Rihanna & Chris Brown Reportedly Working Together Again
While Chris Brown awaits his rescheduled date in court after his lawyers successfully won a continuance in his case, we are hearing new information that is somewhat surprising to me. According to TMZ, Chris and Rihanna have decided to work together on a new duet for a song that is meant to focus “on overcoming difficult challenges as a couple”:
TMZ now has all the details about the secret late-night recording sessions between Rihanna and Chris Brown — and they were jam-packed with emotion and serious drama, with some playful touching — seriously. The whole thing came together when they decided to reconcile shortly after the attack. Sources tell us music producer Polow Da Don convinced both Chris and Rihanna to get in the studio and record a love song stat, stressing that timing was important because the heightened emotions would translate powerfully into the music. Both Rihanna and Chris agreed and snuck in a couple of “late night” sessions that we’re told were “very, very emotional … the feeling in the room was pure love.” Clearly, love hurts. As for how they got along, they were “playfully touching each other.” We’re told the song was originally written for Rihanna before the fight, but after the beat down the producer believed the track — which ironically focuses on overcoming difficult challenges as a couple — would be the perfect duet.
Clearly, Rihanna and Chris just want to move forward and pretend as if nothing happened. By working together professionally on a song that may one day get radio play, they prolly figure that they are just “working thru their problems” and everything will be OK in the end … which works out fine for Chris. In this instance, he has EVERYTHING to gain from this scenario and nothing at all to lose. What saddens me is not only did Rihanna get battered but now she has decided to take an active part in trying to help Chris out of his problem. Where is the positive for her? Oh, that’s right, she gets to stay with Chris Brown. Man … in my opinion, both of these kids need help and bad. I’m at a loss … and I have to say, I have NO interest in hearing any duets from these two ever in the future.
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March 11th, 2009 at 5:14 am
You are so right!
March 11th, 2009 at 5:22 am
100% agreed.
I think this song may ruin BOTH of their careers. I wish someone could pull Rihanna away, far away, and really help her out.
March 11th, 2009 at 5:44 am
word.
March 11th, 2009 at 6:07 am
ARRG!
As I’ve mentioned before…these stars probably have NO SAY in what’s going on right now.
I picture a scenario going down like this.
Rih’s Cell phone rings…
Rih’s Manager: Hey babe…so…do you like the life you have? Want to keep living the lifestyle? Fancy cars, fabulous clothes, manicures every other day?
Rih: Heck Yes!
Manager: Okiee then…your next project is with Chris.
Rih: (Silence).
Manager: Now listen, I know you’re scared sh*tless of the jerk, but really, this will pay off in the end.
Rih: Well, if you say so. I’m not scared! Can I see him? Can I please see him? PLEASE!!!
***
Chris’ Cell phone rings…
Chris’ Manager: Hey homie…so…I think I’ve found a way to salvage your career.
Chris: Sweet deal! I knew I was paying you 100 G’s a month for something.
Manager: You okay with singing a duet with Rih?
Chris: (Silence)
Manager: No worries bro – she’s recording her part in (insert wherever here) and you’ll be recording your part (insert location here). You’ll never even have to see each other.
Chris: Sounds great!
Manager: Yah, we’re still holding out for 60 minutes or Dateline to debut the video. I think the offers will be starting around 2 or 3 million.
Chris: Wow!
Manager: And get this, the longer we hold out and stay hidden, the more hype. People will be eating this crap out of our hands. We’ll plan for a major live performance of the song at the MTV Awards or somewhere like that once some of the anger subsides.
Chris: Thanks Mr. Manager. What about Oprah – she’s doing a show about what happened.
Manager: No worries…Remember Chris: Any publicity is good publicity.
Chris: And jail. Will I go to jail?
Manager: (Much laughter) We’re paying Mr. Celebrity Lawyer 2,000 bucks per minute. If he doesn’t get you off, he’ll be hung. Passhawww…Jail! You’re hilarious.
March 11th, 2009 at 6:18 am
Trent, i’m with you on this. If Rihanna can’t be a role model for those other woman who have suffer and still continue to suffer and even to her fans – then why should we support her. And Chris, haha, well enough said.
Whether Rihanna loves Chris still or not, she should look at this situation long term. Maybe if she wants to get back with him at least give him a year or so to sort out his obvious large issues before even belong alone with him somewhere. Rihanna is the type of artist that is controlled by her Label and Management – it is pretty much obvious from the amount of albums, promotion and touring in the small amount of years. She is like a Miley Cyrus just without the Disney.
Now if ANYONE was in Rihanna’s shoes. the Trauma she has been put through isn’t worth the fame and fortune. Now what ju-ju-bean stated is sorta funny and things like that do happen in Hollywood, with the situation that has occured i hope Rihanna has more brains than to do all this for money – and Chris, yes jail is your future.
If Chris is not in jail by the end of the year and is not heavily prosecuted, then i’m sorry Americans, but your laws and jurisdiction is PATHETIC.
Who is seriously gonna buy a duet about couple issues from obviously the most fucked up couple in Hollywood?
March 11th, 2009 at 6:32 am
Lol I’m interested in hearing what the lyrics are going to sound like.
March 11th, 2009 at 6:33 am
Honestly who thinks anyone will listen to that duet and not think about the photo of Rihanna’s face? And what are they planning next? A video featuring flashback of Chris hitting Rihanna and then both of them singing in the rain or something?!?!
March 11th, 2009 at 6:36 am
too Ike and Tina for my taste
March 11th, 2009 at 6:40 am
i just dont think we are in any position to judge. i mean of course it was wrong for him to have beat her. but we dont know about them, their relationship and their love. who are we to sit around judging when we havent been given any real details. and even if we were, really, its not our place.
March 11th, 2009 at 6:45 am
I’m with Trent on this one.
March 11th, 2009 at 6:51 am
I agree with you Trent. I don’t care to listen to a duet by these too….are they serious???
This is sending such a wrong message to our youth about domestic violence. As someone who has seen domestic violence occur in her immediate and extended family…it WILL happen again and again.
I’m glad Oprah is doing a show about this. I don’t think it should just be swept under the rug and forgotten about. I pray Chris get punished to the fullest extent of the law and not just get a slap on the wrist.
March 11th, 2009 at 6:58 am
Just a horrible idea. And I don’t want to listen to anything by the two of them, unless it’s the court proceedings where Rihanna spills the beans and Chris gets lots of jail time – but of course, he’s innocent until proven guilty.
March 11th, 2009 at 7:05 am
@ F — you’re right, the music video for this could be interesting. I’m sure Rihanna is justifying this as a good way to help them work through this as a couple, but really she shouldn’t be with him. We don’t know what specifically the lyrics detail as a troubled relationship, but either way everytime anyone hears this song they’re going to be reminded of this incident. Is that really what either of them would want? I feel like this would hurt both of their careers….and this producer that wanted to rush into the studio sounds like an ass, totally viewing the whole situation as a way to make a hit and not as it really should be seen.
March 11th, 2009 at 7:05 am
This breaks my heart.
March 11th, 2009 at 7:07 am
i have lost all respect for rihanna, which makes me sad because i really liked her. i don’t care the circumstances, why he hit her, why she’s going back, etc. there is absolutely no reason for a woman to stay with or go back to a man who hit her. i agree with you, trent, and many of the other post-ers who are boycotting their duet…i don’t think i COULD listen to it without being disgusted.
March 11th, 2009 at 7:15 am
Rihanna is 21 years old! She has no clue what she’s doing and she thinks that because he hit her, he loves her. Give her a break, doods. Don’t lose respect for her. She just needs time to realize the levity of what happened. Poor thing. You don’t know what it’s like until it’s happened to you. it’s called the cycle of violence for a reason…
March 11th, 2009 at 7:20 am
I can’t even listen to Rihanna now without thinking about this. She was my favorite artist as of late, and now I have lost all respect.
March 11th, 2009 at 7:27 am
Honestly, I find it downright disgusting. They’re sending the message that physical violence is nothing more than the usual hard times in a relationship. Their actions say that domestic violence is romantic, I hate to think of how many teenage girls will end up with a “the more he hurts me, the more he loves me” mindset.
March 11th, 2009 at 7:55 am
It completely sends the wrong message to women/men in similar situations.
@ Sangee – we’re not judging. we’re voicing the opinion that it is NEVER okay to put your hands on someone with the intent to physically harm. And that in going back, Rhianna is *accepting* it. My neice was in a similar situation, they are not thinking clearly and they won’t think clearly until they start to realize they are *worth* more than that. And the best we can do is say it is NOT acceptable. Period.
I do think it is entirely possible that managers are running the show, and that Rhianna maybe just wants to keep Chris out of jail and such with the reconciliation.
But that also is the wrong message to send, if you assault someone, you go to jail. Period.
March 11th, 2009 at 8:19 am
I’ll admit that after I saw the picture of Rihanna’s face, I am DEFINITELY judging the guy. Maybe I don’t have the right – I don’t know him, her, or their situation personally. What I do know about him is that he did an interview about how he used to pee himself when he watched his stepdad beat his mom. He knows what kind of fear violence instills, and he used that against someone who obviously loves him and who he supposedly loves. Rihanna is a very young girl in a fast lifestyle, and I’m sure that there is something about Chris that comforts her in spite of the part of him that probably scares her mindless. It would definitely seem that she thinks Chris is the one for her, and maybe that speaks about her self-worth. I’m sure she is still learning about life and love, and it may take her some time to realize what’s best for her and to see that there is someone out there who will treat her with the respect and love she deserves. She deserves support right now.
March 11th, 2009 at 8:55 am
Wow, this is just so sad. I just can’t understand why they are both not just laying low right now and staying apart. You would think one of their high profile friends would offer them some advice. If any of this is about salvaging Chris Brown’s career, then their PR people are insane. No one wants to see these two together right now – it’s just too raw still. Plus we’ve seen these photos of Chris Brown jet skiing and playing basketball like he doesn’t have a care in the world – it’s really awful.
I also worry for all of the young girls who will look at this and think it’s okay for a man to hit you as long as you love him. I would hope that any young woman I care about would know that one act of violence is one too many and kick his ass to the curb. In my opinion, we need to judge men who assault women A LOT more harshly and instead we are doing the opposite here and it’s pathetic. It’s like everyone is rallying around Chris Brown as if he’s the victim and it just shows the blatant misogyny in this world and how women are valued so much less than men.
It’s not that I believe that people can’t ever change and the cycle of violence can’t be stopped but in order for that to happen, the man first needs to face CONSEQUENCES for his actions, then needs intense rehab and therapy and the woman needs support and help with her self-esteem and her physical safety needs to be the first priority. Even with all of that, I still would never advise a women to go back. But none of that is happening here and it’s just so extremely disheartening to see. I am thankful that my 10 and 14 year old nieces are wise enough to know that what Chris Brown did was wrong and they both took his posters off their wall and tossed out his CD’s. I wish every young fan of his, male or female, would do the same.
March 11th, 2009 at 9:21 am
I’m in no way condoning what he did, but I have to wonder – would the outrage be this loud if the tables were reversed?
March 11th, 2009 at 9:25 am
I am grossed out by both of them at this point. I promised myself I would never buy anything either of them put out again. Him for obvious reasons and her for staying with him. She had a chance to get away and show millions of young women it is unacceptable to be beaten to a bloody pulp by someone who “loves” you. She could have potentially saved a life somewhere through her example.
March 11th, 2009 at 9:31 am
@robina — i can only speak for myself, but if chris brown had been beaten as severly, then absolutely YES
March 11th, 2009 at 9:35 am
While maybe we don’t have the right to judge Rihanna for reconciling with Chris Brown b/c that is her own personal decision for her personal, private life, we do have the right to judge something their doing in the public with their public careers and images. I think it’s tacky and irresponsible for them to release a single together at this point about overcoming challenges as a couple. And it’s even more irresponsible and dispicable of their record companies to endorse / force it. If she wants to get back together with him, fine, but don’t promote someone beating someone else as just a mere “challenge” in a relationship. That will make women & girls around the world think of it in the same way. Being beaten is not a challenge – it’s wrong and who would want to promote staying in that situation?! If people choose to do that, fine, but do not PROMOTE it. That is so irresponsible and just plain sick. Their record companies should be ashamed of themselves. And while they think they are making strides towards saving his career, they are actually turning people off to BOTH of them and hurting her career as well. I know I would never listen to that single. No way.
March 11th, 2009 at 9:42 am
I can’t wait to hear this….ohh the drama in the lyrics should be good!!! I personally don’t care what goes on in their personal lives, i am smart enough to know that celebrities are NOT role models and what they do when their not working is none of my business. So will i listen to this song HELL YES!
March 11th, 2009 at 9:44 am
robina, the tables could never truly be reversed because there is a huge difference between a woman beating a man and a man beating a woman. The reality is that a woman in this world has to live in constant fear of violence or rape and that is just not the case for men so there is really no basis for comparison. I don’t condone violence of any kind and of course it’s just as wrong for a woman to physically assault a man, but Rihanna is the one who’s safety is in jeapardy right now, not Chris Brown’s.
March 11th, 2009 at 9:52 am
The reports are the duet is to help save Chris’ career because SHE feels bad for ruining it. I’m speachless.
Also Diddy and a few other high profile males are taking the nuetral stance of “I wasn’t there – there is two sides of the story” basically implying there is something she could do that justifies what happened to her. The whole thing is sick. The movie stars preach good will and change – then fail misreably to make an impact in a positive way when they have an actual chance.
March 11th, 2009 at 9:55 am
i want to hear this. everybody loves a trainwreck
March 11th, 2009 at 10:02 am
I can care less now. Now they are both just pathetic and gross.
March 11th, 2009 at 10:04 am
Do you think it’ll be a remake of “Hit Me Baby, One More Time”?
Ah, the jokes just write themselves…
March 11th, 2009 at 10:06 am
@ Monica – the tables CAN be reversed, i’ve seen it. the only difference is..women tend to use some sort of weapon. and the only reason the guy didnt defend himself was because ” a guy can never hit a girl “. he knew as soon as he laid a hand on her to defend himself, it would be him that would be judged not her.
as for Rihanna, shes what 20? we cant as her to be the person to stand up for women of the world, shes young, shes making a mistake.you cant ask her to take on the kinda responsibility. hell…there both young making a mistake. as for the careers being over, i dont think either of thier careers will be over. with both of them being young, they can move on/redeem themselves from this.
March 11th, 2009 at 10:21 am
Nicole, I know that’s technically true and like I said, I don’t condone violence of any kind, but I volunteered at a rape crisis center for 3 years and in all that time, there was only one instance where a man felt his safety was in jeapardy and way more than I can count instances of women who were terrified for their life. In my mind, it’s just not a good comparison to make because it takes away attention from the very dire issue of domestic violence against women specifically. I don’t expect Rihanna to hold a torch for all women, although it would be nice if she decided to use this opportunity to do so, and because she is so young, I wish that someone older could step in and offer some support and advice. I really could care less about either of their careers though.
March 11th, 2009 at 10:45 am
@Nicole
I don’t think anyone is asking Rihanna to stand up for the women of the world. What we want is for her to stand up for herself and have the strength to walk away from a man who punched, bit, and shoved her into the hospital. Yeah, she is young, and she has a responsibility to herself and to every young girl who looks up to her whether it’s right that they do or not.
Frankly I am tired of the “Oh they’re young, they’re going to make mistakes” excuse. And I’m appalled that you are chalking Chris Brown’s actions up to age. Going back to a batterer is a mistake. Finishing a pint of Chunky Monkey in one sitting is a mistake. Going out for a couple of beers when you have a 10 page paper due the next morning and you’ve only written your name is a mistake. What Chris Brown did was a felony.
I think we should all make a statement that domestic abuse is not okay. No matter how you dice it. Nickelodeon should grow a pair and remove them from the kids choice awards and, yes I did sign the petition. We all need to make a statement that this is a serious issue and that when a person who claims to love you puts their hands on you in violence it is not okay. They don’t get a pass or benefit of the doubt because they’re are musically talented.
Silence and complacency is what perpetuates this issue. As long as you beat your wife at home where I don’t have to see it or think about it, it’s okay? He’s innocent until proven guilty, but he has not once said I did not put my hands on Rihanna and I highly doubt that picture of Rihanna was fabricated. This kind of stuff does not help any career.
Unfortunately, Rihanna is a public figure and she has become the face of domestic abuse and of the age old tale of the woman who goes back to her batterer, thinking that one time he beat the hell out of her was a fluke.
I can’t fathom their careers going uphill from here, I mean do you really want to hear Chris Brown sing about romancing women and his BS love songs? And what on earth is Rihanna going to sing about that any of us want to hear if she stays with him?
The sad thing is their careers might remain the same or get better, people will still listen to their music and not only does that say we’re okay with domestic abuse, but we don’t care.
The sad thing is their careers will probably
March 11th, 2009 at 10:46 am
Where is Tina Turner at to slap some sense into this girl?!
March 11th, 2009 at 11:34 am
I hate this incident being referred to as a ‘mistake’. You don’t punch somebody repeatedly in the head by mistake. A mistake is something you do by accident. When I knock a coffee cup off the counter with my elbow and it breaks, that’s a mistake. When I punch someone in the face, it’s a deliberate choice. This was a deliberate choice. In fact since he hit her more than once (and bit her a la Mike Tyson) it was many deliberate choices.
I just don’t think that her managers/publicists are behind this reconciliation. How could they be? The publicity for her is terrible and it is catastrophic for her image. She is a talented young woman who despite her immense wealth (which she has made as a solo artist) cannot stay away from this pathetic excuse for a man. She has projected and nurtured an image as a strong woman but we find out that actually she’s the opposite.
Truly, if she wanted this guy out of her life, she could have him erased from her presence permanently. She has the money and the connections to avoid him for the next decade. That is what is so pathetic about this whole story. If Rihanna can’t dump an abusive boyfriend then what does that say to all the regular women who are financially tied to abusive losers.
March 11th, 2009 at 12:57 pm
@Trent – You tend to show consistency across the board in many situations, so I don’t doubt that. :)
@Monica – Well, I think there’s a difference between the number of female on male violence incidents and those that are reported. Men are less likely to come forward because of a stimga attached to being beaten “by a girl”.
Listen, I understand that it happens way more to women than men. I just don’t like that domestic violence arguments always turn into focusing on specifically that situation. It’s never okay for a man to hit a woman, but it also shouldn’t be okay for a woman to hit a man.
March 11th, 2009 at 1:06 pm
@JU-JU BEAN I think your comment is brillant its prolly so true!! I can’t add anryrthing to it.
March 11th, 2009 at 1:34 pm
You know the thing is, these kids are really just kids yet. Rihanna just turned 21 and Chris is 19 and they’ve spent a good deal of their lives trying to get into this business so a sense of growing up and learning seems to have been lost on them. If they were older and more mature I don’t think we would be seeing this outcome right now. It’s young love. It’s why girls take back thier boyfriends after they’ve lied and cheated and done everything else. It’s sad that by doing so it makes it look like domestic violence is okay. I do think it’s interesting that they are already working professionally together. As I said in other posts I have no problems listening to their work, as I have no problems listening to other artists with not so great personal lives… there is a line between the professional medium and the personal situations but I don’t necessarily think a collaboration is the best thing right now. Especially if it’s a song that shows how much they love each other. Give us solo songs like Burn and Confession as Usher did that were very personal and yet you understood where the man was coming from. I don’t think this is a career ruiner but I think they need to be taking their time and planning their movements.
March 11th, 2009 at 1:35 pm
Has anyone thought of emailing Puss Brown’s “people” and letting them know that the majority of the public just aren’t going to support this prick any more? Hit em where it hurts, the wallet, and it WILL hurt them. The Internet is very powerful and FAST ACTING. I saw Puss Daddy on Ellen “defending” his allowing CB and Rih to use his house to reconcile and it was just ridiculous how he danced around it. Of course, didn’t he also batter a chick once? Oh, and Usher? Talking all big and bad til someone called him up and told him to shut his mouth. Oprah is the only celebrity who has the balls to stand up to these people and it’s really sad that no one else in that field has the nads to say something bad about Puss Brown!
March 11th, 2009 at 3:02 pm
You’re completely correct, Trent, and not enough people are saying it! It’s all: they’re going through a rough patch, they’re young, you have to understand these are real people…. blah blah blah. He’s an abuser, she’s abused. End of story.
March 11th, 2009 at 3:06 pm
BTW, I just feel sorry for Rihanna. The difference between her and the average, non-celebrity abused woman is that the whole world is seeing her go back to the guy who beats her. I was NOT surprised that she went back, just sorry for her.
March 11th, 2009 at 4:17 pm
Chris B is a young person, and he is being treated like a career criminal, like he has some history of abusing women.
Seriously, serial killers gets better treatment.
March 11th, 2009 at 4:41 pm
At first i felt really bad for Rihanna, but now she just sounds like a really really stupid girl.
come on, listen to oprah haha, if he hits u once, he will hit u again.
get the hell out of there.
March 11th, 2009 at 8:03 pm
..and yet, they say the CB record sales haven’t changed.
March 12th, 2009 at 7:54 am
@Gel
ah well because he hasn’t released an album currently or a new song. So the low weekly sales of his songs and albums are still low. His last album was released like 2 years ago and his last song was Forever & that duet with Keri Hilson which was a flop (not b/c of this incident).
Time will tell if his sales will drop when he releases new material. You cannot judge his sales from old material because the popularity has already dropped from when it was new.
I believe his sales will drop, to how much is unknown. He will still get decent sales i believe from his die hard fans, it’s just whether radio will play his new stuff. Radio believe it or not can play a dramatic role in an artists sales.
March 13th, 2009 at 6:24 pm
I believe in second chances. Though i don’t know if i would be able to give one out in this situation. If Chris is really going to therapy and really trying to change then why not. However, if he EVER hits her again she better be gone. A duet is a way for them to heal themselves, not make money., Though making money off it would help. I just think we need to give Chris another chance. He’s young.
March 13th, 2009 at 9:12 pm
I can’t believe these two would even consider creepin’ at this point. Damn! After the Chris Brown beat down, that girl should stay as far away from him as possible. A duet, please …..