After a day’s worth of speculation from various media outlets as to the identity of the victim in the Chris Brown assault case, police records now confirm that the victim was 19-year-old Brown’s girlfriend, 20-year-old pop-star Rihanna.

So, in addition to making some of the worst, most computer-manipulated and boring pop music in recent memory, Chris Brown is also a violent jerk? Nice. We’ve said it all along: Chris Brown sucks.
 
Just prior to Sunday night’s 2009 Grammys ceremony, Brown was arrested on charges of making felony criminal threats related to domestic abuse. Neither he, nor his girlfriend Rihanna, attended the awards ceremony, adding to rumors that the pop starlet was the victim.

With Rihanna now officially identified as the victim in this case, Rolling Stone quotes sources that call Rihanna’s injuries, “horrific.” The pop singer known for hit songs such as “S.O.S.”, “Umbrella”, “Disturbia” and “Shut Up and Drive” has now canceled her upcoming tourdates, with plans to reschedule at a later date.

While Mr. Brown is, of course, innocent until proven guilty, let’s hope that Rihanna has the sense to move on to a safer, happier relationship before it is too late. Famous or not, nobody should ever endure verbal or physical abuse.

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