an dont care wat he did then leave him the f*** alone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Posted By th3 b3st wuz hur
01.01.10 7:26 PM
OMG i dont care wat no says.....CHRIS BROWN iz super S3XY an all yall haters can call him wat yall want but atless rihanna leared hur lesson she should keep hur hands off things tht ant hurs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!an thts th3 trueth i LOV chris brown an i always will.All yall need 2 let him live hiz life the way he wants 2 bc if hes happy an dont care wat he did then leave him the f*** alone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Posted By the best wuz hur
01.01.10 7:13 PM
wur not idiets yall iz jut haters yall need to leave him alone an get on rihanna
- Posted By the best wuz hur
01.01.10 7:10 PM
i kno chris will always no mater wat be super zexi a i think everyone needs 2 leave him alone cause i would hav did tht 2 hur if she did wat she did 2 me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Posted By the best wuz hur
01.01.10 7:07 PM
wat ever she should not havs done wat she did an he would hav never did nuthin to hur and she should not hav never wit throw hiz phone. but i bet rihanna wont look throw no one elses phone an give him a adis!!!!!!!!!!!!But thy wort an good couple any way
01.29.10 2:09 PM
I think that if you are seriouly going to come on here and state your opinion..you have every right to. Just be sure that you can spell and your statement(s) make sense...*Duecez
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