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Pop singer Rihanna has spoken about domestic abuse for the first time since February, when she was attacked by her former boyfriend, Chris Brown.
"This happened to me. It can happen to anyone," she said in an interview with Good Morning America. The star was assaulted by the R'n'B singer following the Grammy Awards.
In the interview, to be aired later this week, she confessed: "He was definitely my first big love."
Rihanna says she hopes being open and honest about the attack will encourage others to report incidents of abuse.
In a separate interview with Glamour magazine she added: "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 neighbour 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."
Brown pleaded guilty to assault in August and was sentenced to six months of community service, 12 months of domestic violence counselling and five years’ probation.
He was given a restraining order which requires him to stay at least 100 yards from the singer for five years.
He recently said he regretted his actions and still loved Rihanna.
by Nikki Scholey, Wednesday 4 November 2009
Source: The Sun
