Rihanna wanted to protect ex-boyfriend Chris Brown from scrutiny

Rihanna opened up to Diane Sawyer on Good Morning America about the night she was physically assaulted. The 21-year-old singer spoke about the fear she felt, wanting to protect ex-boyfriend Chris Brown from scrutiny and their future. Extracts from the conversation.



On what she was thinking during the event: All I kept thinking the whole timeu00a0- when is it going to stop? He had no soul in his eyes. Just blank. He was clearly blacked out. There was no person when I looked at him."
On wanting to protect Chris: I had to protect him.

I thought that I had to let him know, don't do anything crazy. Like just hang in there. The whole world hates him now. His fans, his career. He just lost me, I just need to let him know; don't do anything stupid... I'm not saying that's an excuse for me to go back, but this is what I was thinking