Rihanna has kept silent about the domestic violence attack that left her bitten and battered at the hands of her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown in February.

She even kept quiet while Chris sent out an “I’m not a monster” youTube video in June, released an apology video in July and then appeared on Larry King Live in September to talk about the incident.
Finally as the year draws to a close and with a new album out, Rihanna has decided to break her silence on Good Morning America.

During the interview with Diane Sawyer that has aired in pieces Thursday and Friday, Rihanna expressed embarrassment for dating Brown and going back to him even after a gruesome leaked LAPD photo of her bloody, battered face. She said she realized that she risked the lives of young girls who admired her and may have decided to stay with their abusive boyfriends because of the pop star’s example. After Sawyer said it normally takes a woman seven attempts to leave an abusive relationship, Rihanna said it took her 8 or 9 attempts to leave Chris Brown.
Rihanna’s full Good Morning America interview airs on ABC’s 20/20 at 10 p.m. Friday. But before that, Chris Brown, who has given several radio interviews, will have his MTV interview aired at 6 p.m.
Brown’s new album, Graffiti, is scheduled to be released in December. Rihanna’s album, Rated R, is set to be released later this month. So the two hitmakers will likely continue to battle it out on record charts.

By Teneshia LaFaye
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