Robyn Fenty

Robyn Fenty is R&B singer Rihanna’s real name. Fenty dated R&B star Chris Brown from the beginning of 2008 to their much publicized street fight just hours before the 2009 Grammy Awards.

Chris Brown was arrested for assaulting Rihanna, the incident and it’s follow-up providing fodder for gossip blogs all over. Various reports suggested lurid details. Some said Brown attacked her with a deadly weapon and radio DJ Tom Joyner claimed that Brown was angry at Rihanna for giving him herpes. On February 19, E! Online reported that prosecutors were looking to hit Brown with attempted murder but were hampered by a complete lack of direct witnesses to the alleged crime.

No deadly weapon may have been involved but it’s clear that Rihanna suffered visible injuries - scrapes and bruises on her face and even bite marks. On February 20, TMZ posted a leaked photograph of Rihanna’s battered face.

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The attempted murder wrap seems to stem from Rihanna’s revelation that Brown choked her until she become unconscious, all the time shouting “I’m going to kill you.” After his arrest, Brown coughed up $50,000 in bail and laid low, releasing a half-baked, ambiguous apology after week. (“Words cannot begin to express how sorry and saddened I am over what transpired.”)

Born on February 20, 1988, in Barbados, Rihanna took to music early on by forming musical three piece with classmates at school at fifteen. She was discovered by producer Evan Rogers in 2003 who met her while holidaying in Barbados. Rogers recognized her talent immediately and Rihanna eventually moved to US to start recording. Rihanna cites some big diva names as influences: Beyonce, Mariah Carey, Celine Dion and Whitney Houston among others.