People magazine managed to score interviews with the fathers of Rihanna and Chris Brown who have been remained absolutely silent publicly in the week since we first heard of the alleged assault on Rihanna by Chris Brown which reportedly took place a week ago today. Rihanna‘s father, Ronald Fenty, spoke to the magazine about his daughter’s current condition while Chris Brown‘s father, Clinton Brown, spoke to the mag about his son’s “remorse” and “concern” about “the situation”. Here are the two interviews given to People magazine by the fathers:

In an interview with PEOPLE, Rihanna’s father, Ronald Fenty, said that when he first heard that his daughter had been attacked by Chris Brown, “I didn’t believe it. I know my daughter,” said Fenty, 55. As for Brown, he said, “You think you know somebody, but you really don’t.” Brown, 19, allegedly attacked Rihanna, 20, in Los Angeles last Sunday. He was arrested and may face charges from the district attorney. Describing Rihanna’s current condition after seeing her in Barbados on Thursday, Fenty said, “There is some bruising. She will be all right. I think so.” He adds, “At some point, she will speak out. I hope she will stand up for women all over the world.” Fenty, a salesman and freelance clothing designer, said Rihanna is spending time with her girlfriends in Barbados while she heals. While Fenty said he wouldn’t tell his daughter what to do, he did say, “If it were me, I’d move on.” The last time Fenty had seen Rihanna and Brown together was in July. “They seemed pretty happy,” he recalls. “I don’t know what went wrong.”

So now we have confirmation from Rihanna‘s father that she is, indeed, showing signs of injury … which seems to corroborate what we heard from various sources speaking about the on-going police investigation. I’m concerned, tho, by Fenty‘s remark that Rihanna should “move on”. I’m not quite clear what he means by that. If he means that she should “get over” the situation and “move on” then I am appalled that a father would say such a thing. His earlier comment that he hopes that his daughter will “stand up for women all over the world” seems to contradict his belief that she should “move on” so mebbe I’m misinterpreting.

Here is what Chris Brown‘s father Clinton said to the magazine:

Speaking out for the first time since his son’s arrest, Chris Brown’s biological father, Clinton Brown, tells PEOPLE his son is at home, reflective and filled with concern. “He’s reflecting on this situation,” Brown, 44, a corrections officer, tells PEOPLE in an interview at his home outside Tappahannock, Va. “He’s very remorseful. He’s very concerned about the situation and he wants to make sure that [Rihanna's] okay. This is unfortunate, this stumble, this situation,” Brown continues. “Hopefully, he will get past it. We all have our shortcomings. We all trip.” And Brown – who flew to Los Angeles to attend the Grammys with his son but never made it to the show – says there are “two sides to every story.” “If you are on his side, you are on his side,” he says. “Just because someone trips, if you are truly a fan, you are not going to demonize him instantaneously” … Brown says he spoke to his son in person on Feb. 12. “Let’s just say he’s home,” Brown said, though he never offered a specific location. “Just know that he’s home. He needed some time to get his thoughts together and regroup.” Calling his son a “lovable young man,” Brown says he worries about the public backlash following the allegations of assault his son faces. “This music industry is very unforgiving when it comes to having indiscretions,” Brown says. “He will continue to be a good person. He loves people. And like most of us, most humans, things will occur. And hopefully a person won’t be judged simply on that alone.” Like Chris’s friends, who have spoken about Brown’s easygoing nature, his father says Brown was well liked in school. “He had plenty of friends,” he says. “All the kids gravitated to Chris.” As for how he feels about his son, Brown says, “As a father, I couldn’t be more proud … He’s the light of my life.” And, he notes, as a teenager, he still has a lot of maturing to do. “I think he’s [going to] grow as an individual,” he says. “He’s going to take from this situation and learn from it.”

While I absolutely agree that there are “two sides to every story” I’m having a hard time reconciling the fact that there is confirmed evidence of assault on Rihanna‘s person and reconciling that with any scenario. Domestic violence is such a heinous crime, I personally have a hard time rationalizing any behavior that leads to the assault of a woman … no matter what the circumstance. But, again, we still have no idea what really happened one week ago today … so I am merely going by my assumptions of the situation. As I’ve said many times before, I just hope that justice is truly served and any criminal wrongdoing is punished to the full extent of the law.

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