Domestic Violence

How Rihanna Beat Battered Woman Syndrome, Left Chris Brown For Good

Rihanna reveals in a new interview all the classic symptoms–insecurity, self-doubt and denial–of battered woman syndrome. It caused her to go back with Chris Brown after he savagely beat her and helped her eventually leave him for good. Psychologists would say Rihanna had reached the final stage of battered woman syndrome. After denial and guilt comes enlightenment....

Rihanna, CBS Feud Turns Ugly: In Vindictive Move, Network Bans Her

Rihanna was pissed that CBS cut her performance from “Thursday Night Football” because of her link to a domestic violence incident and rightly so. But the network took an even more vindictive turn by banning her. Rihanna had taped an introductory performance for the game, but CBS decided at the last minute to cut it, because of the Ray Rice domestic violence incident. The network reportedly thought having Rihanna on the show did not set an “appropriate tone” because she, too, had been involved in an incident of domestic violence. ...