Oprah To Rihanna: “Chris Brown Will Hit You Again!” (Video)

March 8th, 2009 by Castina

Oprah Winfrey is sending pop tart Rihanna a very stern warning about her allegedly abusive boyfriend, Chris Brown: “He will hit you again!”

The family of the Barbadian-born singer has been unable to prevent her from going back to Brown following his alleged vicious attack, but maybe she’ll listen to a word of advice from the Queen of Talk.

“You need somebody to tell you the truth in this moment. And the truth is guys, both Chris Brown and Rihanna, if I were your friend, I would call you up and I would say ‘Give it some time, get yourself some counselling, take care of yourself, heal yourself first,” Lady O said during a roundtable discussion on her Emmy Award-winning chatfest Friday.

“And also, ‘Love doesn’t hurt’. I’ve been saying this to women for years – love doesn’t hurt. And if a man hits you once, he will hit you again. He will hit you again. I don’t care what his plea is, he will hit you again.’”

Chris Brown has been charged with two felony charges following his violent bust-up with the Umbrella hitmaker last month. If convicted, he faces up to four years and eight months behind bars.

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On March 10th 2009, Linda Chambre wrote:

I was brought up in an abused family and that is all I knew, so of coursed I married an abusive man. That marriage lasted 2 years and I got out. But then I found another abusive man and was with him for 10 years. I moved from Massachusetts to Arizona to get rid of him and had a normal relationship with a man, (meaning no abuse). Am now dating a man and look for signs of abusiveness and run away from controlling men when I spot it, will never let myself be abused again, I am 61 and abusive free. It is just so calming to be this way in my life and I am away from my abusive family, I am for once happy in my life.
On March 10th 2009, Donald wrote:

Oprah is right and wrong, ladies your going to hate me but this is the truth. A guy can hit you in anger but its how he hits you. If its a quick slap and only a slap and he is quick to see what he did and is sorry about it, now you can never say never but he wont hit you again. If he hits you with a closed fist in the body, its a matter of time till he hits you in the face. When a man hits a woman like he would a man he doesn’t have any respect that your a woman and he will beat on you till he cant. Jail Death or you leave will only stop that type of guy. Here is a simple test could your brother how he hit you? Me personally I have no sympathy for Rhianna after this. He beat her like she was a man and if she goes back then sorry she can cry when he does it again. Sorry if thats cold blooded and to Linda are like Rihanna and you let the guy stay after he punched you like a man so its your fault not your luck with controlling men that you should blame you and only you let them stick in your life. A man will never take for granted what he would lose.
On March 10th 2009, Andrej wrote:

I am not an aggressive guy, but my girlfriend bit the hell out off me couple of times. Still love her and she loves me.

Honestly it helped me to understand some things i would need longer to realize otherwise.

The problem is we all are too spoiled anyways, don’t even know how to appreciate things other people do for us, we take it as normal.
I think this media hunt sucks. Causing them both pain, that will last longer and cause more damage.
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On March 10th 2009, tim kronberger wrote:

she will bite you again andrej.
she will bite you again.
On March 10th 2009, Dubree wrote:

Chris brown and Rihanna has been loving each other for years and some people want them to just break up over an incident of just 30mins.am sure chris must have learnt from this and should be allowed to prove himself.people do repent so oprah doesnt KNOW IT ALL.let us all let them live their lives,am sure Oprah has her own problems too.You guys should all go solve ur own shit and let them get back to their sweet relationship.Oprah dont put assunder pls…
On March 10th 2009, Wisdom wrote:

Opera don’t know the whole situation that resulted in that unproven charged. But for that “B” to accuse a young artist that had made bad a choice in choosing a dumb and jealous Rihanna who went into a temper tantrum over some text he had received. She left his car and wanted to walk alone on the streets which is dangerous and I’m sure Chris was shocked and was trying everything possible to bring her back into the car for apparently he had feelings for her and it all backfired for she was probably jumping around like a wild horse, as a result in the same situation i might have had to slap her to calm her down. I hope Chis has learned from that mistake and leave jealous Hoooos when they show it before it’s too late. And yup dating women like that it’s better to pay for dates “1 hour at a time at bed ” .
On March 10th 2009, Shenka Vegas wrote:

Oprah says that he will hit her again, and that is probably true in 98% of the cases, but the most important thing is that she should make sure that Chris Brown has to spend as much time as allowed by law in jail as the consequences for his actions. That is the way true love works.
On March 10th 2009, GOTHAN wrote:

it is up to women to judge the worthiness of men.
It is up to men to beat up the lack of judgment of women.

Will Oprah address the beating men, or
will Oprah address the insufficient judgment of some women?

Nature keeps all in balance
On March 10th 2009, Tegan Abbey wrote:

i think operah is wrong,
rhianna deserved getting that
hit even though it was wrong.
if chris would do it again rhiaana
wouldnt be going back to him
On March 10th 2009, jennietobbie wrote:

I think Oprah is right……Once a man starts beating a girl….he is gonna do it again…and ask for forgiveness. It’s like tasting a forbidden apple and longering for its taste again…even when you dont want to do it.

For some of y’all….you are saying it is 30 mins or 20 secs…but a minute of pleasure can lead you into a lifetime of regrets. You can loose a lot in miliseconds….

Oprah is right…he is gonna hit her again….Now, ever wondered if Chris has ever hit her before….? If yes…then duh!! He gon do it again…
On March 10th 2009, jennietobbie wrote:

excuse Oprah please
On March 10th 2009, reppinV.A wrote:

shut the fuck up!people always speakin before knowing the whole story. rihanna is grown as hell,let her handle her own biz…”on her own” just becuz she and he is famous dont mean she want folk tellin her what to do. im sure she already has to deal wit her family in her ear.all im sayin is…..apart of being an adult is making ur own decisions…..LET HER MAKE HERS!!!
On March 10th 2009, Erina wrote:

I think Rihanna is a big bit#h because of that because there has tobe a reason for him to hit her

Erina
On March 10th 2009, Melissa wrote:

rihanna is a bicth
On March 10th 2009, MADMAJ wrote:

OMG I am embarrassed for some of you on here. Are you really that stupid??

It is never OK for a man to hit a woman, NEVER, OK, what is so hard to comprehend about that? A man who hits a woman is a psychologically damaged man. Get him treatment for the root of the problem – and until it is addressed and dealt with STAY AWAY FROM HIM! And if you can’t then YOU need to get treatment too!

Dupree – you are delusional – you don’t beat somone you claim to love. Talk is cheap, actions speak loud and clear.

Tegan and Wisdom (LOL) what can I say?? nothing! I just shake my head at your comments.

No one deserves violence against them no matter how stupid they are. If Rhianna was out of control he should have: a) left her there to face the consequences, or b) called someone for help.
Since when is beating someone into submission justified because it got her out of a possibly dangerous situation??
On March 11th 2009, Mr Real wrote:

As we all do in our young lives; we make mistakes. I don’t think Chris knew that incident that night would lead to him being on Larry King Live, Oprah and every magazine cover portraying him in the worse way imaginable. For the average Joe, I would say Oprah was right. But for a Chris Brown whose brand name and multimillion dollar career is in jeopardy, I have to disagree. I’m not saying he’s special or anything. All I’m saying is, his lively hood is in jeopardy now because of what he did. So, I think that he is smart enough now to know to never make that same mistake again just for the mere sake of protecting his image and career. The average Joe doesn’t have the to worry about opening the paper and seeing their name all over the tabloids and seeing Oprah and every other celebrity news program covering their story. Just saying, Chris Brown and the average Joe is totally a different view point to look at it from.
On March 11th 2009, emily wrote:

RIRI JUST STAY STRONG GIRL
WE LOVE YOU
On March 11th 2009, rachel wrote:

RE: Oprah’s statement

The statement, “If a man hits you once, he will hit you again” is no different from “All black people are lazy.” They are both stereotypes. The preceding statement, among other things, disregards the unique character traits of the individuals involved, the history of the subject relationships, and the specifics of one-off incidents, some of which may even mitigate the crime. The fact is that we are all imperfect and can make mistakes that we learn and grow from. For these reasons, I absolutely disagree with the generalization that a repeat offence is all but certain in every case.

People who lack the professional training and experience to offer constructive guidance and deep insight to couples should not play the part of clinical psychologist. It only contributes to the already high divorce rate and adversely affects children who, as a direct result, become products of a broken home.

You see, while men must control themselves, always treat us with respect, and take responsibility for their actions, we too must behave responsibility and take responsibility for our own actions, especially when children are involved. We cannot make such generalizations to eliminate any hope for reconciliation, and thereby harm innocent children who need both parents. We must be objective. There are often solutions.
On March 11th 2009, Maharishi Pain wrote:

Violence begets violence. Only the violent man will react with violence. Any woman who is on the receiving end of it should teach the lesson of intolerance of violence by leaving and separating herself from the source of the violence. You cannot reason with a fist. Remove that which the fist can strike upon. If he chats up your friends, report to them of the violence that awaits them.
On March 11th 2009, Nico (Female) wrote:

Ummm, ok I’m hearing all this about how a man should not hit a woman however, I’m not hearing that a woman shoud not hit a man. Why was it ok for her to go off and start hitting and slapping him? Shouldn’t she be seeking anger management as well? I feel they are BOTH wrong and BOTH should have kept their hands to themselves. Sure it was wrong for him to beat her like a man, but how many can say, especially at his age, that they can control their anger enough to only half azz defend themselves? You basically snap and fight. She started beating on him, he defended himself…and won. And she knows that and THAT is why she is taking him back. Either way, I love them both as artists and a couple and hope they work it out.
On March 15th 2009, Maisha wrote:

i kn00 wuh chris brown did wuz rong. but still oprah winfery didnt had to take rihannas side. cuz y wud chris brown hit rihanna for no reason!!!??? that don make no sense. so of course rihanna had to do sometin. but rihanna is also rong. if some1 hit u why the fukk wud u go out wit them. so both nobody wud take some1s sde.
On March 30th 2009, Emily wrote:

Oprah is a complete nut case.

She hasn’t heard Chris side of the story.

She doesn’t take into consideration that he has NEVER been in trouble.

She ignores that Rihanna has a violent past.

She ignores that Rihanna saw her mother severely abuse her father.

She ignores the fact that everyone has a right to defend themself.

This woman is a completely unintelligent nutcase, and I don’t know why Oprah is still on TV. Affirmative action is over. She obviously hates men and is biased towards women.
On April 6th 2009, victorea wrote:

even if Rihanna said something wrong too Cris it does not mean u have 2 hit her… u cant hit de gurl just cant no matter what she says……its just wrong…

Criss brown just put him self in a low position…
putted him self down…
On May 4th 2009, kate wrote:

Emily you seem to be hating on Oprah instead of addresiing the real issue.If it is true that rihanna’s mother used to abuse her father it could be true that she might be violent but tht does not mean that chris should have beaten her that badly.What they both need is proffessional counselling and in the meantime let them take their time to see wetha they really need each other.
On May 22nd 2009, bubba gracin wrote:

The problem is that most people do not respect the bible anymore. What is really confusing is why anyone would listen to Oprah as she is an acknowledged atheist. If this female was being obedient to her man, she would not have been beat. As the man is the head of the faith, as designated by God, he has not only the right but also the responsibility to discipline his women. If this “lady” does not like to be disciplined, maybe she should repent of her sins and take stock of her treacherous ways before she is condemned to the fiery damnation that awaits those who do not follow the words of Jesus.
On June 16th 2009, ms d wrote:

some of you people r crazy any real man wont hit a woman no matter what you feel me
On June 16th 2009, f demps wrote:

jus crazy the man up stairs will decide
On July 29th 2009, lolo wrote:

oh rihanna i love u so soso and you are the best and chris is so silly to hite you