Pop singer Rihanna sat down for an exclusive interview with ABC’s Diane Sawyer yesterday, 9 months after being beaten within an inch of her life by her ex-boyfriend, singer Chris Brown.
Brown is now a convicted felon on probation and ordered to do hard labor in his native Virginia.
Rihanna chose Sawyer over Oprah Winfrey for her first exclusive interview after the assault.
“He was definitely my first big love,” she told Sawyer. “…This happened to me…it can happen to anyone,” Rihanna said.
She also discussed her life growing up in Barbados and how she’s been doing over the last 9 months.
Rihanna will be honored at Glamour magazine’s annual Women of the Year event at Carnegie Hall in NYC on Monday, Nov. 9.
Rihanna’s interview airs on “Good Morning America” on Thursday, Nov. 5 and Friday, Nov. 6 at 7 a.m. ET, and on “20/20” on Friday, Nov. 6 at 10 p.m. ET.
