People magazine is reporting that Rihanna, who made her way to Mexico this week to recuperate from the injuries she received allegedly at the hands of her boyfriend Chris Brown in the early morning hours of February 8, has reunited with Chris Brown in an attempt to reconcile. The magazine reports that ChRihanna are staying together at one of P. Diddy‘s homes in Miami, FL. Having read the reports and seen the photo of Rihanna‘s battered face, I am stunned by this development:
Rihanna and Chris Brown are back together, PEOPLE has learned exclusively. The pair have reunited almost three weeks after Brown, 19, allegedly battered the “Umbrella” singer on Feb. 8, a source tells PEOPLE. “They’re together again. They care for each other,” says the source. The on-again couple are currently spending time together at one of Sean “Diddy” Combs’s homes, on Miami Beach’s Star Island. Adds the source: “While Chris is reflective and saddened about what happened, he is really happy to be with the woman he loves.” In its latest issue, PEOPLE reports that Brown called Rihanna on her 21st birthday one week ago. “He called to wish her happy birthday,” a source told the magazine. “They’ve reached out to each other. It’s been mutual.” Brown was booked by LAPD for making criminal threats but the case has not yet been presented to the District Attorney, who will ultimately determine which charges, if any, will be prosecuted.
I am UTTERLY and completely shocked at this news. I cannot, for the life of me, imagine being so quick to forgive anyone laying their hands on me in a combative or threatening manner. Then again, we have no idea what really happened between Rihanna and Chris Brown on the morning of February 8. While I am saddened by this news, I don’t know that I or anyone has any right to judge what we don’t know. I do know that Rihanna was assaulted because I’ve seen the photo … beyond that, I dunno … I just don’t even know what to say. I guess Chris Brown‘s apology resonated with her … or something.
Rihanna‘s father, Ronald Fenty, has already gone on the record to say that he supports his daughter’s decision to allow Chris Brown back in her life:
Rihanna’s father Ronald Fenty has spoken exclusively from his home in Barbados about his daughter’s decision to get back with Chris Brown. Rihanna and Brown are holed up together at Sean “Diddy” Combs’ mansion on Star Island near Miami. It comes just three weeks after Brown allegedly battered the singer the night before the Grammy Awards on Feb 8. Fenty says, “I love my daughter with whatever road she takes. I’m behind her win or lose. I will be supportive. If that’s the road she wants to choose, I’m behind her. I hope to see her soon. I talked to her after her birthday, and she told me she’s OK.”
On this, I do have something to say. There is no way I would casually support any loved one, especially my daughter, to put herself in harm’s way by letting an alleged attacker back into her life. I just cannot fathom how a father would be so willing to support this kind of decision. Mebbe I’m wrong but I really think that parents should more actively step in and try and guide their children when they appear to be making poor decisions. Mebbe my daughter would be pissed at me but at least I’d feel much more comfortable knowing that I was doing everything I could to try and keep her from getting hurt again. This whole thing is so … odd. I’m really at a loss.
What do y’all think? Are you just as dumbfounded as I am?
As a celebrity you simply ARE a role model REGARDLESS of whether or not you want to be. As a role model, she had a HUGE opportunity to be an example to little girls everywhere, that it is NOT acceptable to be hurt by a “loved” one. She COULD HAVE stood up for victims of domestic abuse…how many people could have been saved because they gained the strength to stand up???…instead she chose to send a message JUST AS LOUD–that’s it’s okay to let someone abuse you. It’s sad & wrong.
No one is saying it outright, but maybe dad is not
condemning CB because he is also a woman/wife
beater. Several have mentioned about the culture
in some islands. Whatever. It is so wrong and
so sad that she feels she has to put up with that
treatment. If she grew up in that environment
like CB did, there doesn’t seem much hope.
While assault on any sex, male or female, is wrong, I’m still iffy about this. Maybe they both beat the hell out of each other and that’s why they’re back together, because they were both wrong. I don’t think ANY of us should judge because NONE of us were there.
This ticks me off to the fullest. Rihanna is dead to me. I already hated her anyway though.
they both need to get counseling if they are gonna go back togeather not just anger management classes for him she needs to be dealt with as well going to miami is not dealing with this issue and now they will expect fans to accept this and go back to what it was they are too young to be togeather and left to do as they please some displine on both parties is needed i guess money talks for both, this will not get chris out of the charges the DA can charge him without her
how is this our business?
The thing is, we really don’t know what happened that night except that Rihanna was assaulted. The biggest assumption and probably rightly so is that Chris Brown beat her. I agree with Trent that even though I couldn’t let someone who did that back into my life again it’s really between them. As for her father, I’m not a parent so I don’t really know how that love works between a parent to their child. I would not be able to support my loved ones in this either, but in a father-daughter situation? I’m sure my own father has supported me at time when he didn’t really want to. So while I can’t fault the guy I also would hope that he has a little talk with Chris because I would be wary of him for a long time.
He has bad taste. That’s all I can say.
Eek. Speaking as someone who has been in an abusive relationship, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Run away, run far, far away! And my situation NEVER left any marks on me like Rhianna (I have no idea how to spell her name) had. The worst I ever got were bruised ribs (nothing on my skin) and I GOT THE HELL OUT. I’m now married to the love of my life and he treats me like a queen. If I were still with that asshole, I know I’d still be getting smacked around for nothing. It took me a LONG time to end it but I did end it. Leave him!!! THEY DON’T CHANGE.
I knew it! What’d I tell ya? A publicity stunt. bloody celebs.
I don’t doubt that it happened. I think this is very common for the abused to go back when they don’t have the right support network in place.
Rhianna is an adult so her family can’t make her do anything, plus they are probably on her payroll and that probably effects what “power” they have over her.
If they wanted what was best for their loved one, the would likely encourage her to go to counseling and keep some distance for a while. If at the end of the counseling and being a part, she still thinks it’s best to be with him….then that’s on her.
I think from a public stand point, it does send a bad message to women and to men. Chris is essentially rewarded for bad behavior and Rhianna is saying that she isn’t worth much.
I have to say that I find about 99% of the posts on here to be awful. Do people really like this much empathy? The question isn’t “Why did she go back to him?” The question is “What kind of PERSON BEATS SOMEONE THEY LOVE!?”
I’m a 27- yr old, educated, successful woman. I’m confident (now) and happy to have the life I have. I’m also a survivor of domestic abuse. And it’s the world’s lack of empathy and understand that angers. You should all be ashamed to even QUESTION her reasoning. She was BEATED.
AKS is completely correct on how the abuser manipulates and controls you. Now, I wish our society would stop being so quick to judge the abused and would instead see the abuser as the sick, twisted individual that they are.
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