Rihanna Ignored All the Warning Signs With Chris Brown

Rihanna may be happy and in love again, but looking back on her relationship with Chris Brown, she now realizes she ignored a lot of the warning signs.

Rihanna was left battered and bruised after an altercation with Brown back in February following Clive Davis' pre Grammy party. And looking back, she thinks that night could have been prevented.

She tells W magazine: “There were control issues, insecurity. When people are insecure they become very controlling and they can get very aggressive and in turn abusive. It doesn’t have to be physical.

“Like they would say bad stuff to you to make you feel lesser than them just so they would have control in the relationship. It takes a big toll on your emotions and on your everyday life. It changes you.”

Rihanna also revealed she was emotionally drained when she recorded latest album ‘Rated R’ because the break-up and the media attention surrounding their relationship has become too intense to deal with.

She said, “When I was making this album, every day I was in a different mood. Sometimes I was p***ed off, sometimes I was miserable, and every song brings out a different story.

“It’s still hard to listen to certain songs. Certain ones I couldn’t even record - I’d keep pushing them back. When the label finally said we had 12 hours to turn in the album, I was like, Okay, I have to record the last song. I just drank some red wine, dimmed the lights, got in the booth and sang it.'

Luckily Rihanna has since moved on from Chris Brown and is now dating Los Angeles Dodgers' star Matt Kemp. Chris on the other hand was found guilty of the assault and ordered to carry out 80 hours of community labor, 12 months of domestic violence counseling and five years probation.

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Video: Rihanna's Russian Roulette Premieres

As Rihanna would say, The wait is ova. The music video for “Russian Roulette” has just premiered. This is a very new sound for Rihanna, who usually sticks to upbeat and catchy songs. But with the year she’s had, we’re not surprised her material has gotten a little darker.

The video features Rihanna going through her own personal hell while locked up in an institution. She goes through the thoughts of suicide by pulling the trigger, getting run over by a car, and even drowning.

This really shows off Rihanna’s amazing vocal range, and this is a whole new side of her that she’s showing her fans post-attack.

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Chris Brown Doesn't Know Why People Perceive Him Wrong

Chris Brown appears as a guest on the Wendy Williams today to talk about how he’s getting on with his life post-Rihanna.

He says he’s tried countless times to apologize for beating up his then-girlfriend, and he just doesn’t understand why people won’t move past it.

"The steps that I’ve taken to show that I’m sorry probably have been perceived wrong," Brown says, “Certain things when I’m doing certain interviews and how my posture is to how I’m acting.”

"At the end of the day, I’m definitely remorseful and it’s not something that I take lightly or think that it’s like under the rug," he goes on. "I really think it’s something that is a serious matter and I’m learning from it."

Chris definitely has a solid group of fans sticking by his side, however. Just yesterday, the New York Post put up a video that showed Chris at a Foot Locker in NYC posing with dozens of fans.

One woman, however, didn’t appreciate Chris getting all of that attention, yelling to him, “F**king beater! You belong in jail. I hope someone beats the f**king crap out of you!"

Do you think Chris has done enough to show his remorse for what he did to Rihanna, or is he trying to move on too soon?

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Rihanna's New Guy has History of Abuse

Rihanna seems very happy since meeting LA Dodger star Matt Kemp. The two were photographed on vacation in Cabo San Lucas together earlier this month getting very close. But is this new guy good for Rihanna, who is just coming off an abusive relationship? Maybe not.

According to Star magazine, Kemp has a history of violence against women. His ex-girlfriend whom he lived with Felisha Terrell had problems with the baseball star a couple years back. She even filed a restraining order against Kemp, saying he was threatening, intimidating and stalking" her. She also said at the time, "He is violent and I am afraid."

Rihanna’s friends are nervous about her new relationship and don’t want history repeating itself. One of them says, " "You'd think after what she went through with Chris, RiRi would be extra careful about learning the background of any man she gets close to. It's almost as if she has a dark side of her own... an attraction to bad boys."

According to Terrell’s restraining order, Kemp was also suspended for 2 days from work for getting into a fight. Terrell also mentions a time her ex was kicked out of a club for fighting with a woman. She goes on to say, “And now I am afraid his behavior will turn towards me since we are no longer dating and he has mentioned several times that I have no idea what stress he’s under, and what he has to deal with.”

Sounds shady! This is something Rihanna has to keep in mind! We’re sure she’s being careful about the people she surrounds herself with, but we can’t imagine if she had to go through any abuse again in her life.

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Rihanna: People Think I'm a Bitch

Rihanna has an image to maintain, but unfortunately her 'Hard' persona often comes out to be a little bitchy.

RiRi admits that people often think she's rude because she isn't always open and chatty when she meets new people.

She told WPGC radio: "I don't really open up to a lot of people, usually I go very quiet. If I don't know someone often I don't say very much, I observe and people think I am snooty because of that.

"People assume that I'm a b***h. But I don't think that I am. I just don't feel I have to be that enthusiastic if I don't know who you are yet."

One couple Rihanna always feels at ease with is her good pal Katy Perry and her new fiance Russell Brand because they make her “die laughing.”

“They are always kidding around and making jokes,” she said. “When I’m with them I just die laughing. They are both hilarious but together they are even funnier to be with.

She thinks the duo is so hilarious a movie studio should consider giving them their own movie. “It’s only a matter of time before they end up in a movie together or something,” she added.

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Matt Kemp on Rihanna: We're Just Friends

Last month Rihanna and Matt Kemp were photographed sucking face in Mexico, and this month they're "just friends."

"I can't get distracted by that," Kemp said about the buzz over his Baja trip. "My job is to get my work in, which I've been doing. Nothing distracts me from my job, not the contract, or my personal life. When it's time to play baseball, that's my job. No distractions."

Kemp said Rihanna is "just a friend," that he was shocked that their hookup made headlines. "That wasn't the plan," Kemp said. "She's just a friend, a good friend of mine and we went down to Mexico and had fun together.

"I didn't think all that would come out of it, it just happened. I'm not used to that much attention to my personal life. It's really not that big a deal. But in L.A., doing things here, you're under a microscope, they're examining everything you're doing. It's L.A., man, the city we live in. It is what it is. Can't control what happens."

Ok so we'll give him the benefit of the doubt and assume he didn't know the paps were photographing them in Mexico, but how about their public date at the Lakers game? Obviously he knew what he was getting himself into...it's Rihanna for heavens sake!

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Rihanna's Boyfriend Responds to Violence Rumors

Yesterday, an disturbing story surfaced claiming Rihanna’s new man Matt Kemp had a history of violence with an ex-girlfriend. The woman even came forward with a restraining order she claimed she was forced to get while the two were living together.

Kemp’s people have since responded to the report. The say in a statement:

"Matt dated Felisha about two years ago and decided to end their relationship. She chose to file a complaint and shortly thereafter, on her own accord, decided to drop it…. She has very recently said that she has no issue whatsoever with Matt and that she and Matt consider this to be a non-issue. Matt Kemp is a consummate Midwestern gentleman who has never displayed any act of violence towards a woman."

Felisha’s people in turn released a statement of their own, saying:

“Felisha Terrell and Matt Kemp lived together and were in a relationship for over a year where they both cared for one another. During the course of the relationship there was a restraining order filed by Felisha but it had nothing to do with domestic violence and to be clear Matt was never physically abusive to Felisha, nor did she fear for her life. The restraining order was subsequently vacated. They both have moved on separately but remain amicable.”

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Rihanna and Chris Brown's Videos Debuting on Same Day

Rihanna just can’t seem to fully separate herself from Chris Brown, no matter how hard she tries. Both singers are set to release music videos on the exact same day.

Rihanna will release her video for “Russian Roulette” from her upcoming album Rated R this Friday on 20/20. And now MTV reports that Chris’ video for “Crawl” will premiere Friday as well.

Chris’ video will air during the Wendy Williams show, with singer Cassie appearing on the track as well. Rihanna was originally supposed to premiere “Russian Roulette” last Friday when she spoke with Diane Sawyer for the first time about her attack. But the video ended up not being done with editing by the time of the taping.

Wonder who’s video will be more well-received? Check back on Hollyscoop.com for both music videos this Friday. Rihanna’s entire album, Rated R, comes out November 23rd, while Chris’ Graffiti doesn’t drop until December 15th.

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