The Guenntertainment Report
RIHANNA SAYS SHE HAD TO LEAVE CHRIS BROWN BECAUSE SHE DIDN'T WANT YOUNG GIRLS TO THINK IT'S OKAY TO STAY WITH AN ABUSER:
Friday November 6th, 2009
In part one of her three-part interview on "Good Morning America" yesterday, RIHANNA admitted that she went back to CHRIS BROWN after he assaulted her.
She said, "I stayed. I even went back after he beat me, which was wrong. But . . . I'm a human being, and people put me on a very unrealistic pedestal. And all these expectations, I'm not perfect.
"Also it's pretty natural for that to be the first reaction . . . It's completely normal to go back. You start lying to yourself. The minute the physical wounds go away you want this thing to go away. This is a memory you don't want to have ever again."
But Rihanna eventually made the decision to leave Chris . . . because she didn't want to send a message to young girls that it's okay to tolerate abuse.
She said, "When I realized that my selfish decision for love could result into some young girl getting killed, I could not be easy with that part. Even if Chris never hit me again, who's to say that their boyfriend won't?
"Who's to say that they won't kill these girls? These are young girls. I just didn't realize how much of an impact I had on these girls' lives until that happened.
"It was a wake-up call for me big time. I'll say that to any young girl who's going through domestic violence. Don't react off of love. Eff love.
"Come out of the situation and look at it [in the] third person and for what it really is and then make your decision. Because love is so blind."
Here's video from yesterday's interview.
(Part 2 of the interview airs on "GMA" this morning . . . and Part 3 airs tonight on "20/20".)
(This morning, Rihanna will talk about what actually happened during that assault back in February.)
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