I’m going to try a new tack when covering this mess between Rihanna and Chris Brown. Instead of getting all worked up and trying to twist myself into an intellectual position where I can find a way to defend Rihanna’s actions, I’m now going to stop caring. Historically, I’ve given Rihanna more credit than many of you. Historically, I’ve always said that Chris Brown is a total d-bag who needs to go away. But these days, I think I just have to admit… they’re both d-bags. Him more than her, but Rihanna is just so self-destructive, I can’t find a way to defend her.
So, basically the story is that Chris and Rihanna are hooking up again. Like, on the regular. Those rumors have been around for a while, and sometimes they get denied, and sometimes they are not denied. Throughout it all, Chris has had an official, a girlfriend named Karrueche Tran. Rumor is that Karrueche and Chris might have finally split up. And to celebrate, Rihanna and Chris had sex in the bathroom of a club.
Rihanna and ex Chris Brown ended up locked in the bathroom together at Meatpacking nightclub Griffin in the early hours of yesterday morning after dancing and making out on the dance floor.
As celebs including Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle, former Giant Antonio Pierce and Tyson Beckford held court, Brown arrived with friends including rapper Bow Wow and sat at a table.
Five minutes later, Rihanna, who had been partying with pals at Catch, walked in with her friends.
A source told us: “They sat two tables away from each other. Chris made his way over to Rihanna. He raised his shirt and was dancing promiscuously. Then they started dancing together and hugging and kissing in front of everyone.”
Then, observers saw them go into the bathroom together, and when RiRi emerged, “She seemed a little ruffled” a source said.
We’re told the pair, who broke up after Brown hit Rihanna during a fight before the 2009 Grammys, partied together until 4 a.m., when he left with his pals and she split five minutes later. A Griffin rep declined comment.
An eyewitness confirms the hugging and kissing part to Celebuzz. I know this isn’t breaking news or anything – I’m pretty sure they’ve been hooking up regularly for more than a year, and I doubt it’s a coincidence that they were both at the same club at the same time too. So… it’s back on. And that’s horrible.
Meanwhile, it seems like Karrueche Tran is getting over Chris. On Monday, she tweeted, “There’s a difference between a man and a boy. I prefer men.” Karrueche was also tweeting about “damn drama” and stuff too.
Photos courtesy of WENN, Fame/Flynet.
good choice Rihanna, well done! Not only you picked a lovely person, but the place is exquisite…
Haha, cracking me up!
And Mr. Brown makes such a lovely prison bitch taker.
If they love each other so much they should back together and stop this crappy show. Oh sorry I forgot that they both are attention whores first.
I have concluded that they are both terrible awful people and they deserve each other.
I think both of them they still got feelings for each other ,love will never end as I know
true dat… and skanked out ones too, i mean, so skanky it’s offensive to the skanky…
Well, great job Rihanna. I know it’s not her job to be a role model but she should know that she is one. It’s sad that no one is going to care or be shocked when she ends up beaten to a pulp again, or worse.
I mistakenly (??) read the headline at first as “coked up in bathroom”. WHich wouldn’t surprise me either. No role model to be found with either of those pieces of trash. Hopefully no one is modeling their behavior, anyway.
Not being a role model and being a piece of skanky loser garbage are two different things. None of these people are role models but most of them aren’t constantly behaving in a way that can only be described as repugnant.
Apply the above to either or both parties as you see fit.
How classy – sex in a public bathroom. Disgusting.
Hope his girlfriend saw the light and dumped him.
That haircut looks awful on her. (And I usually like short hair!)
I was going to write the same things.
The cut is a bit Franenstein-esque.
Oops… Frankenstein-esque.
I don’t know if its the hair or the dead eyes that’s making her look Frankenstein-esque.
I really like that haircut on her. But that’s the only positive thing I can say about this whole mess.
I agree – the haircut is the only part that doesn’t make me want to throw up. About the club bathroom hookup – well, only really classy people could possibly make such a down market thing look OK. Well, maybe nobody could make it look OK. Think of all the germs!
awww so sweet, love conquers all
I want to just type “they deserve each other” and move on, but I can’t. I mean, no one deserves the horror that is nasty ass Chris Brown.
That being said, Rhianna is a total dipshit and will probably repeat the cycle/pattern of abuse for her entire life. Girlfriend needs to go to therapy and learn some self-respect.
What is the appeal of him?! He’s not even attractive. I don’t understand.
I guess there went a lot wrong in her childhood. It’s not normal to have the desire to destroy yourself, which she obviously has. She stated recently she likes to take risks like swimming with sharks or something (I don’t remember) and that she expects love to be like that. So I think she likes the risk being with someone who can hurt or even kill you.
It’s actually really sad, but I can’t help myself and just think that she’s a dumb bitch.
Love just doesnt go away. Did you all see the pain in her eyes on the Oprah interview? She’s like 24 give her a break! Maybe think if that trauma overcome as a positive not a negative?
I know! He looks like a caveman!
I guess she learnt nothing from her own songs with Eminem?
Chris Brown is repugnant to me in every possible way.
Used to like her but the trashy slutty mannerisms while performing suck and became hard to watch. And I can’t believe he still has a career. He doesn’t even show remorse.
Agreed.
when they are both has beens she will regret every bit of this foolery
She’s so effing dumb.
If it’s true…yuck!!!
Well, good luck, Rihanna. Hope he doesn’t kill you.
Seriously. It’s only a matter of time before there is another incident. I love how the article says he hit her, too. Umm. No. He didn’t just hit her. He beat the living crap out of her.
My sentiments exactly.
However, as tawdry as this incident is, I find it unbearably sad. Chris Brown is a total piece of sh*t, beyond salvation, IMHO. Rihanna? Different story. She has the means to save herself, but not the heart.
Any time I see the cycle of abuse continued, it makes me blue. I really pray that this girl finds the courage to seek help.
Very well said. It is an extremely sad situation.
True, I hope he doesn’t kill her, either but.. yeah. Her dad used to beat her mom so this cycle of abuse must seem pretty natural to her, as she grew up with it. And Chris grew up watching his mother being beaten. They’re obviously very, very damaged people who have found each other and thrive in the toxicity. It’s sad.
Oh Christ. Yes, they’re both douche-y but he was the one beating her and he’s still the one who thinks it wasn’t that bad. So he wins the d-bag crown, hands down.
This girl … I feel bad for her and all the teenage girls who look up to her. She has ALL the means one needs to get away from a guy like this and yeah, she may come from a broken/violent home but again, she could seek help. My take on it is that she has no support system whatsoever, possibly not even a really good friend who will tell her what’s what. If she can’t get her sh*t together (and it’s not looking good), I hope parents are doing their job and tell their girls that this is an example of what not to do.
Rihanna needs some serious help. As a victim of an abusive relationship, it deeply saddens me to see her associate with Brown again, after what he did. He’s a repulsive creature. And she also needs to lay off the booze and partying if she wants to be alive in 10 years time.
I hope you mean former victim. I hope you got out and got far away. Everyone deserves a life free of violence.
What I find saddest about this whole mess is that no one in Rihanna’s circle seems to have the stones to tell her that she is a dumb, self destructive bitch. She had all the tools and support a woman could have to break away from the cycle of abuse and she threw them away. It really goes to show how utterly messed up the girl is that she ran back into Douche Brown’s arms so easily. No one close to her seems able to or concerned with making her see where this is going to go…which is nowhere pretty.
You don’t know for sure that nobody is telling her this; she seems pretty headstrong, and she’s clearly under his thrall. Short of physically restraining her, there isn’t much anyone can do to stop her seeing him, until she gets to a good headspace for herself. Unfortunately.
No I think the running back to Brown coupled with all of her other antics (the constant Twitter pics, drug use, drinking ect) indicate pretty well that no one is trying to shake some sense into her. Especially when she sits down with Oprah for an interview and isn’t called out on her BS. The reason why is because like so many others in her position Rihanna is a cash cow and it’s easier to enable her and keep the money flowing than to force her to take a good long hard look at herself and risk it ending.
That’s what is really sad and depressing about this-and I was someone who was really rooting for her to overcome everything. The problem is that rising above a troubled childhood, serial abuse and a desire to self destruct is hard. Rihanna just comes off as too lazy to do that work to me.
She had the support of Jay Z. Although it was shitty how ppl attacked her after she was already literally beat down, she had the support of her mentors who are powerful in the industry. They were furious about her Cake remix w him and her hooking up w him. She is making her decisions. I don’t think in the 3+ yrs since that beat down it was easy for her to just get w him again because of her protections. They worried about their cash cow tarnishing her image and backlash. She clearly Does. Not. Care. Her actions show exactly why ppl don’t get involved in domestic violence. She is short sighted and selfish to give in to this asshole
The whole interaction had a “Nature” program feel to it: “The male performs his seductive dance and displays his biological superiority… will the female be persuaded by his charms?”
Best comment ever!! =)
she manages to look trashy all the time,,, she needs a new stylist asap,,, and i hate the haircut.. and everything about her i guess >_>
She’s an idiot -and does she ever wear a bra?
Her outfit is Charles Manson-y to me…yikes! Her hair is cute shorter; it looks like a chia pet…get your very own, Rianna Chia Pet just in time for Christmas!
Classy. Get laid in a club bathroom (imagine how nasty that is at the end of the night) by the guy that loves to beat the crap out of you (no pun intended). Can she go any lower?
As several posters have stated above, rhianna has serious self-esteem issues and is self-destructive.
I dont know why she is that way but she needs some time in therapy to work these issues out or she will end up dead and possibly soon. How old is she?
Yes, this is what I think as well. It seems like Rihanna has a strong self-destructive streak. If Brown doesn’t kill her, she will probably find another abuser after they break up, unless she gets to a mental space where she (a) believes she deserves better and (b) stops confusing intensity of drama with depth of love. It’s very sad.
At this point I kind of feel like they deserve each other. I obviously don’t advocate domestic violence but I’am pretty sure Rihanna knows how this will end up. You got what you asked for, sweetie. No sympathy for a dumb bitch…
Sex in a public bathroom…NASTY and repulsive. Doesn’t even deserve a comment…but all I wanted to say was that some women should ALWAYS wear short hair.
Rihanna is GORGEOUS with short, dark hair.
As for the sex in a bathroom antics..when i was in University..about 21 years ago-I had a very mild mannered friend, snobbish & elitist. She was in Medical School, and we went on a double date with her. We had an expensive meal, then she followed her date to the bathroom, returned 20 minutes later. She had sex with her date on a filthy bathroom counter! And she loved it.
I worry about Rianna’s safety..maybe she just misses the sex, but not Chris, and if she is in a public place he cannot murder her. I believe her Dad was physically abusive, thus she is repeating the cycle.
Does anyone care about these two anymore? I don’t. If she wants to let the “man” who beat her to within an inch of her life, a troubled, violent, unrepentant, entitled, excuse of a man anywhere near her, much less touch her? That’s her funeral.
I called it…a week ago or something. No, I’m not bragging about that. Unfortunately, it seemed rather obvious the moment I read he had broken up with his girlfriend.
http://www.celebitchy.com/253467/homeland_is_a_thing_now_because_everybody_an_accented_ginger_links/
Shame, human trainwrecks are the worst to watch.
I think the feelings you now have on Rihanna are the ones I had/have a long time ago. She’s no saint. She didn’t deserve to be abused. But she is pursuing and engaging her abuser in a very real way. It’s up to her to take a step back and actually THINK about her priorities but it’s clear she either can’t or won’t.
Yesterday Kaiser said she believes therapy should have a finite end…here’s a prime example of someone who if they did get healthy and productive therapy would be in it for LIFE.
Idgaf about either of them.
On a different note Rihanna and Chris will never be back ‘on’ in a typical sense. They’ll never fully be that boyfriend and girlfriend walking down the red carpet together and going to basketball games.
Chris is an abuser and he doesn’t value women. I don’t believe he cares about her anymore than it makes him feel good to know she’s still chasing him. Add to that that she’s a willing sexual partner he likely feels he ‘got her good’ ‘sprung’ and all that. He’ll flirt with her, fcuk her, dance with her but I doubt he’ll ever claim her. He’ll probably get a new GF soon actually.
It’s Rihanna who feels…something for this loser and will probably put possible relationships, her future, and mental health on hold for him because she believes it’s ‘love’
Sid and Nancy crap
My thoughts exactly. I hope this one ends differently.
Except by most accounts, Sid was IRL a sweet kid who loved the Hell out of Nancy and just got in over his head with drugs (Johnny Rotten nicknamed him “Vicious” as an ironic joke.)
Don’t see that happening here. Although the end result might be the same.
His old girlfriend(or in between girlfriend)is much prettier.
Rihanna never stopped hooking up with Chris. The only reason they separated is because of the publics opinion of their relationship. My feelings on it, he didn’t touch me so I don’t care. It’s her life. She wants to be with him that’s on her.
Okay, I’m OVER showing the underwear–how STUPID. Isn’t that passe now or am I just an old goat who is behind the times and it’s back in vogue again.
Saw a guy at the grocery store yesterday whose pants were even lower than Chris’s…at least they were clean.
Rhianna has made many of her critics feel superior; I do not know if it is true that they are indeed so; I think her critics need her more that she does them; if viewed from a self-estemm POV. But the gossip surrounding these two is so utterly boring and tiresome. They are low lying fruit. Nothing there, moving right along.
I hope she saves a great deal of her money so she will have a meaningful life when she grows up.
These two people bring out the worst in each other. He still shows no remorse or shame, he has learned nothing. She has learned nothing, nothing at all to go back to such a destructive situation.
Nothing says true love like making out in a dirty bathroom stall. Classy.
I think Rihanna need to move on and stop this Chris Brown Game
The sad truth is that many, many women who have been in abused (physically, emotionally, however) never leave the relationship, and many of the ones who do either get back with their abusers and/or end up in relationships with other abusers.
I’m not saying we all have to abstain from judgment in this case; it’s important to talk about it, and, yes, to take the stand that her getting back with Chris is a bad idea. But keep in mind that she is in no way unique, and anytime we sit around and say “what a dumbass” and leave it at that, we’re denigrating not just her, but a whole group of women who need support a whole lot more than they need condemnation.
This woman had way more support than most DV victims have. This is someone in the public eye, with millions of fans who stood behind her. Even non-fans (like myself) were pulling for her and supporting her.
She did not go back to him for lack of support. She is back with him because despite the support, she refuses to get the help she needs to break the cycle. All the support in the world won’t change someone if they don’t want to change themselves.
You’re right. She had a lot of support, and she’s still making a bad decision. But, unfortunately, that applies to many women who go back. And it doesn’t follow that because she had a lot of support before, and didn’t take advantage of it, now she only deserves judgment.
Sam, I hear you about having more respect for people who are trying to move on. Certainly they’re where your professional resources should be directed. But I do wonder how many of them left after one incident of abuse. I’m in medicine and a lot of my patients, including ones who have moved on from abusive relationships, have told me stories about the long term violence that took place before they were able to leave. Many of them did have places to go and real support systems in place, but still remained.
I worry about what women who are in abusive relationships must think when they see this kind of coverage of RiRi. I do wonder if it makes them less likely to seek out support because they’re afraid of being judged for not getting out sooner.
*Getting off soapbox now*
I’m sure many of them are afraid of backlash for staying, sadly. There is so much shame that comes from abuse. Shame, embarassment. It’s hard no matter when they choose to leave. I guess that’s why I am so disappointed in RiRi… she had a platform here. She could have taken her whole image in a totally different direction after this. Could have spoken out about DV, about the fact that it is never the victims fault, about how she is stronger and moving on, etc. Instead, we get RiRi in bikinis. RiRi doing drugs. RiRi in strip clubs, vomming on the table. RiRi TWEETING sexual/romantic statements to her abuser who is (was?) dating someone else. Seriously?!
I feel for anyone who is a victim of DV, but it’s so hard to not be angry with this girl. She could have been the poster child for this. Could have been a strong, independent, awesome role model. Instead, she looks like a pathetic moron, unable to break the cycle.
It’s not too late for her, but it doesn’t look like she wants to change. And the next time he hits her, they will both make sure to hide it better.
I think a lot of anger towards Rihanna also stems from people’s internal anger about the cousin, friend, sister or etc. who went back to an abuser.
The availability of all the resources in the world doesn’t heal the inner issues. Many women who go back to an abuser DO have resources, perhaps not as many but there are options available to them. Unfortunately, until they’re ready to 100% abandon the cycle they too mimic the actions of Rihanna. Shrugs.
It sucks.
@Riana, you are so right. Every person has known someone that has been in a relationship that could be considered abusive (physically, mentally, emotionally, etc) and has seen that person go back for more despite having every chance to get out. Hell, I stayed in an emotionally abusive relationship for 5 years before finally saying “I’ve had enough.” Maybe that’s why I feel strongly about it.. I secretly hate myself for it and wish others would avoid the same pain. Celebitchy comment section, the cheapest therapy. 🙂
Her love life is literally in the toilet huh?
Oh, you scamp!
*Insert comment about low-hanging fruit*
Remember when Robert Downey Jr. was out of control? Same feeling I get about this relationship, you hope she’ll snap out of it before something really bad happens.
I refuse to feel bad for her. I’m in a practice that represents women who are trying to break free from abusive partners (men and women) and move on with their lives. They have no resources, no support, and they still try to leave because they value themselves. Rihanna has all the resources in the world to move on from Chris Brown. She had a ton of support when it first happened. But she refuses to. I will save my sympathy and defenses for the women who don’t have 1/100th of what Rihanna has and still manage to do the right thing for themselves. They deserve it more.
Some women think they only deserve toxic relationships to mirror what they grew up observing between their parents. This very insecure woman loves the feeling of being possessed by a toxic and angry man; in her mind, that’s love. Rihanna, you need to seek therapy. From observing this man throw chairs, scream at women during interviews, and act the fool on many occasion, he hasn’t changed; violence will repeat itself.
Yayyy!!!! I love them together.
Aww. Young, foolish and in love. The explosion of youth! ^_^
*Cue ‘Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?*
Zappa always knew what to say.
I’ve always defended her when reading all this crap about Chris brown and her, and contined to follow her on Instagram and twitter. I liked her bc she’s just being young, having fun, posting pics of her smoking blunts sailing on beautiful boats having a good time.
Now all she does is post biblical quotes and she back with that douche bag. Wtf.
I hope he beats the crap out her double beats her she passes out for real and it actually might kick-start her ravioli brain! Mean I know but it’s the only way. This ungrateful b!tch is giving a bad name to abuse as some girls out there will think “it’s OK Rihanna did it so can I…” not your job to be a role model? Well I got news for you : you are one, like it or not, people follow you on twitter, buy your music, go to your gigs, take each of your word or action as if it’s a psalm now please stupid girl, as a public figure your smutty attitude makes young girls out there it’s OK to dress like you do, whereas it’s not.
Rant over.
I have a feeling he could beat her teeth out and leave her face down in a loaded toilet after having cheap public port-o-john sex, and she would still take him back. This girl wouldn’t know self respect if it hit her in the face. (bad, I know, bad pun).
No bad pun seriously you might be right. She’s a masochist, brainwashed with the whole “love hurts” hoopla, and this *literally*…
Perhaps I’m the one that should beat the crap out of her to the pulp. What is her Mama doing?
I could not care less for these two, however I’ll post to offer an explanation, it is really quite simple even though sad as with many things in life: a masochist loves her sadist.
If this is true, it is pretty obvious that Rhianna does as she pleases. She cares not what any one thinks of her.
Is it just me or does she look kind of sickly, especially in that first picture?
And, ugh… she’s stupid to be hooking up with him.
Eeew, just eeeewwwww! Get the skank off! Must take bleach shower…
She’s all class isn’t she? I can’t wait until he kick’s her ass again. Dumb bitch. It really pisses me off. She is sending a horrible message to women out there who are being beat by they’re boyfriends and husbands. God only knows how many of these women might not be in an abusive relationship if she would have had the courage to handle things differently. So I do kind of hope that she does get her as kicked again so these women can see what happens when you let an abuser back into your life.
I have thought about this simple girl and have decided that she deserves him and he deserves her. They both had a choice and endless resources to improve themselves. They chose trashy behavior so let them reap what they’ve sown. I hope his girlfriend has learned a lesson about true loyalty and gotten therapy (and an STD test or five).
I grew up in an abusive home. And all I can say is that I hope these two assholes kill each other before they are able to reproduce.
Chickie has issues.
She lost me when she said “If you don’t send your boyfriend naked pictures, then I feel bad for him,” in an interview a few years back. She’s dumber than dirt.
Hey u guys better stop sayin mean things about my biggest most wonderfull fans in the world ofcourse its rihanna and chris brown and if yall got something mean to say u gotta go thru me first coz I don’t take shit from other people and yes I know chris abused rihanna coz he needed hElp and like who was gonna help him that’s wat rihanna said to oprah its not her fault how she feels about him so the people who hate her better lay OFF!!! Coz its none of yalls bussiness and u guys are just sum nasty jealouse bitchs and don’t try to tell me ur tryin to protect rihanna away from chris ag man that’s bull shit coz I trust chris he won’t ever do it again coz he learned his lesson SO PEOPLE actualy THE HATERS stop hatin my. Biggest fan in the world coz I’m sick and tired of people sayin mean things about them like callin rihanna a bitch no man no that aint ryt they are inlove with each other so leave them alone and like u guys have also been inlove so just give them a little space for them to enjoy each life they have and u guys call each other a fan of them coz fans don’t treat people like how u guys are treatin them its to support and always have their back not like wat u guys are doin no its discustin really anyway I’m done talkin and just to warn yall sayin anything mean to them again I promise u will regret the day u we’re born lol love u guys bye oh and follow me on twitter @iam_sylvia wish I could meet chris an rihanna but anyway they wouldn’t coz their to busy #SAD
I swear to god, if she publicly gets back together with this asshat, then I’ll lose ALL sympathy and respect for her.
What a message to send to her female teenage fans.
i have nothing to say about this except that it usually takes domestic violence victims seven times to finally leave their abusive partners. i truly think it was public pressure that made her break up with chris, rather then it really being her own decision. she’s like a child who is told they can’t have something; the object that is withheld becomes even more desirable. i believe that she feels like they have unfinished business, and that she has waited until a “socially acceptable” time to get back together with him and see what would happen if their relationship was really allowed to run it’s course (although i don’t know if she realizes there will never be a socially acceptable time for her to be with him). anyway, i’m disappointed but i refuse to blame an abuse victim for being abused or exhibiting dysfunctional behavior with their abuser. i mean, hello! isn’t that the nature of domestic abuse?
i also love her hairstyle and lipstick here. it looks very 90’s.
She is so classy.