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 Rihanna's 
 Rated R 
 a Dark Treat 

Singer channels tumultuous year into great music

Nov 20, 09 5:41 PM CST
(Newser) - Rihanna's been through a lot since she released her last album, and the excellent Rated R is all the better for it, writes Greg Kot. After the much-publicized Chris Brown incident, her music has become darker and more serious than the airy pop of "Umbrella" and "SOS."... More »

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entertainment • music • domestic violence • Rihanna • music review • domestic abuse • Chris Brown • Rated R

 'Hit the Bitch' 
 Site Preaches 
 Against 
 Violence 

Danish 'game' takes unusual approach to PSA

Nov 17, 09 5:31 PM CST
(Newser) - It’s supposed to be a PSA against domestic violence, but ‘ Hit the Bitch ’—a webgame from a Danish advocacy group—takes things to a disturbing level. Users manipulate a big onscreen hand to beat a model, with their score advancing from “100% pussy” to “... More »

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domestic violence • violence • Denmark • domestic abuse • public service

Abused Wife Wins
Political Asylum in US

Decision sets precedent for women fleeing domestic abuse

Oct 30, 09 6:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Obama administration has recommended that a Guatemalan woman who came to America fleeing horrific domestic abuse be granted political asylum. Rody Alvarado Peña's case has been in the courts since 1995 and lawyers say the decision will finally clarify the rules on whether abused women in foreign countries... More »

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domestic violence • asylum • Central America • Guatemala • domestic abuse • political asylum • women's issues

NY Anchor Yanked Amid Wife-Beating Charges

Dominic Carter calls case 'misunderstanding' as wife retracts story

Oct 30, 09 3:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - A New York local news station's political anchor, Dominic Carter, was pulled off the air and placed on indefinite leave as his trial for domestic violence began yesterday. The NY1 anchor is charged with assault for allegedly beating his wife while calling her a "dumb, stupid, project bitch" at... More »

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New York City • domestic violence • assault • domestic abuse • news anchor • Dominic Carter


 Robin Givens on 
 Mike Tyson, 
 Abuse 

Actress: 'There’s never any reason for a man to hit you'

Oct 12, 09 10:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - As Mike Tyson prepares for his Oprah appearance today, ex-wife Robin Givens recalls her abuse at his hands—and gives advice to anyone who is in a similar situation. “Zero tolerance,” she tells OK! “I don’t care if you read his BlackBerry, I don’... More »

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entertainment • Mike Tyson • Oprah Winfrey • domestic violence • celebrity • domestic abuse • Robin Givens

Wife-Beating Branded a  'Pre-Existing Condition'

Eight states allow insurance firms to deny coverage to abused spouses

Sep 15, 09 8:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - It is legal in eight states and in DC for insurers to reject victims of domestic violence because being beaten up by your spouse qualifies as "a pre-existing health condition" the Huffington Post reports. If you're in a marriage where it's happened once, the logic goes, you're more likely... More »

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health care • health insurance • domestic violence • health care reform • domestic abuse • Mike Enzi • health insurance industry • pre-existing condition

 Two Cops 
 Targeted 
 in Rihanna 
 Probe 

LAPD officers sent home over potential photo link

Sep 11, 09 12:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - A pair of LAPD officers have been put on paid leave as part of the department’s investigation into who leaked a picture of Rihanna’s battered face to TMZ, the Los Angeles Times reports. One, Rebecca Reyes, is a 9-year veteran of the force; the other, Blanca Lopez,... More »

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entertainment • domestic violence • LAPD • TMZ • assault • Rihanna • domestic abuse • Chris Brown • photos • Los Angeles Police Department • Rebecca Reyes • Blanca Lopez

Chargers Player Arrested in
Tila Tequila Beating

Shawne Merriman accused of choking her

Sep 6, 09 3:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Police arrested San Diego Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman today after he allegedly choked his reality-TV star girlfriend, Tila Tequila, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports. She signed a complaint charging Merriman with battery and false imprisonment, and said he choked her when she tried to leave their house this morning. Tequila,... More »

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reality TV • battery • San Diego • San Diego Chargers • domestic abuse • Shawne Merriman • Tila Tequila

 Chris Brown's Mom: 
 Rihanna 'Like a Daughter' 

Says pop star was part of the family

Sep 4, 09 8:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - Chris Brown's mom says Rihanna was "like a daughter" to her, and that made the domestic assault ordeal all the more difficult. "I love her," Joyce Hawkins tells People. "She became family to us." Brown was sentenced last month to 5 years of probation and... More »

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entertainment • music industry • Rihanna • domestic abuse • Chris Brown • Joyce Hawkins

 Chris Brown: I Don't 
 Remember Assault 

Speaking out for first time since attacking Rihanna, singer says he's still shocked

Aug 31, 09 11:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Chris Brown spoke out for the first time since his assault of then-girlfriend Rihanna, but “spoke” is a relative term. “Wow” was the word he used most often to describe to CNN's Larry King the shock he still feels about the incident. “No, I don't” remember doing... More »

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entertainment • Larry King • domestic violence • celebrity • assault • Rihanna • domestic abuse • Chris Brown

 Chris Brown's Mom 
 Thanks Fans 

Joyce Hawkins says assault is a lesson from God

Aug 28, 09 11:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Chris Brown’s mother is speaking out for the first time since her son's assault on Rihanna, thanking fans for supporting him, E! reports. “I can now say this has been the most painful moment in my entire life,” Joyce Hawkins writes on his fan club website. “... More »

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entertainment • domestic violence • celebrity • probation • assault • Rihanna • domestic abuse • Chris Brown • Joyce Hawkins

(Newser) - Looks like Chris Brown's February attack on Rihanna wasn't the first time he had gotten physical with the singer, reports the LA Times. A court report filed yesterday highlighted two unreported incidents "related to domestic violence": a late-2008 fight in Europe, in which Brown shoved Rihanna into a wall... More »

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celebrity • Rihanna • domestic abuse • Chris Brown • history of violence

 Brown Apologizes 
 for Rihanna Assault 

'No one is more disappointed in me than I am,' singer says in YouTube video

Jul 20, 09 4:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Chris Brown breaks the silence on his alleged assault on Rihanna with a YouTube confessional posted today, E! reports. “I felt it was time that you heard directly from me that I am sorry,” the singer said, explaining that he had remained silent since the February incident on... More »

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entertainment • music • battery • domestic violence • hip-hop • Rihanna • domestic abuse • Chris Brown • R&B

Rihanna Photo Leak Could Sink Brown Case

Singer's lawyer wants case thrown out if cops were responsible

Apr 29, 09 2:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - The case against Chris Brown could be dismissed if a pending probe finds cops were responsible for leaking photos of a battered Rihanna, his lawyer tells E! Online. A Los Angeles judge scheduled the preliminary hearing for May 28 in response to the lawyer's request for a delay in... More »

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entertainment • celebrity trials • domestic violence • felony • assault • Grammy Awards • Rihanna • domestic abuse • criminal trial • Chris Brown

Anti-Chris Brown Song Gets Radio Play

Singer's actions 'a thousand percent wrong' says member of Smoke Jumpers

Apr 3, 09 3:42 PM CDT
(AP) - A song criticizing Chris Brown is getting radio airplay in Chicago, LA, and New York, among other markets. "My Flow So Tight," by a little-known dance group called Smoke Jumpers, features the repeated line: "Chris Brown should get his ass kicked," the AP reports. A website... More »

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United States • song • rap music • Rihanna • domestic abuse • Chris Brown • criminal charges

 Knightley Stars 
 in Domestic 
 Violence Ad 

Spot shows successful actress' encounter with abusive partner

Apr 2, 09 2:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Keira Knightley gets roughed up in a new TV ad on domestic violence, the Guardian reports. Knightley, playing herself, returns home to be accused by her abusive partner of an affair with a co-star. As he beats her, the camera pulls out to reveal that they are on a film... More »

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domestic violence • domestic abuse • ad campaign • Keira Knightley • public service • domestic disturbance


 Brown-Rihanna Deal 
 in Works for Book, Tour 

Singer may co-author book on raising abuse awareness

Mar 7, 09 5:49 AM CST
(Newser) - As Chris Brown's management team scrambles to rebuild his badly bruised image, the effort—dubbed "Operation Mea Culpa"—will see Brown and Rihanna co-authoring a book about abuse and appearing on talk shows together to raise awareness about abusive relationships, the Chicago Sun-Times reports.''The only way Chris... More »

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assault • Rihanna • domestic abuse • public image • Chris Brown

LAPD Probes Leak of Rihanna Photo

Pic resembles confidential domestic violence records

Feb 20, 09 2:26 PM CST
(Newser) - The photo of Rihanna’s bruised face posted on TMZ.com may be police evidence, the Los Angeles Times reports. The LAPD, which is investigating Chris Brown’s alleged beating of the pop singer, said the photo resembles those taken during official domestic violence investigations, which are strictly confidential. "... More »

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Los Angeles • domestic violence • LAPD • TMZ • Rihanna • domestic abuse • Chris Brown • evidence

(Newser) - Rihanna still hasn't surfaced, but she's doing "fine," says her grandmother. "I don't want people to worry," Clara Brathwaite told the Barbados newspaper Daily Nation. "Rihanna is fine and she is doing well." Brathwaite rejected rumors that her granddaughter, a native of Barbados, suffered... More »

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pop music • arrest • assault • Rihanna • domestic abuse • Chris Brown

 Rihanna Suffered 
 'Split Lip, Bites' 
 in Brown Fight 

Rihanna cooperating with police investigation, friends say

Feb 10, 09 5:36 AM CST
(Newser) - Rihanna suffered facial bruises, a bloody nose, split lip and bite marks on her arm and hand in her explosive confrontation with boyfriend Chris Brown, TMZ is reporting. One source called the injuries "horrific." Brown has been charged with assault following his arrest after the fight Saturday on... More »

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Los Angeles • assault • Grammy Awards • Rihanna • domestic abuse • Chris Brown

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