SHE SAID:
The Physical Assault
- According to police reports and Rihanna's interview with Diane Sawyer, the verbal argument turned violent when Brown began punching her, biting her, and putting her in a chokehold. [1]
- Legal documents state Brown punched her repeatedly, tried to push her out of the vehicle, and attacked her when she tried to call for help. [1]
- Brown later admitted in court filings and interviews to physically striking and injuring her.
HE SAID:
The Escalation inside the Car
- Initial physical response: Brown claimed that upon reading the text, Rihanna "went off," threw the phone, shouted that she hated him, and started hitting him inside the Lamborghini.
- Shifting to "evil" behavior: He stated he tried to convince her he was telling the truth, but when she kept hitting him, his mindset shifted. He admitted, "Now I'm feeling to be mean and be evil," escalating the verbal argument into severe anger.
- The punch: Brown claimed Rihanna tried to kick him while driving. He admitted that he then hit her back with a closed fist, busting her lip. He claimed he immediately went into shock over what he had done, stating he felt like a "monster".
- Continued fighting: He alleged that following the punch, Rihanna began spitting blood in his face, and the struggle continued as she grabbed his genitals, prompting him to bite her arm while trying to drive.
The Aftermath of the Fight
- Hiding the keys: Brown claimed that when he stopped the car to get her out, he realized she was sitting on the vehicle's keys so he couldn't leave. [1]
- Destroying music: He claimed that while he was trying to grab his bags from the vehicle, Rihanna took his unreleased music CDs and began scratching them up with the car keys. [1]
- Screaming for help: He stated that she then began screaming out of the car door for help, shouting, "He's trying to kill me," which led to the police intervention.
WHICH ONE'S STORY SOUNDS MORE PLAUSIBLE???
exactly and for that reason...women probably shouldnt be instigating physical confrontations.
but lets try it again...you get into a beef with Prime Shaq...and he does to you what brown did rihanna...how much sympathy are you getting?
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Rihanna has openly admitted that she used to get into intense physical fights with boys while growing up—specifically referencing
her two younger brothers. [
1,
2]
In a 2007 interview with
Complex magazine, she described herself as a "terrible sister" during her childhood in Barbados. She explained: [
1]
She further revealed that during one of these intense childhood brawls, she went as far as hitting her older brother in the face with a glass bottle. [
1]
Biographical profiles and interviews note that growing up with brothers shaped her tough, tomboy demeanor. She later joined the Barbados Cadet Corps—a military youth program—where she rose to the rank of corporal, further reinforcing her drive to prove she could hold her own and was not vulnerable