A Barbadian singer, actress, and businesswoman, Robyn Rihanna Fenty is known for her music and many talents.

Her career as a singer began when she auditioned for American record producer Evan Rogers, who invited her to record demo tapes in the United States. In 2005, she signed with Def Jam and released her first two studio albums, Music of the Sun and A Girl Like Me, both of which were influenced by Caribbean music and reached the top ten on the US Billboard 200. She is also known for her humanitarian work, entrepreneurial ventures, and involvement in the fashion industry, in addition to her musical career. She won millions of hearts with her hit songs like Love the Way You Lie, Umbrella, Love On the Brain, and Diamonds. Unlike the lives of any celebrities, hers has been a rollercoaster ride. She has gone through several public breakups, rumored linkups, and criticisms.

What went wrong between Rihanna and her then-boyfriend Chris Brown during the 2009 Grammys?

Rihanna and Chris Brown

The night before the Grammy Awards in 2009, Chris Brown, whom Rihanna still proudly refers to as her first love, assaulted the singer. Her incredible performances never fail to leave her fans speechless. But during that time, for some reason, her performance at the awards show the following night was postponed because, as was reported at the time, she needed to receive medical treatment.

But once TMZ published photos of her face following the event, her name became associated with surviving domestic abuse. Since then, she has released back-to-back massive hits albums, won a total of 9 Grammy Awards along with 13 American Awards, and taken part in sold-out concerts all over the world.

Rihanna’s bruised face got viral back in 2009

The singer was featured on the cover of Vanity Fair’s November 2015 issue owing to her incredible success throughout the years. The Golden Globe winner opened up in one of her most honest interviews and recounted her traumatic assault experience. “For me, and anyone who has been a victim of domestic abuse, nobody wants to even remember it,” she said in her opening statement. No one even wants to acknowledge it. Therefore, to bring it up and mention it once, much less 200 times, is like saying, “I have to pay for it,” she further explained.

Rihanna on Chris Brown: “I Was Very Protective of Him”

Rihanna

The 34-year-old singer says, “Well, I just never understood it, like how the victim gets punished over and over,” when asked whether she believes she’ll remain the face of domestic abuse or if that night in 2009 would ever leave her. Considering this, she admits that the subject is still important and states,

“I don’t want to say ‘get over it,’ because it’s a very serious thing that is still relevant; it’s still real. Many women and young girls are still going through it. a lot of young boys too. It’s not a subject to sweep under the rug.”

Nearly a decade has passed since the singer of Look at Me Now attacked Rihanna. Following the legalization of the physical assault case and subsequent media attention, Brown was given a five-year probationary term. But when the couple reconnected in 2012, she thought she could change him for the better, but as they say, some people are not meant to be together, and that’s exactly the case with this famous ex-couple.

She briefly spoke about her choice to see Brown again and how she believed she might be a guardian angel for him. “I was very protective of him. I felt that people didn’t understand him. Even after…But you know, you realize after a while that in that situation, you’re the enemy,” she continued. And while she claimed that he was not her enemy, she also noted that they were not friends and did not currently have a close relationship.

Recently, after performing a thrilling halftime show at the Super Bowl on Sunday, Rihanna shocked her fans by revealing that she is expecting her second child with A$AP Rocky.