Watch RiRi's interview with Good Morning America (above)!!!!

So so honest. So brave.

We watched it in tears!

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And she implies it was by ex-husband Tommy Mottola!

Mariah Carey revealed on Larry King Live that she has also been affected by abuse in relationships:

"Abuse has several categories. Emotionally, mentally, in other ways. I just think you get into a situation and you feel locked in — if your situation is similar to one of the situations I've been in, which I won't harp on. For me, to really get out, it was difficult because there was a connection that was not only a marriage but a business thing where the person was in control of my life."

Mariah also feels for Rihanna's terrible situation with Chris Brown:

"I was very sequestered, as you know, when I first started out and if I were just allowed to be young and with a young boyfriend who's also a star and you know, you're working and you're both — I don't know what goes on. You know what I mean? So it's like, I wasn't really allowed out of the house, so I can't imagine what she went through."

As for any baby news with hubby Nick Cannon, Mariah responded:

"Right now? I'm going to take a swig of my scotch and let you know. [Being pregnant] would be the happiest thing in my life, but what I'm saying is right now with this movie [Precious] coming out, with the next few singles from the album and those things that I'm doing, I need to focus on that because I cannot do the having-a-child thing halfway. I wouldn't be just like, 'Oh, I'm having a child, yay! Let me get a nanny so I can give her the baby. Take the kid.' That doesn't work me. I don't believe in that."

Well that clears up those rumors…for now!

Sounds like she had a difficult marriage with Tommy Mottola, but we all know she's pretty pleased with current husband Nick. They're kind of a nauseating couple, but they do seem really happy.

Good for you, Mimoo!

[Image via Apega / WENN.]

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To counteract Rihanna's upcoming tell-all interview with Diane Sawyer on Friday, Chris Beat-Her-Down will be telling his own side of the story!

On basic cable, of course.

Brown sat down with MTV's Sway for what the network is labeling Chris Brown: The Interview.

Creative!

Check out the details:

Going from an up-and-coming music star to hearing comments like “woman beater,” Chris discusses the struggle to adapt to the public’s new perception of him and how fans might react at his concerts. He goes into detail about his on-going anger management therapy, court-mandated weekly group sessions and his community labor sentence, all of which have helped him evaluate his past behavior and express his feelings in his new songs.

Do U buy it????

And will U be watching????

Check out a preview (above).

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Rihanna's big sit-down interview with ABC News' Diane Sawyer airs Thursday on Good Morning America and Friday night on 20/20, and it's sure to be an interesting one!

RiRi reportedly speaks quite candidly about her former relationship with Chris Brown, as revealed in the small excerpt released on Wednesday.

"The more in love we became, the more dangerous we became for each other," Rihanna shared with Sawyer. "He was definitely my first big love."

She continued: "This happened to me… and it can happen to anybody."

They sure aren't revealing much ahead of time

[Image via WENN.]

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Bring out the divalicious haterade!

It seems that Rihanna was an unexpected guest at Mariah Carey's Halloween bash this weekend. Sources say that the two ladies refused to be photographed together and didn't even speak for the entire evening.

While RiRi partied with Ne-Yo and some friends in a booth, across the floor MiMi stuck close to her hubby, Nick Cannon in a VIP area. Neither made the effort to greet the other!

A spy recalls: "It was Mariah's party, but Rihanna didn't want to be seen with her. And Mariah was not going over to greet Rihanna. Mariah needed six guards to clear a path to the bathroom so her wings wouldn't be dislodged."

(Mariah was dressed as an angel! MiMi is all about the extra marketing!)

Getting wind of the rumors of bad blood between them, Mariah's rep told the press: "There were 1,000 people there and, of course, she needed security. She heard a rumor that Rihanna was there but she never saw her. She loves Rihanna and of course would have said hello."

Yeah, we're not buying it!

Perhaps MiMi's favor lies with Chris Brown? Or perhaps she just isn't feeling the new generation taking her thunder?

Whatever the reason, don't bury the hatchet anytime soon ladies! We're in diva smackdown withdrawl and we'd love to see you two go at it!

[Image via WENN.]

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Check out the tepid video for RiRi's lukewarm Wait Your Turn (above)!

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With 20 days to go until her so-called "comeback" album, Rated R is released, Rihanna is finally speaking out about what has happened in the past year.

Before her GMA and 20/20 special this week, RiRi got a chance to chat with Glamour magazine.

The deets aren't that juicy, but she does touch on the subject of "the incident" with Beat-Her-Down and her new album.

Here are some HIGHlights for her interview:

Glamour: Let’s talk about this past year—you’ve obviously been through some difficult things. How did the people around you help you cope?
Rihanna: My friends and family have been extremely supportive, and everyone has been there for me. But at some point you are there alone. It’s a lonely place to be—no one can understand. That’s when you get close to God.

G: Are you referring to the [Chris Brown] incident?
R: I am talking about starting with the night [before] the Grammys and then on. That was not the only thing that occurred this year. The picture leaking…it was one thing after another.

G: You’re talking about the photo [reportedly of Rihanna’s injured face taken by police after Brown assaulted her] that was allegedly leaked by cops. You handled that so well; you kept silent in the press.
R: It was humiliating; that is not a photo you would show to anybody. I felt completely taken advantage of. I felt like people were making it into a fun topic on the Internet, and it’s my life. I was disappointed, especially when I found out the photo was [supposedly leaked by] two women.

G: How has this event changed you as a person, as a woman?
Rihanna: I’m stronger, wiser and more aware. You don’t realize how much your decisions affect people you don’t even know, like fans.

G: Do you feel that this experience has laid the groundwork for coping with anything so public again?
R: It has taught me so much. I felt like I went to sleep as Rihanna and woke up as Britney Spears. That was the level of media chaos that happened the next day. It was like, What, there are helicopters circling my house? There are 100 people in my cul-de-sac? What do you mean, I can’t go back home?

G: If you could offer a message to the millions of young women who look up to you, what would you tell someone who found herself in a similar situation?
R: Domestic violence is a big secret. No kid goes around and lets people know their parents fight. Teenage girls can’t tell their parents that their boyfriend beat them up. You don’t dare let your neighbor know that you fight. It’s one of the things we [women] will hide, because it’s embarrassing. My story was broadcast all over the world for people to see, and they have followed every step of my recovery. The positive thing that has come out of my situation is that people can learn from that. I want to give as much insight as I can to young women, because I feel like I represent a voice that really isn’t heard. Now I can help speak for those women.

G: I think that’s a great message. What about your new album? What’s it like?
R: I was involved in a lot of the writing. I put everything I’ve wanted to say for the past eight months into my music. The songs are really personal. It’s rock ‘n’ roll, but it’s really hip-hop: If Lil’ Wayne and Kings of Leon like my album, then I’ll feel good. I would not change anything about it. Even if people don’t love it, I made exactly the piece of art that I wanted to make. It’s super fearless—which is exactly how I feel right now. I am in a really good place.

We're happy that RiRi is in a good place and she loves her album. We just hope she's not disappointed when a LOT of people disagree with her.

Can't wait to hear what she has to say later this week!

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Finally! A song off RiRi's upcoming release that we actually like!

THIS should have been the first single!

The song is called Hard and it features Young Jeezy. We're told it was purposefully leaked online after second single, Wait Your Turn, was met with disappointment and first single, Russian Roulette, failed to catch on at radio or with digital sales.

It is obvious that Rihanna is going in a very different direction musically than she did in her last album - and all her previous albums before that too.

We're not sure we love this new direction, though.

Do U????

Listen to Hard (below).

Thoughts???

[Image via WENN.]

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We've heard what Beat-Her-Down has had to say, and now it is finally Rihanna's turn.

ABC announced this morning that along with her scheduled performance on Good Morning America on Thursday, RiRi will finally be sitting down and telling her side of the story! A tell-all interview will premiere on GMA and then extend into a 20/20 special on Friday.

What will she say?

This is one you won't want to miss! We sure won't!

[Image via WENN.]

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