Rihanna said it best when she commented that people put her on an unrealistic pedastal.

She went through a very horrific experience and she dealt with it in her own way.

I am happy she is speaking out about it, and she is right for getting it all out now before she begins to promote her new album.

In terms of her not speaking out before- she legally could not say anything before the case was concluded.

Secondly, she is a young adult. I think that before someone decides to adopt a cause they need to get their mind and their situation sorted out.

She herself admitted that she still loved/love him and went back to him. She was definitely not in a place to be preaching to domestic abuse victims!

It is no surprise to know that in the black community, we have more cases of abuse (child abuse, domestic abuse etc) because it seems like we empathize with the abuser and make the victim the perpetrator.

This should be an oppurtunity to find out why this is so, rather than a witch hunt of Rihanna.

Thanks for pointing out Chris is also doing interviews roght about when hes dropping singles and doing a tour.

Thanks you to his fans? Those ones that where pouring abuse on rihanna and absolving him of taking responsibilty all over the internet. His publicist is an idiot. As far as Im concerned all those women(they were predominantly black women. the SHAME)dug an even bigger hole for this young man with all that head turning drivel.

@SKY PLZZ This Is about Rihanna Telling the Real Truth hun NOT go Away! Setting an example for her peers about staying in your lane in relationships and BOTH parties walk away from altercations that u feel can become violent! UGH she aint fooling me u aint scared after 9 times for sure! side eye but i wish her the best and u too SKY!

And what is the real truth? And even if we did hear it, is that suppose to tell me that she deserved what she got? O and thanks for the well wishes.

And for all those who are still saying this about an album coming out. Her album doesn’t come out unitl Nov. 23. Wouldn’t that be the same kind of timing for CB who also had another pointless interview on MTV the same night as Rihanna’s? Or that his Thank you concert for his fans start this month(which isn’t selling well). should we call it perfect timing? How about the same kind of timing when he went about and went jet skiing like nothing happened, with a big *** grin across his face? was that perfect timing for ya’ll?

If there is one thing that I have learned from all this, is that when domestic violence happens to black women, automatically it is her fault, espeically in the black community. All kinds of excuses have come up for CB “well she must have done something to provoke him”. Reminds me of the scene in Madea’s Family Reunion where the character was explaining to her mother that her fiance was beating her and the only thing the mother could tell her was to stop provoking him and be a good future wife. Same thing happened w/ Tina Turner to the point her own mother called her husband as to where her and children were when she was trying to get away from him.

When is this blaming the victim going to stop! smh.

I am proud of Rihanna for speaking out and not “standing by CB” like Whitney did Bobby or Tina Turner did Ike, I’m happy she got away from him. I’m happy that she talked about it, and I’m happy that she’s moving on from it.

I hope that Rihanna continues to have great success, whether she realizes it or not she has empowered a lot of women to get away from abuse!!