They are so young. I wish them both well. I hope that she’ll be strong enough to get out of the relationship.

People are reacting to the news, which seems damning. The latest is that the person who called 911 was not Rhianna, which means there could be witnesses.

As far as I can tell, Chris Brown is healthy and not hurt in any way. So I’m not sure how the woman, in this case Rhianna, could be the *true* abuser. If she said or did something he didn’t like, that’s no excuse.

Why are people looking for excuses to make for him? Is it because they like him and donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t want it to be true? Of course he hasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t been tried and convicted, but ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s clear that violence occurred here.

I can only answer for myself. I had personally never heard of Chris Brown before “No Air” and it wasn’t until I saw the name over and over that I realized he was even well known. (Never pursued him further.) I’m not even a Jordin fan in the sense that I own her music. I just believe in the whole innocent until proven guilty system in our country. (However, I’ll be the first to admit that this system doesn’t always work especially when the famous are involved.)

I also don’t know a THING about Rihanna, but I do know of a particular situation (perhaps the only abuse situation I know almost first hand) where the woman was the true abuser. So I’m only saying anything can be possible.

OMG! My heart so goes out to all of the women who are abused and don’t feel as if they can do anything about it! I cannot imagine being in this situation and I would be the first to fight for this person if I was aware of something like this.

Seeing a hero fall off a pedestal is never easy but thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s probably a good reason not to put any celebrity on one in the first place.

Now that is something we can agree on. We have to be careful that we don’t expect these people to be perfect, because they are human.

Hitting someone though is a major is a pretty major mistake that you wouldn’t expect from a decent, reasonable person.

As has been said ad nauseum in this thread, it doesn’t matter what Rihanna did or didn’t do. Even if she was the clingiest girlfriend in the world or the world’s biggest bitch, she didn’t deserve to be beaten. Chris Brown probably needs some therapy and definitely needs some anger management skills. Otherwise it WILL happen again, either to Rihanna or another girl.

The two American Idol finalistsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ albums in stores in March

David Cook and David Archuleta (pictured), will be released in Brazil. Their albums will be in stores in March. The winner and the runner-up of the 2008 season of American Idol, despite having the same name, have styles that are very different.

David Cook (right)
With a rock rhythm, his first single is à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Light On.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  The video debuts tomorrow (02/10) at 9 AM (Brazilian time) on MTV Brazil. Soon, it will be on other TV channels.

David Archuleta (left)
Is a true pop star. “Crush,” his first hit, debuts on Wednesday (02/11), also on MTV Brazil, at 9 AM. Other TV channels will have the video on their programs by the end of the month.

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“The albums will be in stores in March. Because of the carnival, I believe it will be in the second half of the month,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  said a Sony Music representative exclusively to POPLine. The record company plans to premiere them on pop radio.

Besides the Davids, another American Idol artist will be released. Jennifer Hudson will have her album debut here as well.

It is sad that a young person with so much going for him can’t control his inner demons, if allegations are true. Sad that the cycle of violence repeats itself. Hopefully he will get help with that. Anyone who acts out violently definitely needs help.

What happened to Jennifer Hudson’s family is a case of domestic violence taken to its worst extreme. Women and children are killed frequently due to domestic violence. It begins with hitting and usually gets worse.

It kills me to hear people blame the victim. That’s really disappointing but sadly it’s common.

Honestly, could she have tripped and fallen to get these injuries?

Not if the injuries are as described. Also charges were brought against him. There would be no charges filed if she tripped and fell.

Why are people looking for excuses to make for him? Is it because they like him and don’t want it to be true? Of course he hasn’t been tried and convicted, but it’s clear that violence occurred here.

Which is probably not the case since if I were a devious bitch who looked like Rihanna, I probably would have planned on not breaking my nose.

Having said that, anyone who hurts someone who is weaker than them deserves jail/prison time and needs major/major help.

It’s sad that someone would throw their life away when they seemingly had everything going for them. The situation is sad on so many levels.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ Rihanna’s injuries were severe — two “huge contusions” which swelled up on both sides of her forehead. We’re told she also suffered “a bloody lip and nose.”

One of the law enforcement people put it this way — the contusions “look like an MMA fighter or something … [It] looked like she was growing devil’s horns.”

There is NO reason or excuse to do that to a woman. NONE. If the above is true he did a hell of a lot more than just HIT her.

Again we donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t know what happened. Thereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s all sorts of rumors on the internet about him wanting to break up with à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“herà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  and she wouldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t have it. So we should wait to see what happens and why it happened.

There’s never EVER EVER an excuse for domestic violence. I don’t give a flying FUCK what she did. If he hit her, he was WRONG.

Letà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not get dramatic. How do we know HE needs serious help? maybe SHE needs serious help.

Well, since you directly quoted me and then followed up with the “Let’s not get dramatic” comment, I feel compelled to respond. I firmly believe that he does need serious help if he committed an act of violence against someone. Allegedly the woman has a broken nose. I dont know people who go around hitting people so I think when people do, they need to get some help. That is not a normal way of responding. I dont’ care what she did or didn’t do, what he did was not justified. So I dont think I was being dramatic at all – jsut stating my opinion.

So, if she got pushy or loud, she deserved a smack? Or, if he was drunk, we should forgive him?
Not in my world. Sorry.

Not in my world either. There is no excuse for violence, especially against women or children, or anyone smaller or weaker.

Sorry I got it wrong about Chris Brown being a rapper. I don’t follow Jordin Sparks or top 40 music much. Very true, mj, that domestic violence cuts across economic, racial and cultural lines. I shouldn’t have lumped it together with other violence.

Re: Clive’s party, it’s very likely the Davids weren’t invited, but it’s also possible that they had other commitments. I’m sorry they didn’t get to go, whatever the reason.