Quick Update on Rihanna:

Recently, the star has been seen out alone, leading people to believe that she and Chris Brown are no longer together. Either that or she is just trying to keep her relationship with Chris on the “down low”.

What I find interesting, however, is that she recently received a tattoo of a gun. The timing of the tattoo is more than a coincidence, I suspect. I think the tattoo symbolizes protection or is her attempt at trying to appear “tough”.

Hopefully, she has had enough of Mr. Brown’s abuse and has decided to fight back.

There is one passage in Star’s March 16^th issue that’s really been bugging me. On page 51, in an article titled “Rihanna & Chris: Secret Wedding in Miami”, Star Magazine made the following statement:

“As Star has reported, Rihanna has been reluctant from the beginning to give evidence against Chris - who has been taking anger-management classes. It’s not just because she’s hopelessly in love with him; it’s also because she may have provoked the attack.”

Excuse me? “Provoked the attack?” Oh, Chris is going to get off because he’s taking anger management classes and Rihanna PROVOKED THE ATTACK. I’d like to see how that would hold up in court, Rihanna saying, “I’m sorry, your honor, but I provoked the attack. It’s all my fault he beat me up.” No judge is going to fall for that.

I don’t care what someone does to anger another person, physical violence is never justified. You don’t see murderers being acquitted because their victims provoked them. It shouldn’t be any different with domestic violence. I don’t care how Rihanna was behaving towards Chris, that didn’t give him the right to pummel her. He needs to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. His violent behavior was completely inexcusable.

I’m tired of people blaming the victim. In a domestic situation, yes, sometimes the woman may do things that provoke the man to anger. But the man needs to be a man enough to control his anger and handle the situation in a calm, mature manner. This does not mean yelling, insulting, or hitting her. If he’s really angry, he needs to go somewhere else and not come back until he has calmed down. If his anger is a problem, he needs counseling or anger management.

It’s never okay for a man to hit a woman, and saying that she “provoked the attack” is not a valid excuse.