Chris Brown Wishes Rihanna Had Kept Quiet
If you haven't caught Rihanna's tell-all interview on 20/20 then you must have been living under a rock, lol! The "Umbrella" singer sat down with Diane Sawyer to tell her side of the story. However, ex-boyfriend Chris Brown wishes she would have just kept quiet about the whole thing.
'I maintain my position that all of the details should remain a private matter between us," he said in the statement to MTV. "I do appreciate her support and wish her the best."
Chris refused to respond to the specific accusations and comments Rihanna said in the interview, but he did reaffirm that what he did was wrong and that he regrets his actions.
"I am extremely sorry for what I did, and I accept accountability for my actions," he tells MTV. "At this point, I am taking the proper steps to learn about me and grow from my mistakes. I only hope that others in similar situations can learn from our experience as well. Abuse of any kind is always wrong. The rest I leave it to God."
Do you think Rihanna's tell-all interview was the right thing to do?
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7665 points
She did the right thing coming out and speaking about it. Many are too ashamed to speak out and get help. What was so wrong, what he did was wrong and attention should be brought to it.
Of course he doesnt want her to talk about it.
She did the right thing and good for her.
He is less than a man and everytime i see his face i feel sick.
so, let me checke whether i got the details all straight. he does an interview with larry king and, hence, he's the dude. when rhianna does the same thing, only with a different interviewer, she's a cow?
yeah. seems just about logical...
780 points
He should just stop talking, if his career isn't already over it is now. Saying you don't want her to discuss you beating the crap out of her because it's a private matter-after the fact of you going on every show that would have you apologizing. WTF.
His music label should drop him, if they haven't already.
I agree, the truth must become public. The only bad thing is that Rihanna didn't realise what kind of a person he was earlier. I hope justice will be made.
His response here is textbook. All abusers tell their women what happens between them is private. It's part of the control. This boy needs serious help or he will do this again and again.
Gosh! What a horrid person he is!
It seems the only reason he is sorry for what happened is because it is now affecting his album sales. Of course he would have waned his ex-girlfriend to suffer his beatings in silence! That is what abusers do! They seek to control the women who have make the mistake of loving them...
17525 points
Yeah, he must have known one day she would talk though? Is he that delusional to think she'd always remain silent?
83205 points
Of course he would want her to stay quiet! I agree that she did the right thing of speaking out and telling her side of the story.
7560 points
Chris is so stupid. Of course he doesn't want Rhianna to talk specifics. They make him look bad.
I'm glad she spoke out--she did the right thing. Domestic abuse thrives partly because it feeds off a culture of shame and fear. To have a young woman like Rhianna, who projects such a fierce, strong image, come out sand say, Hey this happened to me, it can happen to you, too. It isn't your fault and no one deserves this--well, I think that's powerful and important. What he did was a vicious, criminal act--why should she be forced to keep it "private"? The more info there is about domestic violence and violence against women, the more awareness there will be.
This sounds more like "shut up b*** or I'll slap you some more"... he's just horrible
So.. he wants others to learn from his mistakes, but he wants her to keep quiet because it's a private matter? It stopped being a private matter when he broke the law along with her face. Brown still does NOT get it.
2895 points
He's such a piece of sh*t. Of course he wants her to keep it private...it makes him look like the scumbag he really is. Every time he opens his mouth, all I hear is damage control bullsh*t.
SHE ONLY SPOKE ABOUT THIS TO PLUG HER NEW CD YOU ARE ALL FOOLS SO IS CHRIS AND SO IS THE DUMB SELFISH BIOTCH RIAHANNA. if she really cared she would have spoken while people still cared. Doing shit like this for press is just as bad as what Chris did. You dont pull the woe is me card 9 months after something happened.
Well it's a different thing since she's a public persona. Maybe she felt she didn't have the strength to speak sooner, but that she was better off doing it at some point anyway. Even if she did do it for sales purposes, i think she spoke very wicely and might help some women in similar situations. I liked that she admitted even she felt really ashamed (for having fallen in love with such a person, not leaving sooner etc). Not that anyone suffering from domestic violence should feel ashamed, but it's good to know it's a very common feeling, no matter who you are and what kind of situtation you're in.
176202 points
well said.
totally agree with u anon
Ah, Excuss me but, She is the victim here, She can tell her story when every she pleases. Im sure when it first happend all she wanted to do was to ride under a rock somewhere, She was emotionally not ready to talk, and HELLO, When people have a project to promote, movie, music, etc.. Thats what they do,, go on shows to promote their product.. This is why she is where she is,, and you are where you are.
12502 points
Again, he speaks and sounds like a jerk. He should join the Jon Gosselin and Michael Lohan pity tour.
rihanna wishes chris brown didn't beat the crap out of her. he's such a douchebag.
i hate chris brown just as much as the next person but i don't understand rihanna either. she won't even speak against him in court but she will on national television....cause that makes sense.....?
43780 points
Is that true? She won't testify? I guess I haven't been following this...
She was available to testify, but did not have to as the matter never went to trial. He reached a plea agreement in the last minute...
13765 points
Private? I guess he didn't look at the pic of her disfigured face, how can you beat up someone and try to keep it private?! We all saw it, the details are not important, he's still a douche.
I think she did the right thing and it is disingenuous for him to think otherwise because as previous posters have mentioned, he did an interview about it. Also, I think it was good that she spoke out as it seemed *correct me if I am wrong* that when CB has been talking about everything he talks about the *one* incident and how it changed him etc etc. Seems to me that this was one of many incidents - this one went way too far - and he could not hide it any more.
13705 points
hopefully people will stop giving him interviews. he's a total jerk, to understate things.
Rihanna uses her "talking" to sell more albums. Otherwise why didnt she testify?
7930 points
How in the world could the details of that night remain private when the entire police report was released online? If you have read it and watched the interview, she said the exact same thing. Nothing new. CB has done 5 interviews and she has done one. What happened to her happened to her and it is nobody's place to tell her how to handle the situation. I am sorry but what privacy do you have left after your bf beat the hell out of you in a car and then leave you on the side of the road? What privacy do you have left after the police(the ones that are suppose to protect the victim) release a picture of you all battered and bruised? Millions of women go through what she went through but not with the entire world watching and judging. And, not to mention the nude pictures that were released. Argue with me all you want, but I still think CB was behind it. Even more now after the interview because she said he wouldn't accept them not being together. This girl has been exposed in more ways than one, she doesn't have any privacy left.
I'm sorry guys. I feel sorry for rihanna and what happened but she contradicted herself a few times in this interview.
1. she said that she never hit chris, but the police report said otherwise
2. Dianne asked her if Chris pushed her into a wall rihanna said "no". And then Dianne said "then what did he do", and rihanna said "he pushed me into a wall". Ummm???
3. At first Rihanna said that she didn't know if she and Chris would be together in the future, and then Dianna said that that wasn't a good decision, and then Rihanna said that she didn't want to be with him again.
4. Then Rihanna went back and forth about "hating" and "loving" Chris (she is clearly confused)
I am not taking sides, and domestic violence is never ok. But I think that Rihanna's story is a little inconsistent and I would like for her to be honest completely instead of saying what her advisers are telling her to say, or saying what will benefit her "empire". If she truly wants to set an example for girls and women then, she needs to be honest about this event so that people can learn from it.
You seem confused
1. Diane ask her if she hit him on the night of Feb.8 and she said No, Diane didn't not ask her if she hit him before Feb 8, And Rihanna was the one who admitted to slapping him in the police report, not Chris
2.Diane Said, he pushed you into a wall REPEATELY, Rihanna cleared her up and said Chris pushed her into a wall, but NOT REPEATELY,like the police report said
3. Most woman are confused about what to do in domestic violence situations , why do you think they leave and comeback 7 times, Rihanna admitted to have confusing feelings
4. If your lover beat you won't you go back and forth about love/hate..sorry it's completely normal
I believe she told the truth, but his fans can't take it, I believe Chris doesn't want to talk about details because he knows Rihanna is telling the truth
Chris is the one with the terrible, struttering interviews..
Actually I have been in a relationship that involves domestic violence. In addition I have also had DV in my family. Thank God that I have moved past all of it and know that I deserve better. As I said before, I am neither a fan of Chris or Rihanna, so my opinion is not biased. They both need therapy ASAP. I just said that Rihanna's interview was inconsistent because she contradicted herself. It's true that we will never really know what happened because we were not there. But maybe you should see the interview again because Rihanna did say that she did not hit Chris and the police report said otherwise. Chris was completely wrong and he was definitely the abuser. But, if Rihanna truly wants young women to learn from her situation, then she should keep it 100% honest. If she doesn't want to talk about it, then fine. Because I can understand from my experience with DV, but lying only complicates the situation even more. And it leads me to believe that she has not truly learned from this.
7930 points
Rihanna was called to testify. But, the day she was set to do so, he reached a plea deal. There was no way she would have been able to do her promotion tour for her album w/o addressing what happened. They would have brought it up in every interview. Just look at the bermuda triangle they have dragged out over the past 4 yrs. She did one big interview and got it out the way. Hopefully people will move on.
http://www.etonline.com/news/2009/06/75564/index.html
6940 points
I wish he would keep quiet. And I don't like Rihanna much so it has nothing to do with that.
Is it wrong that I want to punch that grin right off his face?
1181970 points
Chris doesn't get a vote anymore on what Rhianna does. He still wants to control her.
Yeah, well I wish Chris would get rid of his choir boy outfit. he's like Chucky.
Of course he doesn't want people to know exactly what he did to her. It's shameful for him.
435 points
He... makes...me...so...angry!!
176202 points
He's full of crap.
She kept quiet for a very long time & could have kept quiet till whenever BUT the public keeps pressing her & she finally gave an interview. Come on now, many ppl wanted to know waht she had to say.
I've heard ppl say so many negative about her interview (not on this site but personally) and I've stayed quiet but they don't know anything unless they've been in her situation or anything similar.
128110 points
They should have both kept quiet. Neither one is innocent.
71635 points
of course he wants her to stay quiet. with her speaking, it makes him look worse.
3145 points
I think she did the right thing by talking publicly, hopefully it will help other young girls out there in similar situations. As for him thinking it should have been kept private. . . . . didn't he do an interview on MTV that aired the same night as her interview? And didn't he do Larry King? He is not the victim here, and has no say in whether or not she should speak about the horrific things he put her through, it's still all about him and always has been. I personally will never watch his interviews, listen to his songs on the radio, or even watch an awards show if he is on it from now on. I know I am only one person, but I refuse to support anything that this person is involved in ever again.
Rihana or whta ever she calls herself has lost me as a fan and will loose many others.she cant sing well she will soon commit suicide as her album says.Thank God Chris has left dat bitch.big liar is she.
Chris Brown was dead wrong. No debate about that but there are two sides to every story. What trifling action did rhianna do to provoke him. Her own siblings said she was a bully. All I know is she should have kept her mouth closed. Now she has balls to tell all. That is wack! They both have alot of maturing to do and exposing everything to the media is not a good start.
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