I voted no because I don't care about this incident anymore. I thought they were trying to move on, and now she's doing an interview about it? Whatever. Maybe it'll clear some rumors up, but I've lost interest.

I can't wait to tune in tonight to see what Rihanna has to say. She provoked him though but Chris still shouldn't have put his hands on her but he is suffering for it by his career.

I said no, but not because I think it's too heart wrenching. I think it's kinda disgusting that she's using her side of the story as promo for her new album...

No, the interview isn't being done to clear things up. It's because she has a new album coming out and I think it's shameless. It doesn't seem to me that she wants to set an example...she just wants to sell albums.

no, she's so annoying.

You guys are sick.

Mainly, I wish she wasn't wearing that fool turtleneck. It looks like she's wearing a neck brace.

No.

I like Rihanna and I'm glad she's speaking out when she feels ready to do so. Has anyone considered that Chris Brown also has an album coming out and that he too is doing an interview with MTV today before hers airs and in fact his album release date has been pushed up a week. So I think they're both clearing the air as much as they can so as to re-focus on their careers.

I wish Rihanna and Chris the best in moving forward in life.

No, I will not watch the interview because she is all DRAMA. She is just using this interview to promote her new album and not to clear things up. She is no role model against violence's when her first single is called Russian roulette. I hate her!!!

yes. I set a reminder. lol I will NOT be watching Chris beat em down browns interview , that's for damn sure.

Come on people, does Rihanna really need to do this to promote her album? Her last album sold millions of records. She probably need edtime after the whole thing and decided to tell her story before her cd came out, so when it does come out she won't be answering questions about it anymore.

I voted no, not because I find it heartwrenching. I don't care abuot what she has to say.

I vote neither. I think it's a thinly veiled attempt to promote an album. And I keep hearing people say she's "speaking out." She's not; she's just telling her side of the story. She should have actually done this sooner, and should take a strong stance against domestic abuse. She's a role model. I hope she really did need the time and didn't wait to "speak out" just to coincide with her album release. It would be nice to see her do something to help girls who have been abused, those that don't have a voice.

How could Rihanna promote her new album and not address this incident? It would be the elephant in the room if she refused to talk about it. Regardless of the motivations for this interview, what happened to her was wrong. I am so tired of hearing people say that she provoked him, that is no excuse. Nothing she said to him could possibly justify his violence. Violence against women cannot be tolerated in any way. I am disgusted at how easily Chris Brown has been forgiven for this, he has shown no contrition and has gotten away with it. If people actually opened their ears and listened to what she has to say, they could possibly learn a thing or two about how domestic violence situations begin, and how fatally they can end.

I think Chris Brown is worse for using it to promote HIS album.

Women nor men should be victims of abuse. . I don't really know much about her at all nor him,but I really wish she would have said something earlier,alot of young girls are influenced by celebs ( I never will understand why). I will not watch either way and def not be watching him on MTV

If you watch the interview she admits she was too confused and doing the wrong thing (making excuses for him..being more concerned about him then herself, and going back to him) to make a statement. It took her awhile to realize the magnitude of what happened and that she shouldn't defend him and that she should get him out of her life.

She is a kid and this was her first big love and her best friend.. it is harder at that age to say immediately I can never see this person again. You have to over ride the Romeo and Juliet syndrome of young first love and get real. Which it took her a while to do.

Yea I will watch, I'm curious to what she will say and I agree with anon 17.

SOME PEOPLE keep saying she should have come out sooner. But if you watched her interview, I think you'll change your mind..like me.

At first I thought what a horrible thing to happen..she needs to come out NOW and talk about it and be an example and roll model and speak out against domestic violence. And how lame she isn't taking this opportunity to talk about this very serious issue.

But in her interview she makes a good point about people putting her on a pedestal and having insane expectations of her. PEOPLE she was 20 when this happened...in love with her best friend, her first real love.

He then beat and chocked her until she was unconscious, bleeding and swollen. She was confused and hurt but still loved him and wanted to be with him..but not sure she could...I am sure most of us in the same situation would probably not been able to come out to talk about it.

At least she didn't lie about it or down play it because she loved him or was a hypocrite and saw him on the sly while she told people it was over...

Whether to promote the album or not, I still feel like it is a good thing she is talking about it finally talking about it.

It is so easy to judge isn't it? Especially on the internet, behind the safety of a computer, when you can say horrible things about a PERSON/HUMAN BEING and not ever have to face them. Bravo to you!

Um..hello her new album is about her going through this incident and growing from it (hopefully) much like other artists who write about their own experience. Don't you think it would be a bit wierd if she just did her album and didn't talk about what happened at all and let all the perezhiltons of the world guess from her lyrics what happened?

No, think not. I really used to like Rihanna. But she has been in the news so much until it is the other way around now. I will be glad when she gets out of the news to see if I can go back to liking her. Don't care what the subject matter is, overexposure is overexposure. And she has been overexposed with capital letters.

Besides, I don't like it that hers and Chris' beating, fight or whatever you want to call it is getting so much attention. Other couples have fought and they did not get this kind of coverage.
I say get on with it.

Putting my head on the chopping block here but... I don't think this incident was as black and white as the media is making out. A few people have said she was a violent girlfriend who would attack Chris Brown and apparently did so that night, pieced with what I've heard hosts of TV shows who've had her as a guest say she was ultra nasty to the staff and this may be true... sure violence is always wrong, guys are generally stronger blah blah but in human terms someone striking at you is annoying and you might lose it. Sure, there are A LOT of women who are senselessly beaten by their partners unprovoked worldwide and this devaluing of women is HORRIBLE and needs to be changed, but I'm annoyed by the politically correct move of making of Rihanna the postergirl for domestic violence when it appears that she may have been the domestically violent partner in the first place.

I am with you misslilyfication. They are pointing out everything Chris did and whitewashing what she did. She may get some benefit from this publicity in favor of her in the short run, but in the long run, I think not somehow.

Maybe she might be using it to promote her album, but really? This is a very real thing that happened and if eventually she doesn't say anything, people will keep asking her about it. If I were her I wouldn't want to have to be reminded everyday by the public that she got beat by her boyfriend and has said nothing!

I just don't care any more. This happen to women everyday and I personally don't think she's trying to anything but bring him down more than he already is. If she feels thats strongly about it make some organizations up donate some to make this issue brought to attention and stop trying to make money off the incident. She just turned herself into a real drama queen and I'm tired of it I rather watch Chris

I can't believe people saying she's using this to promote her album. And still people saying she provoked him....

You know what's disgusting, the first thing out of Chris Brown's mouth is that he called his MOM when he got home that night, and THAT HIS MOM WAS A VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

So is that HIS EXCUSE? It makes me sad to see how damn stupid some of you girls are. You should watch, overexposed or not, you might LEARN SOMETHING!!

I can't believe people are still picking on her. She gets the crap beat out of her and you girls are still spewing venom, doubting her motives, and GOLD....you need to watch it. You are in for a world of pain with your attitude, unless you get beat yourself. That would explain your defending Chris and dissing Rhianna. You need to do that to justify the reasons to stay in your own abusive relationship. How dare that Rhianna leave...who does she think she is...BETTER THAN ME???

So some of you heard Chris's side....but aren't interested in hearing Rhiannas? Doesn't quite seem fair. You feel no interest..it's been overexposed?

Yeah, that's a great idea not to watch something that may help you, a sister, a friend one day.

She waited to long?? Oh right. Because you all have experience in giving interviews on TV about a humiliating, devastating experience that happened to you.

She had to work alot out. It's hard because she went back to him after...she's ashamed, confused. And she has to talk about it, because EVERYONE WILL ASK HER. I think she'll give this interview and then can say "I'm done talking about it. I did it already".

Chris has never talked about what happened that night. The only thing he's said is that "that's not who he is as a person", "that's not me", "I talk to my mom (I love my mom, so I must be a good guy)" Here's another excuse "my mom was abused, so that's where I learned it (it's not my fault)"

He's still a coward, he's still trying to silence her with his own spontaneous need to give interviews again. He has never seeked professional help. You think if you come close to killing someone you love, you would.

Even IF she smacked him or whatever I don't recall seeing his face battered and bruised like hers! IF she hit him then yeah she was wrong but he went beyond wrong and could of very easily killed her! I feel bad for her, him not so much!

I am awed by the amount of females on here still spouting hate. "Oh she just wants publicity" "Oh its overexposure so I don't care about her being battered anymore".
Shame on you. Heaven forbid something so violent (abuse/rape) should ever happen to you, and a friend eventually says to you "You know, you talk about that s**t that happened to you too much - could you shut up about it already?"
You are all so quick to point out she is only doing it for negative motives - I suppose Chris's interview and fast tracked album release is because....umm....well??? He just really wants to get the music out for the fans? Or is it damage control because he did the wrong thing and when Rihanna tells the whole story it'll solidify his wrongdoing? Grow up ladies, really.
Abuse against women is NEVER ok. Provoked him eh? How? By catching him in a lie and not backing down? Sounds like she was doing what any woman in a relationship would do. What decade are you living in where letting your partner get away with a huge lie is ok?

I think many people on this forum would feel differently with their benign comments as to why they won't watch this interview if THEY'D been beaten by someone they love. She needed to eventually say something or else everything she did for the rest of her career would have been tainted by this. I don't listen to either of their music, but I'm glad she's speaking out. For the people saying she should have done it sooner- either you've never been the victim of a violent attack or you have no concept of the repercussions of one. It takes some people a long time to be able to tell even those close to them what happened and she went through all of this in the public eye.

I find it shocking and callous the degree of indifference demonstrated by so many people with the safety of their keyboards to keep them from being identified as heartless human beings calling her names. The only thing that keeps me from wishing this experience on those that speak from a protected bubble is that I would NEVER wish that on even an enemy. Live through it then speak so callously about it.

OMG, I am soooooooooooooooooo sick to death of Rihanna.

She hit him first!!!! If you are soo anti violent, Rihanna, keep your hands to yourself!!!!!

Don't hit someone and not expect to be smacked back!!!! Poor Chris, being dragged through this silly publicity stunt for her album.

Enough of her.

New album coming out. My competition is tough. Gotta do something quick.

Rihanna is so lame

She is only saying what she thinks people want to hear. She is so full of it!

Everyone with negative comments must be really stupid or young. Yes she has an album coming out, so what does that usually mean for an artist TONS OF INTERVIEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!! So she decided to nip it in the but and do one full interview so there is no more questions to be asked... Pretty damn smart to me..

"Don't hit someone and not expect to be smacked back!!!! Poor Chris, being dragged through this silly publicity stunt for her album."

Is that a joke? I don't mean to be offensive (okay, yes I do) but are you a moron?

First of all, you weren't there and therefore don't know if she hit him first. Second of all, had she had beat him and he was DEFENDING himself, then that would be a different story. However I don't recall his photo looking anything like hers after this incident.

And that comment about "poor Chris"...are you kidding me? So Rihanna is beaten by her abusive boyfriend and does an interview about it and you're annoyed by her, but the abusive boyfriend is being "dragged through" this? Give me a break.

You girls who share these views really need to grow up. Maybe when you have to go through some hardships you'll understand the severity of this situation and won't idolize someone who beats someone and is then unremorseful about it. Okay, so he made good music (that's up for debate), does that make him a good person?

No.

For the record she said she didn't hit him, not that it matters anyway he should never have done what he did regardless of whether she hit him first or not!

a great opportunity to promote the album.

Folks on this site are less nasty (which is so nice!) than on some of the other sites that have featured this interview. I've been shocked at how many people think she had it coming or that she should just shut up. While I agree that a woman shouldn't hit a man, he didn't just "hit her back", he beat her bloody and left her on the street. He has a major physical advantage as well, and it sounds as though this was not the first time he'd beaten her. I don't say he's the devil or that she never did a thing to provoke anger, but what he did was WRONG, and there is NO excuse for it. Also, if she's going to be out promoting her album, she will inevitably face a barrage of questions about what happened. I think it's smart of her to confront the issue head-on at a time of her choice, get it all out on the table and get on with it. It doesn't strike me as false.