Rap-Up.com || Video: Rihanna’s Full ‘20/20’ Interview

We’ve heard Chris Brown’s side of the story. Now Rihanna breaks her silence to ABC News’ Diane Sawyer in her first interview since being assaulted by her former boyfriend in February. Watch the revealing interview in full below.

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Giselle
November 6th, 2009 at 9:03 pm
What doesn’t kill you, will make you stronger. She’s definitely stronger and more fearless now.

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Elijah
November 6th, 2009 at 9:12 pm
OMG this interview was so revealing and sad….

SHE SAID SHE DOESNT WANT TO HEAR ANYTHING FROM CHRIS BROWN AT ALL

She saying be a man and dont make excuses and face what he did- and for all of you making excuses for Chris- she said you’re ignorant

Chris Brown has PREVIOUSLY DOCUMENTED VIOLENCE against rihanna by THE POLICE

RIHANNA SAID HIS APOLOGY LOOKS FAKE RIGHT FROM THE TELEPROMPTER

She NEVER heard that stupid sorry song… and doesnt care to hear from chris!

GO AND PULL THAT TRIGGER- THAT HURTS DOESN’T IT

It must hurt to know she doesnt give a **** for any excuses

I don’t know how Chris Brown will survive this……

he is sick and he needs help

So hard Riri– she is so hard…..

“THE HOTTEST BITCH IN HEELS RIGHT HERE!!!!”

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Truth Teller Reply:
November 7th, 2009 at 1:15 pm
@Elijah, cHRIS bROWN iS nOT sICK aND dOES fEEL sORRY . hES mADE hEAPS oF aPOLOGYS . iF hE dIDNT Feel Sorry He Wouldnt Have Made Songs And Apologys Number Of Times To Her . Some People Need To Build A Brige And Get Over It . Hes Apologized Too Many Times . So Build A Brige And Get Ova It . I Am Not Dissin Her . Just Telling The Truth .

Ever Since The Accident Her Music Has Been Darker . Like Now Shes Swearing Now On Tracks . Its Nice Too Have A Explict Free Album For Familys . Peace Out Go Chris Brown ( Mecahnical Dummy For Ever(

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HMM
November 6th, 2009 at 9:37 pm
This whole thing taught me something. Never allow someone to take advantage of you, even if you’re in “love.” More than anything I appreciate her raw honesty. Not too many women would do that.

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sarah
November 6th, 2009 at 9:38 pm
this will help so many young girls out there. i commend her for being brave enough to tell her story. chris should take notes from her and take this more seriously. i don’t think he fully understands the damage and pain he has caused.

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Lola
November 6th, 2009 at 9:41 pm
She helped a lot of lost girls out there tonight that are in the same situation that she was in.

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jeremy
November 6th, 2009 at 9:43 pm
I don’t see how Chris put his hands on her…she’s beautiful. I would never.

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dani
November 6th, 2009 at 9:51 pm
this interview is funny to me……so chris is fine….but she was mad harsh n emotionless to me….

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vaun
November 6th, 2009 at 10:11 pm
I Loved the interview, it was good to get to know more about her child hood and the situation..Glad she was honest and didnt beat around the bushes.. Loves Ya Riri, Keep Ya Head Up..

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Elijah
November 6th, 2009 at 10:11 pm
CHRIS IS SICK!!!!!

HE NEEDS HELP!!!!!

CAN’T ANYONE GET HIM HELP…… :-(

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youjigz
November 6th, 2009 at 10:37 pm
I would like to see the Chris brown stans and dem try and say that she is lying after seeing the full interview. This is obviously so 100% real… Even Brown himself didn’t have any rebuttal to it cuz he knows what she is saying is true. He needs help, she needs thready cuz she still sounds like she would go back to him cuz she leaves the door open for that at the end and all the haters need shallow graves!

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youjigz
November 6th, 2009 at 10:39 pm
meant she need therapy*** lol

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Elijah
November 6th, 2009 at 10:51 pm
CHRIS BROWN—-

You put on quite a show….

very entertaining…..

but its OVER now…..

y’all know the rest…..

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Beth Anne
November 6th, 2009 at 11:35 pm
THANK YOU Rihanna for standing up for what you believe in. Thank You for speaking out for all women to hear. It helped me because it also happened to me. What you said makes all the sense in the world.

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Stuyridah
November 7th, 2009 at 12:00 am
at first i was on rihanna’s side but after this interview it made me look at her different she seems like she was lying. it looked staged and funny she waited as long as can be and then now just tells us about her dad having an abusive past… i dont buy it and i know her fans will sit here and stone me but im a realest i hope rihanna knows karma is a bitch that can hunt you this girl was not right

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q Reply:
November 7th, 2009 at 3:20 am
@Stuyridah,your so stupid for saying that you need mental help this why the world is screwed up now people who think ignorant dont make excuses for anyone neither your self grow up soon please. and im not even a fan im a male i the whole situation is wrong he was in the wrong.

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CarlosC Reply:
November 9th, 2009 at 12:09 am
@q, I agree with you. Rihanna has never brought up anything that has to do with her family, until she felt the need to. This is interview is so heartfelt and real. You can hear the quiver in her voice. You can’t fake or stage that. There’s points where she can’t even look Diane in the eyes, you can’t stage that either. She officially hasn’t been with Chris for about 6 months, she OBVIOUSLY is not over him. Love doesn’t fade in 6 months. I’m sure her management pushed this interview to help album sales, but she will be doing a lot of promotion for the album and maybe this was her way of letting it out and not bringing it up again. Ever think of that @Stuyridah? Don’t just look at the surface, there’s depth.

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J-esper
November 7th, 2009 at 1:11 am
maybe both were not right but still don’t give a right to assault a woman.

I believe Rihanna
Yeah i am a fan
but for example if Mariah Carey, Britney or Beyonce was assaulted and did the same I would also believe them

and btw if this was fake wouldn’t CB not also give a interview or atleast give a proper statement….I guess it’s real….I don’t see it as album promo…since she doesn’t talked about ti at all…she kept it quiet until the media was already done with it…it’s good she did it…I’m sure it will help women around the world…it revealed much and she also admit her faults for going back etc.

I’m a guy myself btw

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Cameo
November 7th, 2009 at 1:47 am
I love you Ri! :) Im so proud of you!

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A Dude
November 7th, 2009 at 2:17 am
Chris Brown is the biggest fool (and sicko of course) of the world.

Rihanna is much better without him :)

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Marsha
November 7th, 2009 at 2:37 am
LMAO @Elijah….

heheheheheh you r fun – hihihihi…

We all know whats the rest…

oow shes such a darlin*….

sad this happened…k

wish them the best xxx

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natali
November 7th, 2009 at 2:40 am
Rihanna is hard !!! :P

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100% NIKEHEAD
November 7th, 2009 at 5:57 am
Rihanna is telling the truth. It was a text message from his previous girlfriend that made her question and she wouldnt let it go cause she wanted the truth. Chris Brown couldnt stand the fact that she wouldnt let it go.

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anonymous
November 7th, 2009 at 6:03 am
BETWEEN WATCHING BOTH INTERVIEWS YOU CAN SEE CB’s IMMATURITY. SHE’S REALLY A LOT MORE MATURE THAN HE IS. AND IT DOES SEEM AS IF HE’S TRYING TO SWEEP IT UNDER THE RUG AS OPPOSED TO REALLY ADDRESSING THE MATTER FACE ON. I DON’T THINK RIHANNA DID THIS INTERVIEW TO NEGATIVELY AFFECT HIM, BUT I DO HAVE A FEELING IT WILL AFFECT HIS 1ST WEEK SELLS. I ALSO COMMEND RIHANNA BECAUSE NOW THAT SHES GIVEN THIS INTERVIEW, IT SEEMS AS IF SHE’S FREE FROM IT ALL. SHE PUT IT TO REST. NO ONE HAS TO SPECULATE OR WONDER WHAT HAPPENED. SHE EMERGED FROM THE WHOLE SITUATION AS THE BIGGER PERSON. BECAUSE OF THIS, SHE WILL GAIN A HIGHER RESPECT NOT ONLY FROM HER PIERS BUT FROM SO MANY OTHERS – FANS OR NOT. GOOD FOR HER!

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hellyehss Reply:
November 7th, 2009 at 7:41 am
@anonymous,

love it, your the best. 100% right.
bless

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Noles506
November 7th, 2009 at 8:12 am
The Public is stupid….This is one big very successful publicity stunt.

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Stuyridah Reply:
November 7th, 2009 at 9:03 am
@Noles506, Thank you you know she really has these bots fooled i never said what chris did wasn’t wrong in just sayin that she is not telling the whole story she is making herself like like this angel who just made chris snap. rihanna was nagging and hitting him, chris should have walked away but i guess he was tired of the drama she put on his head he made a mistake and is apolgetic let this young man learn and stop making him this evil person when she is clearly the one with the hidden agenda… Rated R in stores Nov 23rd lol hope she enjoys this while it lasts.

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♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ Reply:
November 7th, 2009 at 12:36 pm
@Stuyridah,

you are a bafoon!!

she did not come out to speak to the public because they both had to appear in court (wbich their dates kept being pushed back), she actually did chris brown a favor by not speaking out in public because this would have made his sentence be more harsh!

i do believe in forgiveness, however i do not understand the argument has about a publicity stunt…it is like you are in denial. i feel like if this happened to your best friend, aunt, sister, cousin, etc. you would not say “well i’m sure she provoked him”

you are a disgrace, and people like you make others in domestic violence cases keep silent

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Stuyridah Reply:
November 7th, 2009 at 1:06 pm
@♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, look im over this as i said it was wrong of him but dont make him out to be a monster like she was last nite so im sure her pr, payroll made her talk and lie about some of the things she was talking about. so i know you are so wrapped at the star that you cant see she is doing dirt. so you cant get up out my face next bitch->

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Taijmonae Parker Reply:
November 7th, 2009 at 7:22 pm
@Stuyridah, honestly clam down im so tired of people sayin rihanna a liar or whatever if…honestly she can do wat she pleases y cuz shes rich n if this the time she want 2 talk about she can do that y cuz shes a grown ass women..so if he wouldve killed her would u be sayin the same thing n if hes such a good person maybe you should date him

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Elijah
November 7th, 2009 at 9:13 am
RIHANNA’S RATED R ALBUM IS CURRENTLY #2 ON THE ITUNES ALBUM CHARTS- and she hasn’t even released it yet (pre-orders).

FACTS:

1. DEFINITELY going to be #1 on billboard charts
2. DEFINITELY will have some banging #1 singles
3. Chris Brown needs to take some time out of the spotlight to hopefully get himself the help he needs. He should be focused on himself as a man- not HIS CAREER- at this time. I fhe takes a smaill break and comes back better than ever- is sponsors will come back and he can build his empire again. He wont fade away- we wont forget him, but he need time away from the public- especially after this REVEALING interview……

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vanity
November 7th, 2009 at 9:55 am
I am very proud of Rhianna she is a very strong person.

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Catie
November 7th, 2009 at 10:42 am
A part of me wants to commend Rihanna for being strong but another part me of questions why she is now speaking so close to her album release. Why didn’t she speak out when Chris was speaking out? Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying she’s not hurt nor am i defending Chris but the timing makes you question her intentions.

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Catie Reply:
November 7th, 2009 at 11:41 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Um8ffr4fMlE&feature=sub

I’d also suggest ALL Chris Brown fans/stans to watch this video, maybe you will learn something?

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tat
November 7th, 2009 at 1:50 pm
all she doin is reaptin her self

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Star
November 7th, 2009 at 5:23 pm
Ms.Rihanna was strong to go trough wat she did when she was lil and have to see it again.If u was in her shoes wat would u do stay with tht man or leave.Rihanna has to follow her heart!!

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Diana
November 7th, 2009 at 6:14 pm
All of u in here making excuses for Chris Brown and bashing on Rihanna saying she’s a liar are a bunch of ignorant idiots. No one asks to get beat and humiliated. If you all dont remember he has a album coming out first and he was the first to speak out. If anyone is looking for publicity is him because he really needs it. What Rihanna did was BRAVE, Plain and simple. What Chris Brown did was the biggest Pussy act a guy could commit, beating on a female.

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idruski
November 7th, 2009 at 7:21 pm
Im soooooo proud of Rihanna. She’s been through soo much this year. She’s handled it so professionally despite anyones thoughts. Im so happy. She keep her head up through this difficult time and she’s really a beauty. I love you Rihanna and just remember, you dreamt your way off that little island to your dream. Do not let anyone take that from you. I love and support you forever.

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I.CAN.RELATE
November 8th, 2009 at 3:20 am
When I first heard about C.B. and Riri I couldn’t believe it.It sounded really similar to what I been through it was crazy. From a males perspective I know first hand what it feels like to be hit by your gilrfirend.I’m 20yrs old and my ex-girlfriend who happens to be from the carribean liked to slap me in my face and hit me and curse me out like I was a child,and I am not by any means saying that this is a carribean thing but she learned that behavior from somewhere.We seemed like the perfect cute couple but we were far from it.She was possesive and always thought I was cheating on her. I told some of my friends in a joking way one day that she be “F’ing me up”showing them scratches and marks and they laughed and that was that.I remember I use to warn her to stop but I never hit her because Im 6ft she was petite and pretty and a girl so I took it for a few years until one day she drove me over the edge.She was annoying me so I told her to shut up then she threw a full glass of milk in my face infront of my mom,disrespecting me and my mom,so I jumped up slapped her threw her against the wall and choked her and told her if she hit me again I would kill her even though I didn’t really mean it. At the time I was just inraged.I felt like everything she ever did to me came back when she threw that milk and I just snapped not thinking about consequences or nothing. I remember everything happened so fast and my mom broke it up.Then she went out looking like the victim when I was the one going through it for years.She didn’t want the police involved cus she knew what had been going on.Ofcourse I regreted it and still do cus we had history and there were alot of good times and I know she loved me and I loved her and I still do even though I moved on but I regreted it the most because I made my mom cry and I know im not that person.There’s only so much a person,any person can take. Im probly writing a lot but it feels good to talk about this cause I was forced to see a psychiatrist who I never said much to cus I didn’t want to be judged and after it happened our friends knew but it was left alone.I don’t know if Rihanna ever hit Chris Brown but I had an immediate strong feeling that our stories were similar.I hope everybody out there will forgive him and stop judging him and let him move forward.I know that’s all he wants to do.We are all human.Everybody makes mistakes and everybody deserves a 2nd chance.

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lyna
November 8th, 2009 at 7:35 am
AW MAN!!! THE WOMAN IS SOOOOH BEAUTIFUL, NATURAL FEATURES WAY WAY MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN BEY!! YES??

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Jay
November 8th, 2009 at 11:17 am
@Stuyridah You ain’t cray at all! I glad I’m not the only one that saw through the smoke and screens. I’ve always been good at reading people and Rihanna just ain’t that good of an actress. I’m not saying she’s being completely dishonest and what happened wasn’t horrible or anything, but she trying to paint a certain picture. She most definitely wasn’t speaking from the heart like she was trying to portray.

I can’t sit here and type out all of the obvious signs, cause there’s so many. I’ll just say that more than once I knew what she would say next and the WAY she would say it too. Especially when she paused for “dramatic effect” commenting on Chris’s apology video that she SUPPOSEDLY hadn’t seen. She using a lil psychology. Also, body language says a whole lot! I can read her like a book! lol Nice job Rihanna, but not slick enough. lol

And I see one of yaw said this might be planned publicity stunt. Now I wouldn’t go that far, but I guess you never know with those people. I’ll tell you what WAS a publicity stunt. That whole Kanye, Taylor, Beyonce thing. Give me a break. I was rolling after watching that one a couple of times. LOL The CB and Rih I think really happened, but there’s still a lot of stuff they we don’t know about. I think it’s waaaay deeper than we know.

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CarlosC Reply:
November 9th, 2009 at 12:17 am
@Jay, It is deeper than you know. And sorry, but you sound like a fucking idiot. Doesn’t sound like its coming from the heart? You can hear the shakiness in her voice and there’s points where she’s on the verge of tears. There’s no faking that. Your soo good on body language? She is poised and professional during her interview, while Chris Brown is casual and feeding people what they want to hear. Everything he has done has been for attention. May I remind you, Rihanna wasn’t the one who publicly went around and talked about it and made a song and posted shit on her twitter about the situation, Chris was. He’s a child, and has much growing up to do. Rihanna has a new album dropping and while this may be to help her album sales, I am sure she wanted to get over with and talk about once and for all. Obviously any type of promo she does she will be constantly asked about the situation and this was probably her way of talking about it and not bringing it up again. I guess we’ll have to see, but I have a feeling I’m right.

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Jay Reply:
November 9th, 2009 at 8:49 am
@CarlosC,Well i knew this was gonna happen. LOL Dude that’s YOUR personal opinion, just like that was MINE. You say you didn’t sense anything, I say I did. People agree with you, people agree with me and so on. I agree that Chris has seem at lil shut mouth b4, but not in his most recent interview. To me he seems more sincere. I can’t help what I saw. You could either be an acting couch, psychiatrist or just a very perceptive person like me and see what I saw. Trust I ain’t the only one.

Of course what happened to her was horrible! I’ll say again, I was angry than anybody. I just feel like Rihanna is a lot more angry than she’s letting on. She has every right to be, but at least be real about it. She’s trying to paint this picture that she’s this “holy nun” who cares only about the lil girls and the “well-being” of her attacker. I’m not saying she’s doesn’t care, but I know for sure that she is holding back some. And if you knew things that I found out about Rihanna you would see why I say this. I use to think the whole “Good Girl Gone Bad” was just for show…I was wrong. Rihanna really IS a bad girl. You’d have to know how that industry works to know what I mean. I ain’t bout to get into that cause it would take forever and I’m tire of typing. lol

You can feel like you’re right all day long. Go right ahead I ain’t gon stop you. lol I know what I saw and felt and that’s that.

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alicias a homewrecker
November 8th, 2009 at 2:54 pm
Go RI RI…Speak on it!!! Let it be heard…America, UK, Asia…”F” it the world is listening.

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Jay
November 9th, 2009 at 7:18 am
i support both cb & rih

but it would b so funny if she started the whole thing.
rihanna threw the first punch,& kept hitting & chris just started defending himself & saw wat he had done
then wen dey got back 2gether n miami dey was thinkin hw dey was gon address wat happened & agreed upon we gon make it seem like chris brown started so won’t nobody kno hw crazy rihanna is

im just sayin it would be funny

But im gon by both “Rated R” & “Graffiti” wen dey come out

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JT 2010 Reply:
November 9th, 2009 at 9:57 am
@Jay, i agree both of them had their faults that night and i think that they both should just get back together and try to forget the whole situation….im buyin both albums also “Rated-R” and “Graffiti”…..

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Brit
November 11th, 2009 at 10:24 am
I think that everything she said was B.S. & she is trying to make chris brown seem like he was in the wrong the whole time. She never said what she did that caused him to go off on her tht might. Plus its kinda funny how she couldnt stick to just one answer through out the interview

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