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November 6, 2009

Rihanna: Chris Brown 'Blacked Out' During Assault

Rihanna Chris Brown Assault Good Morning America 20/20

Rihanna admits she briefly reunited with Chris Brown after he attacked her in February -- but never felt the same way about him again.

"I just said to him, 'I can't do this.' I resented him. I resented him so much," the singer, 21, tells Diane Sawyer in part two of the interview that airs Friday night on "20/20."

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"And I always put the tough face on and try to, I can do anything face, and just try to play it off. But he knew. He knew it. He kept asking me, 'You hate me, don't you?'" she continues.

"And I would lie and I would say, 'No, no. And... I did hate him... Everything about him annoyed me," admits Rihanna of Brown, 20. "So finally... I just said, we can't... we can't do this. I cannot continue to do this."

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Rihanna also opens up for the first time about the actual fight, which sent her to the hospital with bruises, and resulted in Brown later pleading guilty to assault.

"It wasn't the same person that says I love you. It was not those... eyes," she says. "He had... no soul in his eyes. Just blank...He was clearly blacked out. There was no person when I looked at him."

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Rihanna goes on, "All I kept thinking all the time: When is it going to stop? When it is going to stop?"

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I think she just speaking out because chris is trying to make a comeback. I heard she hit him first shouldn’t she get some help also? They were both young and in love.She not the only victim.And she don’t seem too hurt over it.She’s been seen with alot of guys since the so call horrible beating.


- Tam
Posted 11/13/09 09:19 PM
 

Hmm i found the whole Rhianna interview interested: I think one day they will get back together she said she is not God most women would have simply say no she said she believe he can change those are not words when someone have no hope, and if they incident were never made public they still be together


- Sandra
Posted 11/07/09 11:51 AM
 

How Accommodating That All Of A Sudden Her New Album Is Coming Out (With Songs That Sound Like A Hot Cup Of Mess) She Wants To Play The Sacrificial Lamb. Give Me A Break!!

Chris Brown Needs To Stop Playin’ The Nice Guy And Go At This Chick Hard Because She Is Dragging His Name Through The Mud! “So What If I Hit Him First” Are you Kidding Me?


- Tracee
Posted 11/07/09 05:15 AM
 

Ok am I the only one that heard her say what if I hit him first that does not give him the right.


- Anonymous
Posted 11/06/09 10:34 PM
 

man honestly i think what chris brown did was wrong. but she cant play the victim like common now he didnt hit her for no reason she haddddd to do something and keep doing it to get him mad to the point to blank out. i just find it sooo funny how chris brown career is going good right now &she wants to bring up this issue again - when it finally died out. i think she is just looking for attention. she isnt innocent she is just playing the victim and its annoying me soo much.


- brionna huertas
Posted 11/06/09 07:57 PM
 

People who have negative things to say about rihanna is f’n stupid. What they don’t kno is that youngs girls and women go thru this everyday. U cannot judge someone’s siuation unless u have been in their shoes.what happened between chris and rihanna was a learning experience, she learned that she does not need to accept abuse and he learned that he needs to learn other ways to deal with anger. People who see otherwise are ignorant and the reason why this world is so messed up.


- mika
Posted 11/06/09 06:11 PM
 

People who have negative things to say about rihanna is f’n stupid. What they don’t kno is that youngs girls and women go thru this everyday. U cannot judge someone’s siuation unless u have been in their shoes.what happened between chris and rihanna was a learning experience, she learned that she does not need to accept abuse and he learned that he needs to learn other ways to deal with anger. People who see otherwise are ignorant and the reason why this world is so messed up.


- mika
Posted 11/06/09 06:06 PM
 

I think she is a LIAR!!! No doubt he hit her but she was the one who was mad and wouldn’t get over the fact that he had the text. I BET SHE HIT HIM FIRST AND THAT’S WHAT MADE HIM SNAP. She has no right to play the victim now. If it is wrong for a man to hit a man, I don’t get why woman think it’s ok to hit a man. Both of them were wrong and she should be just as guilty as him. She’s a child trying to play the role of a woman and I think it’s a joke that she thinks she needs to be a role model. Pfft!! Yeah I want little girls to look up to a woman who can’t admit their faults.


- Michelle
Posted 11/06/09 03:36 PM
 

I saw the interview. She is a very stupid woman with the intelligence and maturity of a 10-year old. Why in heaven’s name would Diane Sawyer interview such nonsense?! Surely there must be a better role model for young girls. I started to laugh when Rihanna, or whatever her name is, said she was a ‘strong’ woman. She hasn’t the faintest concept. Being a doormat and going back for more abuse (and you can’t say it’s because she needs the money!) is NOT strong OR intelligent!


- D.
Posted 11/06/09 02:12 PM
 

What did Chris see in Rhianna’s eyes when she hit on him? Did she have any soul in her eyes? Yes he’s a bag of problems, but she’s no innocent herself, yet she’s riding Oprah’s train of self righteousness. Ought to make one heck of a buck on it!


- Mary
Posted 11/06/09 01:55 PM
 

I give her alot of credit for coming on the air and talking about this awful incident, she took a bad beating at the hands of Chris Brown, something that should never have happened. He just got to cocky with himself and thought he could do whatever he wanted to her, he should have remembered he did not own her, he was lucky to have such a beautiful woman, now he has no commercials, music, and hardly any fans anymore, and he did have a strong career for such a young kid. To bad Chris Brown. Now you can watch her career jet sky high, and you can cry.


- Cindy
Posted 11/06/09 12:33 PM
 

I think it is a publicity stunt on her part to think that women/teenage girls should buy into the interview that she would wait for Chris to try to come back and now she want to speak especially after she sees him with other females seems like she a jealous ,vendictive young lady who was older than Chris Brown and very possesive of him and try to betray herself as innocent victim , please Rihanna take responsibility for your action the same you attacked your on brother and out him in the hospital . Time to move on. No album sale boost !


- viewer
Posted 11/06/09 12:21 PM
 

No one should hit anyone, and in this case it goes without saying. Just one thing when does the entertainment and news world finally stop and leave these people alone to move on?


- gene
Posted 11/06/09 09:34 AM
 

He blacked out while attacking you !!!
Any man who hits a women is a women.


- Anonymous
Posted 11/06/09 09:20 AM
 

WHAT AN AMAZING,INTELLIGENT BEAUTIFUL YOUNG LADY. TO HAVE GONE THROUGH WHAT SHE HAS AND BE SO STRONG. SHE DESERVES SO MUCH MORE IN LIFE AND A HAPPY ONE AT THAT. SHE WILL FIND A MAN TRULY DESERVING OF HER LOVE.


- chelsey
Posted 11/06/09 07:22 AM
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