Oprah Warns Rihanna: Chris Brown “Will Hit You Again”
On Friday’s The Oprah Winfrey Show, the talk show host gave a stern warning to Rihanna, who has taken back Chris Brown (who has been charged with two felonies for assaulting her last month).
“Both Chris Brown and Rihanna, if I were your friend, I’d call you up and say, ‘Give it some time. Get yourself some counseling. Take care of yourself. Heal yourself first,’” said Winfrey, who will dedicate a program this week to discussing domestic violence for “all the Rihannas of the world.”
Looking directly into the camera, Winfrey added, “If a man hits you once, he will hit you again. He will hit you again.”
Echoed Gayle King, “If you guys want to get back together, I’m OK with that. But at least take some time. I am so worried she is sending the wrong message to the young fans. And him, too!”
On Friday, Usmagazine.com reported that Rihanna will testify in the Brown case, if required.
“She is planning to do everything that the law requires her to do,” her lawyer Donald Etra told Us. “If she is required to testify, she will do so.”
He added that she is “doing fine. She really appreciates the love and support of her fans.”
Brown, who remains free on $50,000 bail, is to be arraigned April 6.
If convicted, he faces anywhere from probation to four years and eight months in state prison.
