Mo’Nique talks about her hit film, “Precious”. Mary J. Blige talks about working on the “Precious” sound track and why sharing her pain filled story is still important. Rihanna finally breaks her silence on GMA and 20/20 while Chris Brown talks with MTV. Wale talks to us about touring with Jay-Z. And we spotlight our artist of the week, Jaicko.
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Rihanna reveals what sparked the fight that night and describes how it all went down
Pop superstar Rihanna arrives in Los Angeles to talk about her new album and events surrounding her assault by former boyfriend Chris Brown.
People are buzzing about Rihanna’s interview with Good Morning America. Now, the singer has spoken on the subject she’s been silent. In the interview, Rihanna said that she isn’t the only one who could suffer from domestic violence.
“…This happened to me…it can happen to anyone,” she said, according to excerpts released by ABC.
Glamour is honoring Rihanna in their annual Women of the Year event at Carnegie Hall on November 9.
Rihanna opened up to Glamour Magazine about the Chris Brown incident, the photograph of her that evening and more….
“My friends and family have been extremely supportive, and everyone has been there for me. But at some point you are there alone. It’s a lonely place to be—no one can understand.
That’s when you get close to God,” she said.
On the photograph, she said she was humiliated.
“I went to sleep as Rihanna and woke up as Britney Spears. That was the level of media chaos that happened the next day.”
“It was humiliating; that is not a photo you would show to anybody. I felt completely taken advantage of. I felt like people were making it into a fun topic on the Internet, and it’s my life. I was disappointed, especially when I found out the photo was [supposedly leaked by] two women. ”
“I am stronger, wiser and more aware. You don’t realize how much your decisions affect people you don’t even know, like fans.”
She finally added a message to people struggling through domestic violence.
“Domestic violence is a big secret. No kid goes around and lets people know their parents fight. Teenage girls can’t tell their parents that their boyfriend beat them up. You don’t dare let your neighbor know that you fight.
It’s one of the things we [women] will hide, because it’s embarrassing. My story was broadcast all over the world for people to see, and they have followed every step of my recovery. The positive thing that has come out of my situation is that people can learn from that. I want to give as much insight as I can to young women, because I feel like I represent a voice that really isn’t heard. Now I can help speak for those women.”
“I’ve put everything I’ve wanted to say for the past eight months into my music. [My new album] is super fearless—which is exactly how I feel right now. I am in a really good place.”
Just a one little tweet from the song-bird:
“The Wait Is Ova. Nov 23.09”.
And, POW, nearly 58,000 followers.
We hear Akon, Justin Timberlake, Ne-Yo, Kanye West, Jay-Z and Pharrell Williams all worked with the R&B princess on the album, Ne-You says the album will be “edgier” than anything we’ve heard before from Ri-Ri.
Looks like Kings of Leon has a super fan in superstar Rihanna! The Barbados beauty hung out with the rockers during two vacation days the band scheduled before their Hard Rock Hotel concert in The Joint on Wednesday in Las Vegas.
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After wrapping the Canadian leg of their tour, KOL flew into Las Vegas ahead of their show, and it was 48 hours of much-needed rest, recovery and relaxation.
They hit the pool at Hard Rock’s Beach Club, and none other than Rihanna stopped by their VIP cabana.
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While in town, Kings of Leon also treated their stage and road crew to dinner at Lavo in the Palazzo. Rihanna and illusionist David Blaine were at their sold-out concert on the third day of the band’s visit.
Chris Brown & Rihanna both staying at same New York hotel despite a restraining order keeping Brown from Rihanna, hotel sources say.
Unidentified hotel sources said both stars checked into the Trump International Hotel & Tower on the same day.
The sources said the two singers are staying in separate rooms since Friday’s check-in and have been transported to and from the site in separate chauffeured vehicles.
Brown, 20, has already pleaded guilty to one count of felony assault in relation to a Feb. 8 domestic altercation with Rihanna, 21, in Los Angeles.
The presiding judge in Brown’s assault case ordered the “Exclusive” singer to remain at least 50 yards away from Rihanna at all times unless they both attend a music industry event. At such events, the two singers must remain 10 yards apart.
The “Umbrella” hitmaker split from ex-boyfriend Chris Brown earlier this year following a well-publicized fight in Los Angeles in February, which left the “Kiss Kiss” singer facing criminal charges.
He was handed a community service order and five years supervised probation after pleading guilty to assaulting Rihanna last month.
The 21 year old has since been romantically linked to Lil Wayne’s protege Drake, but the pair has dismissed the rumors – and now reports claim she’s moved on by dating the N.E.R.D. star.
Rihanna has been staying at a hotel in London, and Pharrell, who has been working on the singer’s new album, has been spending a lot of extra time with her and was spotted leaving her hotel numerous times.
A source tells Britain’s the Daily Mirror, “It’s no secret that Rihanna and Pharrell have chemistry. And not just in the studio – they seem mesmerized by each other. But Chris will be gutted to learn he could have lost Rihanna to one of the sexiest men in music. Rihanna and Pharrell talk on the phone all the time and whenever she can get a break in her schedule she’ll go and support him at a gig.”
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