Singer Rihanna – who was left battered and bruised after her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown assaulted her in February at a pre-Grammys party – knows she isn’t the only person to be the victim of domestic abuse."This happened to me. It can happen to anyone," she said.
However, the 21-year-old beauty admitted it was hard to deal with because of the feelings she had for the ‘Run It’ singer.
She says in an episode of ‘Good Morning America’ due to air on Thursday (11-05-09): "He was definitely my first big love."
Chris was recently interviewed about the assault and spoke of his regret about attacking Rihanna and told how he is trying his best to make amends.
"I'm human," he said. "If people feel a certain way, I'm not going to say they're wrong. But it's not right to judge somebody when people make mistakes all the time."
"I've learned from my mistakes and I'm learning from them. And I regret every moment, every second of it."
Chris repeatedly punched Rihanna in the face and bit her arms in his car as they left a pre-Grammy Awards party in February.
He pleaded guilty to assault and in August was sentenced to six months of community service, 12 months of domestic violence counselling and five years probation.
The judge also issued a restraining order which requires him to stay at least 100 yards from Rihanna for five years.