It’s been about 7 months since the world’s perception of Chris Brown and Rihanna was drastically changed. Now that Chris is serving his time and seeking help, Rihanna is speaking out about what happened that night. In her 20/20 interview, a very meek Rihanna opened up for the first time about her relationship with Chris and how it got so bad. At the same time, MTV aired a previously recorded interview with Chris as he spoke about the steps he’s taking to get past this incident and become a better person. Although Chris refuses to provide any details about that night, Rihanna says that the beating was brought on by an incriminating text message from his ex-girlfriend. Rihanna says she wouldn’t let the issue go and it made Brown so angry that he began beating her while driving down the street.
Without Brown’s side or version of the story, I really can’t decide how I feel about this whole thing. You learn before you even begin to walk or talk that you don’t hit people. And a man should definitely never hit a woman, there just isn’t any excuse. But I will say that everyone has a breaking point. And not everyone knows how to deal with certain emotions. Looking at two people who are the same age as me, I really can’t condemn either one of them. Rihanna described their relationship as obsessive and said they were equally destructive to each other. So I will say, 7 months later, the details of that night are irrelevant. Rihanna did not deserve the severe beating she received. And at this point, Chris Brown does not deserve that labels that are being placed on him by the media. Even if the only reason he’s getting help is because of a court mandate, he’s bound to take something away from it eventually. They are both young and have their lives and careers ahead of them. People make mistakes and they should be given a chance to learn from them.
I think this issue should no longer be public. It was brave of Rihanna to speak out. It is brave of Chris to not react to the things that people say. But it’s not fair that the media will make seem like in order for Rihanna to have a career she has to broadcast the fact she is a victim and create a villain of Chris Brown. He has time to change and with help she can learn to not carry this ordeal on her shoulders. I think the media should find something else to point their cameras at and let these two human beings retreat to their respective corners and deal with their lives.
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