Police continue to investigate the case and no formal charges have yet been filed against Brown, who was booked on a felony criminal threat charge. Brown has no known criminal background, and though people close to the pair say they’ve had a tumultuous relationship at times, there had never been any indication of violence until now.

After the arrest, Brown and Rihanna spent time apart. Brown released a statement at the time, saying, “Words cannot begin to express how sorry and saddened I am over what transpired” and noted that he was “seeking the counseling of my pastor, my mother and other loved ones.”

According to experts, there was nothing surprising in the reunion between Brown and Rihanna, who after spending time in Miami both returned to Los Angeles on the same plane Monday morning.

Reconciliation Period
According to psychologist and author Lenore Walker, the average battered woman endures three to five violent incidents, from having her arm grabbed to an all-out beating, before she gives up on the relationship.

The reconciliation usually happens during what experts call the honeymoon phase in the cycle of violence, that cooling-down period after the attack when the abusive partner often expresses remorse and begs for forgiveness.

“The man is saying he’s sorry, he didn’t mean it, that it’ll never happen again,” says Walker. “It’s the loving behavior that reinforces a woman to stay, because they believe the violent act isn’t a true reflection of their man.”

If anything, the victim will often blame herself – and the attacker will agree with her. “The abuser also tries very hard to convince the victim that the attack was their fault,” says Dr. Elizabeth Miller, a Sacramento, Calif., pediatrician and domestic violence expert. “It’s common to say, ‘Honey, if you hadn’t upset me, this would’ve never happened.’

For those of you who think that they would walk away and Rhianna is saying that this type of action is okay IT TAKES 7-8 ATTEMPTS (which usually means severe beatings landing them in the hospital) FOR ABUSED INDIVIDUALS (including abused men) TO LEAVE THEIR ABUSER. Those of you who think that walking away from someone you love and not just thinking it’s a one time thing is an easy task have no idea what you are talking about and have obviously never been in the situation.

it really doesnt matter what anyone has to say about this because rihanna didnt ask how anyone felt about her getting back with chris. this is her decision alone no one else’s. true, if another female was in this situation she would walk away (probably) but rihanna is her own person. if she chooses to stay then she chooses to say.

For those of you who don’t regard celebs as role models on how to live your daily lives - congratulations. However, millions of other Americans - both young and old - do. It may not be right or wrong, but it’s their prerogative.

Celebs may not agree with being universal role models, but that’s what they signed up for when they entered the industry. Thus, they need to guide their actions accordingly because everything they do has implications much greater than themselves.

Rihanna just sent the message to all her adoring fans that, “If your man is beating you up, give him another chance. Maybe you can work it out” - which is typically far from ever being the case.

Thank you, Rihanna, for giving battered women another reason to get beat up again. And Rihannna - this definitely wasn’t the first time he took a fist to you and it probably won’t be the last.

Kick that trash to the curb! There are thousands of good guys waiting to be what you deserve.

Basically Rihanna is like every other abused woman all them songs she sang about being an empowered woman ‘breakin dishes’ ‘Take a bow’ she didn’t mean any of it (jus a load of s#i*)there goes another role model for women LOST are there any left?!? Do she kno women look up 2 her N im pretty sure it includes domestically abused women also.. she had the platform to speak out against these horrible acts that are played out everyday.. but she endured it instead she has failed herself and the millions of women who were hopin 2 say if Rihanna did it I can do it to… You may seem like your on top of the world when at the end of the day ur just as screwed up as the next person

I feel that he is so young and we are not giving him a chance. His 19 yrs old. Who doesn’t make horrible mistakes when your young. I know that physical abuse is bad and by personal experience who lived physical abuse for years is a good thing that he is getting professional help that’s going to help him be a better person. I would have change my mind if he was like 30 or 40 yrs old then I would tell send him to jail. But a 19 year who is just starting to live give him a chance with good help he would be a better person. We don’t know what happen that night. I believe that the media is making this a big deal.

“This is the beginning of a new day. You have been given this day to use as you will. You can waste it or use it for good. What you do today is important because you are exchanging a day of your life for it. When tomorrow comes, this day will be gone forever; in its place is something that you have left behind…let it be something good.”

I think that Rihanna should have waited, just for a little while, because now he knows that if he strikes her again, he can say Baby I am sorry and she will come back to him and the next time if he does this again, she will hide it cause she dont want people to think that she was a fool for taking him back the first time and I do think that he is going to do it again, she better be sure that she knows what she is doing.

I am shocked because I was so surprised and proud of her for pressing charges right away. Rhinna is a young roll model for women. I think that by taking him back she not only hurt and set herself back but millions of abused girls in bad relationships.