Rihanna and Chris Brown Break Silence over Domestic Violence Dispute
With both artists releasing new albums and singles in the weeks to come, it is of no surprise to me that they both decided to break the silence over what really happened that night in February. Many wonder why did the ex-couple waited 9 months before they told the public what happened. Also, many find it very suspicious that they both did it at the same time and around the same time that they both have albums coming out. Could it be that they broke the silence so others suffering from domestic violence can learn from their mistakes, or could the breaking of the silence be a way to garnish publicity for album sales? The latter is looking to be more plausible, since they waited 9 months before they even said anything. Whatever the case may be, these artists came clean with what really happened, and to be honest, it wasn’t anything that we already didn’t know through rumors, blogs, and mainstream media.We already knew that he beat her to a pulp (the photo released by TMZ a day later told us that)(I can understand a slap or two, maybe even a punch, but he banged her head against the car and busted her lip open). I would have also loved to hear why it took them so long to say something. None of these questions were answered in either of their interviews which leaves viewer wondering, what was the point of the interview in the first place? and we knew that the whole incident was started over a text message that Brown received from an ex-girlfriend. What they could have mentioned was why and how come. Why did he beat her so bad, especially since he has witnessed domestic violence in his own home? Why so violent?
Rihanna had her interview with Diane Sawyer. This was considered more important and exclusive than Chris Brown’s video because she is the victim, she received the most damage, and of course, most of the public sided with her and berated Chris Brown. I doubt if anyone even wanted to hear what Chris Brown wanted to say in his interview, but there is no doubt that Rihanna’s interview with Diane Sawyer would receive high ratings. Despite her lack of incoherence and pronunciation, the central message of her story got across–That is, her ex-boyfriend was belligerent beyond sub-conscious capacities which is evident in this quote that she gave to the police:
“I am going to beat the s**t out of you when we get home….Now I am really going to kill you!” – Chris Brown
“I know he was saying it to scare me..but..he had no..no soul in his eyes..just blank.” – Rihanna
Rihanna sits down with Diane Sawyer and tells about the abuse she suffered from ex-boyfriend, Chris Brown.
Aside from that, Rihanna was bit in the ear and on the fingers, she was put in a headlock and was unable to breathe for an extended period of time. Now at first, I did think to myself, “What on Earth did Rihanna do to provoke him?”, but there is nothing that she could have said or done to merit such a heinous response. Back to the quotes–those quotes obviously convey hat Brown has some type of psychological problem that needs to be treated right away. Someone that tells the love of their life that they are going to kill them, and to be described as having a blank expression on their face is someone who is in need of some serious professional help. Now, on a side note, I tend to be a little wary in stories that on put 100% blame on the other person and not accept some responsibility. I know there are some cases where the fault lies 100% on one person, and it may be that this is one of those cases, but I would have liked to know a little more than,”..so, it escalated into him being violent towards me.” I would ave wanted to know HOW it escalated? What was the last thing Rihanna said before he struck her? Did he strike her in the car? Or did he pull over and drag her out the car? She mentioned that she tried to phone her assistant and he threw the phone out the window. So obviously it started inside the car and not outside as we were led to believe. Even after the two interviews, we do not have a chronological story of what happened, we were just fed the juicy parts.
(watch part 2 and part 3 of the interview)
My opinion on Rihanna’s interview, whether she did it garnish publicity for her new album or to genuinely send a message to these women getting abused by their lovers, is that you can not help but feel sympathy for her. I really just wanted to reach through the T.V. and give her the biggest hug that I could give. There is such an innocence about her and it is very unfortunate that it had to happen to such a sweet girl, I don’t care what she said or did. And for these ignorant people out there that claims that she had to do something to provoke him, they should know that the average relationship in America consist a man doing something insensitive and stupid and the woman screaming his head off about it. As hysterical as it may sound, it is true. In an instance like this, Chris getting a message from his ex-girlfriend, (whatever the message said must not have been good) would have expectantly resulted in Rihanna nagging him about it and “not dropping it”. She should have slapped him across the face, which she probably did. At the end of the day, he should have been faithful. There is absolutely NO excuse as to why Chris Brown abused Rihanna like that and for anyone out there that would justify his action, you are just as ignorant and delusional as he is.
Chris Brown opens up to MTV about his relationship with ex-girlfriend, Rihanna.
Chris Brown’s interview with Sway from MTV, was not as revealing as the interview Rihanna had with Diane Sawyer. Instead of talking about the details of what happened that night after the party, he talked about how he was currently coping with his actions and the advice he would give to anyone who was in a domestic violence relationship. If that wasn’t daunting enough, they had some random lady frequently come in and talk about what websites women could visit if their boyfriend’s or husbands are physically abusing them. I wonder if they have a website for men who get abused by women? It seems as though they never really address that issue at all. Anyways, when I heard Chris Brown was doing an interview about what happened, I immediately thought two things. 1. He has an album coming out soon, so this interview would definitely get publicity for the album. 2. He is doing this because Rihanna is doing it too. He knows that Rihanna is going to tell everything and make him look bad, so he wanted to get his side of the story out too. Whatever the case is, this interview really didn’t get nothing across to the public. One thing I did find funny was when Chris said that when he goes out, people say things to him like, “Woman-Beater!” or “You suck! I hate you!” The funniest one was, “Don’t get to close, he might punch you in the face!” I know these people are just ignorant and should just leave him alone. I wouldn’t call it a mistake, because you don’t mistakenly bash someone’s head in a window, bit them in their ears or fingers, and punch them in the face. I feel as though this is just something he should learn from and move on.
(watch part 2 and part 3 of the interview)
The part that has me confused is that Chris Brown has sat down and had this interview with Sway back in 2006. He told Sway how his step-father used to beat up on his mom and he acquired this hatred for any man who puts his hands on a female. If that is the case, what happened? Maybe, after witnessing all of that abuse and violence on his mother, he soon possessed the mentality that it is ok to hit another woman. Maybe he got it subconsciously and needs to work on it. What captured my attention was at the near end of the interview when Chris stated that he would never put his hands on another woman for as long as he lives. It made me wonder whether this was true or not. He already did it before, and he did it with such extremity. Has he really learned his lesson? Did it take almost the lost of his career to realize that domestic violence is wrong? Only time will tell.
