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Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012Rihanna reunites with Chris Brown, sparking controversy
If the rumors are correct, and Rihanna has gotten back with ex-boyfriend Chris Brown, there are many who do not find this bit of news surprising in the least.
The pair split in 2009 after a tremendously publicized domestic assault incident. Afterward Rihanna came forward as a victim of abuse, saying that she would like to help other young ladies who were victims of abuse “in any way” attainable.
Recent reports claim the pair have already been spending time together, & now Brown & Rihanna have released two collaborative remixes – of “Birthday Cake” & “Turn up the Music” – seemingly confirming rumors of a reunion.
The news didn’t shock the executive director for the National Coalition against Domestic Violence, Rita Smith, who told MTV News: “I’m not particularly shocked given the rumors that had gone on around this, & it is also not surprising due to the fact loads of victims get back with their abusers, even after an assault.
“They love them, they think they adjust, & abusers are specifically superb at convincing you they’ve transformed. I don’t know what their relationship is at this point, nonetheless I’m not surprised that she’s staying connected.
“I’m nonetheless concerned due to the fact his reaction to people’s criticism of him being on the Grammys was fairly belligerent, & that did not give me much of a message or sense of hope that he had made alterations since the assault.”
After picking up a Grammy earlier this month, Brown responded to criticism on Twitter by tweeting: “HATE ALL U Want BECUZ I GOT A GRAMMY Now! That’s the ultimate F**K OFF!”
Throughout the awards ceremony, which featured an efficiency from Brown, “wife beater” became a widely accepted trending topic on the micro blogging site.
An inside source told Radar Online that it wasn’t truly Brown who penned and published those Tweets – that “an individual does his postings on Twitter & when he saw that he ordered it taken down right away.”