Rihanna has spoken, for the first time really, about that altercation between her and ex-boyfriend Chris Brown, in which the popular R&B thugster beat her unconscious.
In reality the popstress doesn't dwell too much on the specifics of what happened between her and Brown back in February, but in an interview with the American version of Glamour mag does comment on the global media attention that fell on the story, and on the photo of her beaten face that circulated on the net.
Recalling the media response to the bust up, she says: "I felt like I went to sleep as Rihanna and woke up as Britney Spears. That was the level of media chaos that happened the next day. It was like, 'What, there are helicopters circling my house? There are 100 people in my cul-de-sac? What do you mean, I can't go back home?'".
Commenting on how she felt when police pictures of her bruised face were leaked to the press, she continued: "It was humiliating; that is not a photo you would show to anybody. I felt completely taken advantage of. I felt like people were making it into a fun topic on the internet, and it's my life. I was disappointed, especially when I found out the photo was two women ".
Looking for a silver lining, she added that she hoped the incident would throw a light on other domestic violence, and help victims overcome it. She told the mag: "Teenage girls can't tell their parents that their boyfriend beats them up. It's one of the things we hide because it's embarrassing. I want to give as much insight as I can to young women because I feel like I represent a voice that isn't really heard. Now I can help speak for those women".
Rihanna is back in the spotlight, of course, as she promotes her fourth studio album 'Rated R', which is out later this month.