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If it were any other site but TMZ, I'd be shocked and appalled at their utter lack of taste and sympathy.
But it's TMZ. Come on.
Are you saying it is a fake or that we don't have the right to see what that scumbag did to her?
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/10/08
I think it's a tiny bit tasteless to snap a photo of a battered woman and then post it on a blog with overdramatic headlines.
But then again, she is a celebrity...and we've seen much worse done by the paparazzo.
I really don't think TMZ took the photo and to say it is the face of a battered woman is pretty accurate, I think.
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GAWD she looks awful. And to think that someone who supposedly loves her did that! Wow.
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Sue, I hope that Rhianna becomes the face of battered women. I assume that Chris abused Rhianna in some capicity prior to that dreadful night.
I feel so terrible for her. Just awful.
Chris Brown should be used as an example and sent to JAIL where he belongs for doing this to her. He's disgusting.
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If the rumors are true, my bet is that the charge will be attempted murder and not just assault! If he did choke her until she passed out and then left the scene? Not good! What the hell is the ad above on BWW that says: "WHO SHOULD RIHANNA DATE?"
I feel horrible for her.
Oh my gosh! Poor Rihanna! That's so terrible. =[
Poor Chris is calling out for help. If reports are true, he witnessed domestic violence first hand in the home during his youth. Perhaps, he's not even aware that he's been conditioned to act out in a certain way under stress.
I hope that Rihanna moves on. Chris needs help beyond what she's qualified to offer. I also hope that reports of the transmission of STDs are untrue for both their sakes.
Both Chris and Rihanna are two very young people who've stumbled upon instant wealth and celebrity perhaps before either is prepared to deal with all the hoopla.
I don't condone domestic violence but couples have fought since time immemorial. I'm reluctant to rush to judgment without a full account because acts of violence can be provoked as well as random or planned. There's no escaping human nature.
I did not expect it to be this bad. I feel horrible for her.
I knew it. The release of the picture was unauthorized. The police are now doing an internal investigation.
http://www.aolcdn.com/tmz_documents/021909_lapd_statement.pdf
somebody got paid a few coins under the table for the pic!
That's horrible--she needs immediate help and intervention, and Chris needs to go to JAIL.
TMZ is a subversive and abusive entity in itself.
"TMZ is a subversive and abusive entity in itself."
True, and yet here we all are clicking on the link to see the pic for ourselves.
In regard to Rihanna, it's just awful. Thank god her family is there for her to shelter and support her at this time.
Poor Rihanna... what creeps me out the most is that all of the girls from my area are madly in love with Chris Brown, and a group of my friends actually saw him at a nearby mall (because his hometown is nearby). It's scary to think that a person who could do things like that has so many young, devoted fans...
Here's a quote from his Wikipedia page:
From the ages seven to thirteen, Brown was scarred by the domestic violence his mother endured from her boyfriend.[16] He claims to "hate him to this day".
Way to be a hypocrite, Chris. Way to be a hypocrite.
He does deserve jail time but I bet he doesn't get any.
she's not gonna testify and she will ask them to drop all the charges. don't you know he loves her, man. you people can't understand the beautiful thing they share.
Yes, I clicked the link. I actually didn't know what the attack was--if she'd been in a robbery or something. I don't pay a lot of attention to entertainment news so I had no idea she had an abusive boyfriend. He needs serious help, and this publicity will hopefully make him get that help. It's horrible that she's going through this and maybe someone going through the same thing will be able to take action.
and today is her birthday too... such an awful way to spend you're b-day
"From the ages seven to thirteen, Brown was scarred by the domestic violence his mother endured from her boyfriend.[16] He claims to "hate him to this day".
...then he should flipping know better. I have no sympathy for that scum and hope he ends up in jail.
Updated On: 2/20/09 at 10:07 AM
Holy frak. I just totally gasped. I was not expecting that at all. Maybe a black eye or something but oh my god what a freaking monster. Some people just don't belong on this earth, they just don't. Who could do that to another human being? To a woman? To someone they "love"??
*grows contempt for the human race*
He should indeed know better, and he's not going to get sympathy for perpetuating abuse.
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