Last week Rihanna opened up to Good Morning America in a two part interview and on 20/20 in more extended interview … and this week, Rihanna appeared on MTV to talk further about the assault she suffered at the hand’s of her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown. But, it seemed evident from Ri Ri‘s chat with Sway on MTV that she does not want to talk about her ordeal for the rest of her life. She made it clear that while she wants to speak out in order to help as many other young women who may be dealing with matters of domestic abuse, she does not want the subject to define who she is:

During her interview with Diane Sawyer, Rihanna revealed that she finally walked away from her relationship with Chris Brown after briefly reuniting because she wanted to set a positive example for her fans. The singer said she didn’t want young girls to think it was OK to return to an abusive situation. But Rihanna also said she doesn’t want to be the “domestic-violence spokesperson,” because Brown’s assault is only one aspect of her story. “One of the big things for me, I always want to help young women and give them insight into life experiences,” she told MTV News on Monday (November 9). “One of those things is going through an abusive relationship like I did. But that’s one thing for me. So I don’t want to be the big domestic-violence spokesperson, because that doesn’t define who I am. But if I can help young women in any way, and that being one of the things they need help with, then I’ll do that.” Rihanna is attempting to move forward following the February assault, when Brown left her battered and bruised in his rented Lamborghini after a pre-Grammy party. He eventually struck a plea deal and was sentenced to 180 days of community labor, weekly therapy sessions and five years’ probation. Brown has already conducted a handful of interviews, including MTV News’ “Chris Brown: The Interview” on Friday. But Rihanna didn’t break her silence until last week’s sit-down with Sawyer. “It was the biggest weight lifted off my chest,” she told MTV News. “If you watch the interview, you see it was a subject that I didn’t talk about for the eight months that I didn’t talk about it, so that was my first real time opening up. I had a lot of tension bottled up. So when I finally spoke about it, it felt really good. More importantly, it felt good that people got something positive out of it, because it’s devastating. It’s not fun to talk about or listen to, but there are a lot of women who are going through it, a lot of teenagers who are scared to talk about it. So I thought it was a good thing that I can be that voice for them and help them get out of that situation.”

I am so happy that Rihanna is feeling relief after opening up about her abuse. I cannot imagine what it must feel like first, to endure something like that and second, to feel the pressure from others to share. I am glad that she is sharing tho, as I’ve said before … her message is one that could greatly benefit other people who may be in her same abusive situation. After the jump, watch Rihanna‘s MTV interview in full …

Rihanna — “I Always Want To Help Young Women”:

Rihanna — “We Both Win If We Learn Something”:


Rihanna Feels Good After Her Interview With Diane Sawyer:


Who Is Rihanna Today?


Rihanna Talks Jeezy Collab On Hard:


Recording Run This Town Was “Fun”:


Rihanna Is “Really Excited” To Go On Tour:


Rated R Is A “Mini-Movie”:


I full support her decision to talk as much or as little as she feels necessary about her abuse. I think she’s already done much to share her story. It’s an incident that will be with her for the rest of her life but hopefully she will one day be able to put it behind her as best she can in order to move forward with a happy and successful life. Did any of y’all watch Rihanna‘s MTV interview? What did you think?

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