Rihanna is holding nothing back while talking about the abuse she suffered from ex-boyfriend, Chris Brown. During her new interview with Diane Sawyer, Rihanna, 21, says that Brown, 20, was “blank” and “blacked out” and not the “same person that says I love you.” She also says, “There was no person when I looked at him.” Usmagazine also reports that Rihanna confirmed that Brown put her in a headlock twice and bit her on the ears and fingers. When Rihanna was asked why she is speaking out now, she had this to say, “I knew I had to do this in order to move on for me and in order for my fans to move on with me because it would always be a question in their mind. I don’t want that five years from now every time they see Rihanna, they think of Chris Brown beating me. That’s not who I am. It’s just one thing that happened to me.”
Brown was sentenced to five years probation, six months community service, and one year of domestic violence counseling. Rihanna’s full interview will air Friday on 20/20 at 10 ET.
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