Rihanna Helps Cops Build Case Against Abusive Brown

Young people becoming more aware of domestic violence

(NEWSER) - The Rihanna-Chris Brown saga provides an important “teachable moment” for kids, USA Today reports. One in four teen relationships involves violence and this highly visible case is bringing awareness to those who thought “it can’t happen" to me—especially after a photo of Rihanna's battered face was leaked, says the director of a violence prevention center. More»

Plus, cousin says Chris 'had to be provoked'

(NEWSER) - The eye patch Rihanna wore at last year's American Music Awards might have been more than a costume, the Sun reports. Rihanna started wearing the patch to cover her scratched cornea, and police are investigating whether Chris Brown caused the injury. “We’re talking to her friends and management, who say she’s appeared with mysterious marks or injuries before, but always refused to explain what happened,” said a police source. More»

Attack prompts outrage and rumors, from herpes to jealousy

(NEWSER) - Glimpses into the crazy world of Rihanna and Chris Brown continue to trickle out. The latest tidbits from their pre-Grammy drama:

• Jay-Z, who discovered Rihanna, is enraged, says a source. “Chris is a walking dead man.”
• One rumor claims Rihanna caught herpes from Jay-Z and passed it on to Chris, sparking the fight.
• Paris Hilton and/or Leona Lewis was “all over” Brown, prompting Rihanna’s ire.

Attorney, DA rep confirm cooperation

(NEWSER) - Rihanna is cooperating with the Los Angeles District Attorney in the case against Chris Brown—and reports otherwise are “totally incorrect,” her attorney tells E! A rep for the DA’s office also confirms Rihanna is “a cooperating victim” in the domestic-violence case, although she will not appear in court Monday for Brown’s arraignment: “There is no need for her to. She is not the defendant, Chris Brown is.” More»

Statement irked her, but she still loves him

(NEWSER) - Rihanna is “torn” over cooperating with police to build a case against Chris Brown—but she’s not the only one who’s conflicted. The story, an Us Weekly report in the New York Daily News, comes on the heels of a Chicago Sun-Times report that the singer was “royally pissed off” by Brown’s “cavalier and arrogant” public statement: “He should have expressed more contrition,” said a source. More»