Rihanna: "Embarrassed," "Strong" and Admitting "Love Is So Blind": VIDEO
"Eff love." That's Rihanna 's firm advice to women of any age facing Domestic Violence. The first of the pop star's televised interview with Diane Sawyer aired this morning on Good Morning America . The 21-year-old sat poised and beautiful as she explained how she went back to Chris Brown after he beat her last February , how she managed to break free from him and how she feels about it now. Rihanna declares she's "strong" but is ashamed at how the whole relationship went down. "I fell in love...

Rihanna Tells Diane Sawyer: Chris Brown Hit Me 'Eight or Nine' Times: PHOTO
In the first major portion of her ABC tell-all interview, Rihanna tells Diane Sawyer that she went back to Chris Brown 'eight or nine' times

The Highlights of Rihanna's Good Morning America Interview
Chris Brown and Rihanna are doing the media circuit this week, breaking their silence about the Domestic Violence in their former relationship to help promote the new albums they have out in the coming weeks. Brown has a 30-minute segment for MTV which airs tomorrow; Rihanna beat him to the punch (too soon?) with a two-part interview with Diane Sawyer that just aired this morning. The full thing runs on 20/20 tomorrow night. Highlights after the jump. On how this could happen to “someone...

Rihanna: 'Embarrassed,' 'Ashamed' By Chris Brown Assault: PHOTO
Rihanna speaks to Diane Sawyer about her relationship with Chris Brown and the multiple times he assaulted her.

Rihanna "Embarrassed" She Went Back To Brown, He Was Violent "8 Or 9" Times (VIDEO)
(AP Text, ABC Video) NEW YORK -- Rihanna said Thursday that she feels "embarrassed" for returning to ex-boyfriend Chris Brown after he beat her in April and warned other women struggling with Domestic Violence to not let themselves be blinded by love. "It's completely normal to go back. You start lying to yourself," the 21-year-old singer said on "Good Morning America" in her first public comments following the beating. "I'll say that to any young girl who is going through Domestic Violence:...

Rihanna is “Embarrassed” About Going Back to Chris Brown
Rihanna admits that it was her “unconditional love” for Chris Brown that made her go back to him after the R&B singer attacked her on Feb. 8. “That’s embarrassing that that’s they type of person I fell in love with” she told Diane Sawyer in an exclusive interview with Good Morning America on Thursday. “So far in love; so unconditional that I went back… its humiliating to say this happened. To accept that? Its a traumatic mistake.”...

Rihanna -- I Went Back to Chris: PHOTO
Rihanna revealed that she got back with Chris Brown after the brutal beating she took in February -- but broke it off for good when she realized the dangerous message she was sending to her young fans. This morning on " Good Morning America " an emotional Rihanna told Diane Sawyer she didn't want to be responsible for "some young girl getting killed" for following in her footsteps. Rihanna added "Don't react off of love. Eff love." See Also

Rihanna: Going back to Brown sent wrong message - Yahoo! News
NEW YORK – Rihanna said Thursday that she feels "embarrassed" for returning to ex-boyfriend Chris Brown after he beat her in April and warned other women struggling with Domestic Violence to not let themselves be blinded by love. "It's completely normal to go back. You start lying to yourself," the 21-year-old singer said on " Good Morning America " in her first public comments following the beating. "I'll say that to any young girl who is going through Domestic Violence: 'Don't react off...

Rihanna and Chris Brown's dueling interviews and albums: PHOTO
Rihanna’s two-part interview with

Video~ Rihanna's Good Morning America Interview
Rihanna spoke with Diane Sawyer on Good Morning America about the Chris Brown incident and how she made a mistake going right back out with him. She talks about her being ashamed for falling in love with Chris Brown. Her sincerity and how it seems she does fight off tears is heart-breaking. “F Love.”

Rihanna: I Was "Wrong" For Taking Chris Brown Back
All week we've been talking about the much anticipated Rihanna interview which aired on Good Morning America today. It was Rihanna's first television interview since the incident that took place in February that changed her life forever. During the interview Rihanna touched on the point that she was "wrong" for going back to Chris Brown after the assault. "That's embarrassing that that's the type of person that I fell in love with," Rihanna told Diane Sawyer. "So far in love. So unconditional...

Rihanna: Going back to Brown after beating 'wrong'
Rihanna said Thursday that she regrets returning to ex-boyfriend Chris Brown after he left her bruised and battered during an April assault, warning other women facing Domestic Violence to not let themselves be blinded by love. "It's completely normal to go back. You start lying to yourself," the 21-year-old singer said on " Good Morning America " in her first TV interview following the beating. "I'll say that to any young girl who is going through Domestic Violence: 'Don't react off of love.'"...

Rihanna Embarrassed by Having Loved Chris Brown: PHOTO
Only after she had a revelation about her duty to her fans did Rihanna realize that she had to speak out about how she was a victim of ex-boyfriend Chris Brown’s domestic abuse. And now? Now she’s almost ashamed of herself for having gotten into a relationship with him in the first place. “I fell in love with this person,” she tells Diane Sawyer in an interview that aired on Good Morning America Thursday. “That’s embarrassing.” The singer, 21, also...

Rihanna Ashamed Over Chris Brown Romance: PHOTO
Rihanna felt it was her time and duty to tell her fans about what happened to her that night with ex boyfriend Chris Brown. The Barbadian singer is so upset with what happened, shes even ashamed that she got into a relationship with him in the first place. Picture of Rihanna Ashamed Over Chris Brown Romance [source:Celebrity-Gossip.net] In the interview with Diane Sawyer, she told, I fell in love with this person. Thats embarrassing. The singer also suggested that it may have taken eight or...

Rihanna "embarrassed" over Chris Brown
Rihanna has revealed she is "embarrassed" that she took back Chris Brown after he attacked her. The singer says it was "wrong" to rekindle her romance with Chris after he punched and choked her in February. Rihanna has revealed she was deeply in love with Chris, even after he held her in a headlock twice and bit her on the ear and fingers. "That's embarrassing that that's the type of person that I fell in love with," the singer told Diane Sawyer on Good Morning America. "So far in love. So...

Rihanna Exclusive Interview with GMA…“Don't React Off of Love, F*ck Love!!!”: Still in a Dark Place or Is She Just Shedding Some Light???: PHOTO
What better time for Rihanna to finally start speaking about the incident between her and Breezy, then right when her album is about to drop. This girl has been in a really dark place and it’s finally time for her to shed some light on the situation… Flip the Lid for Color She still has a lot of pain inside, that she needs to get out. The full interview airs on Friday, so we will definitely be tuned in for that.

Rihanna Interview (Good Morning America): PHOTO
“Eff Love.” Here’s the early preview of Diane Sawyer’s 20/20 sit-down with the Bajan bombshell. Ri-Ri cries, admits she made a mistake gettin’ back with CB soon after the incident, and says she wants to set an example for other young ladies in the same situation she was in. Looks like Breezy’s gonna catch a bad one tmw night.

Chris Brown Has To Share His Side... Again: PHOTO
Never mind that Chris Brown had his chance to speak on 'Larry King Live' and with his infamous tweets: now that Rihanna is talking, he has to continue explaining his side in an MTV interview that will air on MTV on the same day that Rihanna's interview with Diane Sawyer concludes on '20/20.' "I know my love me and support me [sic]. But there are people that don't want to see me do anything ... they wanna see me kind of, basically, in jail." Chris explained his thought process to MTV. "My...

Rihanna: Eff Love: VIDEO
You know, I wasn’t sure how I felt about Rihanna after she went back to Chris Brown post-beating.

Rihanna and Chris Brown: Dueling Interviews: PHOTO
Rihanna Goes On "Good Morning America" and Chris Brown Goes On MTV News to talk about the aftermath of Brown's assault on her ex-girlfriend.

Rihanna: going back to Chris Brown was wrong: PHOTO
Rihanna had admitted that she regrets returning to ex-boyfriend Chris Brown after his horrific assault on her, and has warned other women: “Don’t react off of love”. The Russian Roulette star was left battered and bruised after the incident at a pre-Grammys party - but the pair were later reported to have rekindled their romance. The 21-year-old singer said: "It's completely normal to go back. You start lying to yourself. "I'll say that to any young girl who is going...

RiRi's Words To Live By: "Eff Love"
The first part of RiRi's interview with the always constipated-faced Diane Sawyer aired on Good Morning America today, and she had a very important message to everyone: " EFF LOVE! " When speaking about why she went back to Chris Brown after he repeatedly beat her, she said that she was in love. Even when the entire world found out they were the second coming of Ike & Tina, she still went back to him. But RiRi said that she quit him for good when she realized that some girls could get killed...

Rihanna on Chris Brown Incident: "I Felt Completely Taken Advantage of"
Rihanna said she felt taken advantage of by her February 2009 altercation with Chris Brown and the resulting media storm it caused. "I went to sleep as Rihanna and woke up as Britney Spears," the 21-year-old pop star said in a new interview with Glamour . After the assault, Rihanna endured not only a private emotional battle but also a public battle with press, which elevated when a police photo of her bruised face was leaked on the web. "It was humiliating ... I felt completely taken advantage...

Rihanna says making album helped recovery/GMA Interview: PHOTO
Rihanna says making album helped recovery/GMA Interview Rihanna has sold more than 12 million albums, and has had four No. 1 songs, but now her fame revolves mostly around one fight. The singer hopes that will change on Nov. 16, when her first live performance since her Feb. 8 assault is streamed worldwide by Nokia mobile music. And when her album “Rated R” drops a week later, she believes fans will have insight into what transpired between her and ex-boyfriend Chris Brown in the wee hours...

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