I’ve been getting emails from readers asking why I haven’t been updating on the Chris Brown and Rihanna incident and it’s because I REFUSE TO POST SPECULATIONS AND RUMORS. However, I will post statements and facts.
With that said, hip-hop mogul Jay-Z spoke with People Magazine on Saturday night about the incident and expressed his support for Rihanna.
“This is a real situation,” he said in Phoenix at the Sprite Green presents the Third Annual Two Kings dinner with Jay-Z and Lebron James, as part of the NBA All-Star Weekend.
“You have to have compassion for others. Just imagine it being your sister or mom and then think about how we should talk about that. I just think we should all support her. She’s going through a tough time. You have to realize she’s a young girl, as well. She’s very young.”
Asked if he’d seen Rihanna, Jay-Z replied, “I don’t want to go into it.” [source]
RIHANNA’S FATHER SPEAKS
People also had a chance to speak to Rihanna’s father, Ronald Fenty, this past Thursday:
When he first heard that his daughter had been attacked by Chris Brown, “I didn’t believe it.”
“I know my daughter,” said Fenty, 55. As for Brown, he said, “You think you know somebody, but you really don’t.”
Describing Rihanna’s current condition after seeing her in Barbados on Thursday, Fenty said, “There is some bruising. She will be all right. I think so.”
He adds, “At some point, she will speak out. I hope she will stand up for women all over the world.” [SOURCE]
According to her father, Rihanna is currently recouping in Barbados with friends and family. Chris Brown, on the other hand, is reportedly in Virgina with family and is expected to be back in LA on March 5th for his scheduled court date.
i feel so bad for chris ;/
I have no respect for a man ever putting his hands on a female! I hope she comes out of this ok.
I FEEL SORRY FOR BOTH OF THEM TOO. I APPRECIATE Y’ALL CONCRETELOOP FOR NOT SPEAKING ON ANYTHING UNTIL Y’ALL GET CONCRETE EVIDENCE. THAT’S THE BEST WAY TO DO IT.
RIHANNA-=[
CHRIS BROWN-=[
KEEP YA HEAD UP!!! TO BOTH
as much as i love CB…i cant hang on this one. ive tried to think of every possible scenario where this behavior would be exceptable. I hope rihanna is doing well and down the line maybe CB will be able to revive his career. sad story across the bored…i wish everyone well
I FEEL SORRY FOR THE TWO OF THEM, POINT BLANK..
FOR CHRIS, I HOPE HE CAN SORT WHATEVER DREW THIS SIDE OF HIM OUT AND FOR HER, I PRAY SHE NEVER THROWS ANOTHER MANS KEYS OUT OF HIS CAR.. YOU CAN ONLY PROVOKE SOMEONE SO MUCH..
REALeyes.
I think it’s good that neither one is attacking Chris Brown, they simply stated their care and worries for Rihanna. I’m proud at the level of class they both have.
I love Jay-z and Rihanna.
Rihanna has to recover soon, she’s the biggest rn’b artist in the world right now. She has to get it together and starting working on her new album together with Jay-z.
She has so many friends, i guess rihanna will do fine.
Hey Angel :O)
…glad to know that Rihanna is safe and sound with her loving family. Much prays sent to Chris, he needs them also
YOU SEE THIS WHY MY FAMILY AND I CONTINUE TO COME TO CL!
YOU GUYS ALWAYS STATE THE FACTS! LOVE THIS SITE!
jay z for once made some sense, if rihanna was your sister,cousin,friend some of youn will be over the place crying for some damn justice but she isnt, so its easy for folks to talk greasy…get real! your boy chris brown, i really doubt if he has a high school diploma so at this point he is sure going to face the music
First of all, thank you for not attempting to capitalize off of this unfortunate incident like some of the other black blogs.
Secondly, as a fan of both artists, I feel bad for them both. I wish them both the best, and hope they get the help they need, and are able to fully recover from this.
Well done for sticking to the facts Angel. This is very tragic and I pray for them both.
Wow..Rihanna and her dad looks just alike!!
I just cant wait until they both speak out on this or at least the REAL facts come out on the situation!
I do not feel bad for Chris! I think he should keep his damn hands off WOMEN PERIOD!
It pisses me off because these men come from women and would NEVER want someone to hit, bite, kick scratch their mom’s or sisters. And that bull crap about RIRI and CHRIS management trying to keep them together for the public’s eye…BS! And RIRI needs to know when to let go. It was so obvious that he wasn’t that into to her at the Grammy (Clive) party. I wish women learn when it’s time to let go just go!
In the mean while I will say that these companies that give endorsements then take them back is a little crazy! ALLOW him to be guilty first! SHIT he’s punish before they can say guilty.
And T.I came back with a “I’m sorry I didn’t know how bad things were” WTF EVER his record label told him to say that!
And as far as her speaking out if she chose to go right ahead if it was me! I wouldn’t! People need to mind their business. As people we are always looking for a leader someone we can look up to. Well, I have news for you NO ONE is perfect ONLY GOD! We all will make mistakes. And this is between Chris, RIRI LA police and their family. Sometimes I think we need to focus on our problems. Everyone has an opinion but send the message to kids that NO ONE is perfect he made a mistake that he needs to learn from!
The Question is will he learn from it?
thanks angel for putting up the facts and not spreading rumors like some other blogs [that shall remain unnamed but i'm sure that we know a couple].
i feel really sorry for rhianna because when you look at it, she’s the one who came up bruised and chris brown had nothing on him. i tried to think that maybe it wasn’t his fault but to be honest, when a singer is being promoted, no one ever really sees the negative. its pretty much impossible to know what happened to lead up to this until one of them really speaks out but i hope the best for both of them. they really need it in these hard times.
Thank you for only stating facts. That is very noble of you. It’s refreshing.
I wish the both of them the best. I pray Chris can get through whatever issue(s) he may have.
I respect the fact that you are not posting the rumors and speculation….I’m so over all this mis-reporting. I would rather wait until the entire truth comes out before starting to bash ppl. However, the situation is a sad one in deed, and it should be a lesson to all that you have to really put thought to things you do b/c the consequences/blacklash regardless if it is warranted or not can be grave for careers and lives.
i’m confused. i thought she said her father was a wife-beater. i remember reading that both her and chris had that in common. i figured that he wasn’t in her life anymore but i guess he is.
anyway i really want to know what happened. i like that cl isn’t posting rumors though b/c i’ve heard some outlandish things. i didn’t want to pass judgment on anyone b/c we don’t know what happened and ppl are too quick to believe everything that they read. for all we know her injuries could’ve been even worse than reported or they could’ve been less. his fleeing from the scene could’ve been a mad dash that screams “i’m guilty” or it could’ve been a “i’m sick of this” walk away. ppl love scandals and throw in their comments as as if they or the reporters were there. ppl don’t even know how tmz and other sources got their info or from whom yet everyone was so ready to believe it. these statements from jay and the father definitely shed light into the situation. THIS is what ppl should’ve been listening to. it definitely means chris attacked her
fa real everyone is really starting to milk this shit
we get it he attacked her
we get it the bitch is crazy and has bruises
so can we all now move the fuck on?????????????
I dont understand why anyone would feel sorry for Chris brown even if your a stan. At the end of the day a man should NEVER lay his hands on a woman, beat her- it doesnt matter whether a woman provokes him or not a real man would walk away! Parents need to teach their sons to respect women, afterall we all came from one!
I hope Rihanna becomes a stronger and wiser woman after all of this, I hope she learns to let love go when it disintegrates
Im Over Lil IKE & Lil TINA!!!
PEOPLE FIGHT ALL DA TIME THEY ONLY HUMAN DAMN!
They Aint Da 1st Celebs 2 Do it And They Wont Be Da Last!
ITS VERY unfortunate for Chris and Rihanna. Im glad to know Rihanna is ok and far as for Chris, everybody makes mistakes I hope he learns from this. May God be with them both.
PS. CL yall rock.
Str8 forward no BS. Much respect!
BLKS truly need to learn how to stick together no matter what……
Thats right CL! all these other blogs are reporting what “sources” are saying, but they are not FACTS until rihanna or chris or a spokes person for them release a statment. It saddens me that peole are spreading false things about a situation so serious and sad.
I hope that Rihanna and Chris both get the help they need.
*****Dang I’m at work and I can’t read some ya’ll comments because of the screen or
*****something. I am glad Jay-Z said something publicly to acknowledge that ReRe
******is still a young girl. I can’t feel bad for Chris he too will learn from this situation
*******I hope Rihanna comes out a little more stronger when she heals and know that
******** it is not her fault provoke or not. Most men I know say they would have walked
****away. Chris is not a man but still a boy. I’m glad CL and NB aren’t posting speculations too. That stuff has gotten out of control.
So Jay-Z the known woman beater came out with a statement…HONESTLY HE HAS NO ROOM TO TALK!
I’m tired of hearing statements from ppl who were not in that Lambo the morning of the Grammys…Everyone is going to say things, in their parties defense…So unless Chris Brown and Rihanna come out and speak, all of their relatives and friends are going to keep saying the same BS…
Lets get down to the nitty-gritty, WHY DID THIS OCCUR(from the sources mouths)?
THERE’S ALWAYS 3 SIDES TO THE STORY…HERS, HIS, AND THE TRUTH!!
THIS IS THE PERFECT TIME FOR RIHANNA TO COME OUT WITH HER FIRST SINGLE. SOMETHING BASHING MEN AND EMPOWERING WOMAN.
i think this is the LONGESTTTTTTTTTTTTT WE ever waited for a press release!!!!!
they need to speak out already, im tired of the rumors.
as celebrified as it is, im concerned!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks Concreteloop for giving real info only and not feeding into the hype, that’s why I rock with this site.. At this point my heart goes out for Chris, he is a young boy just because he is a star doesn’t mean he isn’t perfect, he really is a sweet kid. Same goes for Ri Ri I know she is not perfect either sorry it had to go there but it happens I just hope she states her wrong doings in the situation aswell. Damn No one is “superhuman”
I hate how CL has become the standard news blog. It use to be more interesting when you guys did post rumors and speculation. i guess you have to many celebs reading and giving interviews to make this a news blog…
I believe ppl feel sorry for Chris because,
one hes young,
two hes successful and establish
and three he *probably did not mean to hurt Rihanna* but EVERYBODY knows anger can cause negative consequences(whether its hurting someone or self). The fact is nobody is perfect everybody is entitled to a mistake. Im pretty sure Rihanna had her 2cents in the situation w/Chris but, that doesnt give him the right to lay his hands on her. So basically like the cliche states 2 wrongs NEVER makes it right.
Um didnt jay-z slap some woman behind stage at a concert? Guess when he hit that woman he didnt think that that was his mother, his sister, his daughter, his wife, or his niece.
the boy is only 19, and people tend to forget that very quickly.We arent talking about a 35, 40 year old man, we are talking about a boy. Who is learning, and developing, just like the rest of teenagers, except for he is in and under the PUBLIC EYE Constantly. Go to a college campus, and look at all the the things teenage boys (and girls do). Its apart of being human we do make mistakes. And i earnestly think this was something that he didnt intend to do.
and to the comment “doesnt matter whether a woman provokes him or not a real man would walk away!”
but what if you are in the car driving and someone is repeatedly hitting you? (not saying that is what happened but just presented a theory) At what point as women, who desired, protested, and march for equality amongst men do we say there no difference between a man hitting a woman, and a woman hitting a woman? Just posing a question for thought.
And while I am not condoning what he allegedly did, because it is wrong and i have much sympathy for her, but i do feel sorry for him. I have three young male cousins ( one of them eerily resembles Chris Brown). They are 19 and 18, and whenever i see people attack him, it automatically makes me think about my younger cousins. Who are the sweetest people, yet they still make mistakes, get in altercations with their parents or their older/younger siblings. They are still trying to understand themselves and what makes them tick.
I love Jay Z and everything, but I remember the picture on the net a while ago of him smushing the hell out of some girls face, and that was someone’s sister, daughter or friend. I mean I understand that Rihanna is his artist and its a business and he has to support her, but until all of the facts come out I think we should all support Chris and Rihanna. I don’t condone a man hitting a woman EVER, but Chris has not been charged with any domestic crimes and the charges he was arrested on were suspicion of criminal threats, which means to me that the police and DA are having some issues with putting a domestic abuse or assult case against Chris Brown together. Because if the pictures and allegations were what the media protrayed them to be he would be charged by now, in my opinion.
Again, I don’t condone a man hitting a woman EVER, but both Chris and Rihanna are young, celebrities in love (or were in love) and I just think we should wait for the facts from the DA’s office to be released and also wait for the statements from both camps to be released before we make judgements.
I actually respect CL for not being the standard blog that post gossip and nonsense that doesn’t have factual evidence. Much respect Angel for the running the blog that way. As for the this Rihanna and Chris situation yes he was wrong and for hitting her, he must take responsibility for it and own up to what he did but we need not point fingers or judge because we were no there, there are three sides to every story, his side, her side and the truth
@ LisaLisa. The rumor ish gets old. Especially in situations like this. You can go to the other blogs if you want to read that garbage (which I’m sure you do anyway). That is not my style and refuse to post it on my blog. It has nothing to do with celebs checking out concrete loop, because guess what? They read the other ones too.
@ I REFUSE TO POST SPECULATIONS AND RUMORS. However, I will post statements and facts.
THANK YOU! That’s what a TRUE journalist is supposed to do! Everything else that I’ve read online concerning the ALLEGED incident has Chris Brown tried, convicted and sentenced! It’s bananas! Why can’t people STOP speculating? Has it ever occurred to anyone that NONE of us knows if anything happened?!!!
Thanks Angel for taking a stamd. I blame the media/blogs for turning this into a circus!
LMAO @21
LIL IKE & LIL TINA….DAMN THATS CLASSIC!
I feel so sorry for Chris I hope he can overcome this. Everyone makes mistakes he’s NOT the perfect I hope he would be fine after this.
All im gonna say is that i agree with Jay Z and to be honest i couldn’t care less about Chris Brown, i just hope Rih Rih is ok seeing as though shes the one who ended up in hospital.
Concreteloop.com
“…I REFUSE TO POST SPECULATIONS AND RUMORS. However, I will post statements and facts.”
um….ok, angel….if you say so
i hope chris’ career suffers for this….and, if she plays her cards right, rihanna could benefit from this situation (in the short term and in the long term)
ps: she looks really good in that pic up there…maybe she should go back to the long hair? oh well
Whats wrong with posting rumours and speculation? As there are so many rumours (some stupidly silly), It could be useful to address the rumours, but to let it be known “it’s unlikely to be true” or “this is def not true because…” (like some other sites).
So long as it’s stated that it is JUST rumours and speculation and so long as the rumour you’re addressing is not obviously false. I feel CL plays it too safe SOMETIMES. At the end of the day, you are not going to add fuel to the fire by posting certain stories because you yourself are not claiming the information to be truth…and CL is real/legit, not some random, overly tabloid type site…that’s why we come here.
That’s why I read CL. Y’all didn’t post any of that herpes/cheating/throw the car keys mess. TMZ been pulling shit out their ass from the jump. Remember when they posted a weapon was used and then said oh our bad, no there wasn’t any weapon.
Y’all could have made some real money off this and I noticed this is the first time you spoke on it since last Tuesday too. I respect that. That’s why you were mentioned in TIME MAGAZINE!
Im glad that Angel and the rest of the staff on this site aren’t running with all these rumored sources, alleged allegations and such. Much love for that fahreal. I also have respect for both parties because although Im not in support of domestic abuse, there is two sides to every story and I wish both these young people the best fahreal. I hope they manage to get through this whole ordeal.
Rihanna’s dad is Stedman Graham???? Does Oprah know about this?
I am staggered by those who seem to think the throwing of a set of car keys is justifiable provocation. I was equally dumb founded that in the twenty first century there are people out there who would prefer Rihanna took one for the team, (whatever team that is) in that in their warped logic she should live her life like some (Billie Holiday) torch song. Hell to the no with ” I rather my man done hit me, than for him to jump up and quit, t ain’t nobody’s business if I do” New century, new songs and thank god more enlighten times for our women. At least Brown’s biological father (a correctional officer) had the decency to acknowledge what has happened. However, whilst I do believe his father when he claimed his son is allegedly remorseful, I suspect Brown Junior is more remorseful over the instant bad public reaction he has received and the possible damaging affects this might have on his career. And for those of you out there who say he is only young, if he can be involved in a relationship and want to allegedly pimp slap a woman, and he is old enough to drive a Lamborghini, he is certainly old enough to face up to the consequence of his actions. Finally, if it is true, what I find unforgivable is the fact that Brown has not lived his entire live in a bubble. He should know as a man of colour that a predominately white media will only too quickly attack you, if you are fool enough to act out their self fulling stereotypical prophecies. Young man,you need a check up from the neck up-and real soon!!
i’M VERY SURE JAY Z HIT A WOMEN BEFORE HE PROBABLY HIT BEYONCE ONCE. ON THE DVD HE HAD ABOUT HIS CONCERT HE SLAP A GIRL SO, HOW THE HELL CAN HE MAKE A COMMENT ABOUT THIS WHEN HIS HANDS ISN’T CLEAN? I GUESS HE DIDN’T CARE BECAUSE THAT WASN’T HIS SISTER,MOTHER,WIFE, OR FRIEND. THAN RIHANNA FATHER BEAT RIHANNA MOTHER UP SO, I KNOW IT NOT THAT FUN SEEING YOUR OWN DAUGHTER BEAT UP BY ANOTHER MAN JUST LIKE YOU!
MY HEART GOES OUT TO CHRIS I HOPE HE BE OKAY!
Rihanna looks like a barbie, so CUTE! In the picture of her and her lil brother and father…
It is great that she is getting support at this time…she needs it. I hope she gets justice and get back soon to reign again! My prayers to Rih Rih…
@42. There is a lot wrong with posting rumors and speculations. Even if you state that it’s a rumor, some people will take that info and run with it. & you’re right, I can (and do) make posts clearing up Rumors, but I’m not spreading something that hasn’t been proven. Especially in a situation like this. I don’t care if you think CL plays it safe or not, this is my blog and I run it as I see fit. I’m sick of people assuming all blogs are the same when they aren’t. I appreciate those who appreciate my work on this blog and the work of the CL staff.
Chris’ court date is on March 5th and that’s probably the next time I will post something about this story unless someone in their circle releases another statement.
You can always tell who are the hoodrats commenting on this topic. Just look at the ones who keep defending the women beater.
As usual, I’m proud of CL for continuing to take the high road especially on this issue.
i love chris i do
but he was wrong for this…VERY WRONG n i hope rihanna will be able to get back on her feet soon
Jay Z said the right thing and I know that Ri Ri will be getting lots of luv from her the bajan people. I wish her a steady recovery and I hope that her self esteem and self confidence will improve, so that she does not ever think that there is nothing wrong with being abuse. I hope she realizes that she deserves better and so does every other woman who is verbally and physically abused on a daily basis.
ohhh i see thats y ?? concreteloop palying if safe
thats y its so slack now
This is the most reply’s I’ve seen Angel respond to. lol
I’ve seen you’ve been doing a lot of that lately!
I like it. It makes me feel you acutally do listen and respond to us.
Keep up the GOOD work Angel!!!
Also…is that Rhianna’s brother in that pic.
I was waiting for someone to say something but I guess no one knows either. lol
@42 I dont not think Rihanna will be able to benefit off this. It sad to say but there ALOT of Chris Brown fans that are still sticking with him, so when Rihanna comes back out CB fans will not be careing for her as much. This incident messing both of there careers up. POINT BLANK PERIOD.
Think about when she goes to Virginia for a concert , do you think they will be supporting her? NOPE.
Rihanna and Chris Brown will BOTH suffer from this.
I dont know why people feel sorry for Chris NO ONE told him to hit her!!!!! trust me that boys FINE he only walked away with bruised and swollen fists from punching Rihanna’s lights out.
I WILL KEEP BOTH OF THEM IN PRAYER…THEY JUST NEED TO PART WAYS…IT WOULD BE BETTER FOR BOTH PARTIES!!! IT’S SO UNFORTUNATE! I JUST FEEL LIKE THERE IS MORE TO THIS SITUATION…@ 49 ANGEL I RESPECT YOU FOR RUNNING THIS SITE..HOW U SEE FIT!!
I HOPE THEY BOTH WORK OUT THEIR PROBLEMS IF JAY Z DID SAY THAT I’M VERY DISAPPOINTED WASNT SHE YOUNG WHEN HE WAS EXPLOITING HER, IVE ASLO SEEN PICTURES OF JAYZ HITTING A WOMEN IS THIS MAYBE THE REASON RHIANNA HASNT SPOKEN OUT PUBLICLY BECAUSE JAY Z AND HER WHERE AN ITEM AND CHRIS MIGHT REVEAL THIS ,WHY DIDN’T HE ANSWER THE QUESTION IF HE HAD SEEN HER OR NOT, IS HE ANNOYED BECAUSE RHIANNA IS LOSING MONEY TO DEF JAM I DONT KNOW PURE MIX UP IL BE GLAD WHEN THIS IS ALL OVER