Rihanna Opens Up About Betrayal by Her Father
Rihanna is doing more than just striking a pose in the new issue of
Vogue Magazine; the singer is also opening up about her relationship with her father.
RiRi, who has been estranged from her father, Ronald Fenty, for some time, revealed she felt betrayed after he gave up details about her to the media, without her consent.
"Like, what do I even mean to him?" she told the magazine, breaking into tears. "It's really strange. That's the only word I can think of to describe it, because you grow up with your father, you know him, you are a part of him, for goodness' sakes! And then he does something so bizarre that I can't begin to wrap my mind around it."
Rihanna continues, "You hear the horror stories about people going behind people's backs and doing strange things, but you always think, Not my family. My father would never do that to me."
The disloyalty began after the incident with
Chris Brown, in which the singer became a media target. Following Brown's assault she remained mum about the attack, but her father continued to do interviews as if he had spoken with his daughter, even though that wasn't the case.
"That was the first time," she revealed. "My dad went to the press and just told them a bunch of lies. Because he hadn't talked to me after ... that whole thing. ... He never called to find out how I was doing, if I was alive, nothing. He just never called. He went straight to the press and got a check. And now he does it again."
In previous interviews, the Grammy winner opened up about her strained relationship with her father, telling the U.K.'s Daily Mirror, in 2007, that he was a drug addict. These days Rihanna is done trying to repair the relationship. "Now I'm like, whatever, I tried."
While her bond with her father appears to be broken, the 23-year-old remains close with her mother and two brothers.
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I would like to see what her mother and brothers look like.
Yeah, I am surprised that her father betray her. However, I could understand what he did probably because he could not reach her. Then, he maybe said, "If she does not want anything to do with me, I feel the same way."
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It seems EVERYBODY betrays her....always the victim....Hmmmmm. Maybe we should look elsewhere for the "problem".
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why does she continue to wear these fake orange or red wigs? it's obvious that can't be her natural hair color
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Well RiRi,looks like the lemon din`t fall to far from the tree.He`s Bizarre gets a check,your Bizarre gets many checks.....
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First off @ Frank...I've seen a lot of black/African Amer. people with naturally red hair...some of them also have freckles so it is possible for black people to have red hair...and she's not the only one there are a lot of others who playfully color their hair or wear wigs of crazy colors its hollywood...they're artists...AND AS FOR RIHANNA...WHY DO PEOPLE FEEL LIKE THEY NEED TO TELL THEIR LIFE HISTORY IN DETAIL TO EVERYONE...DO LIKE THE OTHER "REE-REE"(ARETHA FRANKLIN) AND KEEP SOMETHINGS PRIVATE YOU'LL BE A BETTER PERSON FOR IT.
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You said it.
It has nothing to do with Rihanna being black. Yes, black people can have red hair but NO ONE's hair sprouts out their head that color of red. And yes, other celebrities wear "playful" wigs, and they all look as stupid as Rihanna does. Case in point: Katy Perry and her dumb blue wig.
The rest about her keeping things private, I agree with.
How slow are you?
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I'm telling ya, there is something about this woman! She is not the innocent victim in most of the so-call unfortunate events that have taken place in her life......I wish I could interview Mr. Brown, he knows....
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Does anyone else see what a "freak" Rhianna is? Between her new song and all of the see through clothes this girl wears, she obviously loves attention. But the wrong kind. She's a beautiful girl. Why does she always wear clothes that leave NOTHING to the imagination? She also obviously is either a sex addict or just a is freaky naturally. Either way, she's asking for the wrong kind of attention. She doesn't need to do all of that. She's beautiful, has an amazing voice, and seems to be a sweet girl. So why does she go to such extremes to put her whole self out there and get attention from the kind of people she's really not going to want the attention from? People that are not of sound mind will take it in totally the wrong way and think they can do things to her that she may not want done and that would be very sad for her. Leave more to the imagination and let your voice do the talking. Not your naked body!
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I'm sorry....I disgree...I don't think she is that attractive....she has a very large forehead.
In what universe does that woman have an "amazing voice"? I think you may want someone to check your hearing pronto....People with discernment know there is nothing "sweet" about Rihanna.
I agree that she is beautiful, but obviously she dresses the way she does because she simply likes it. She likes getting sexual attention from men (and women). It's not "wrong" in her eyes. And I hate to say it but she doesn't have an amazing voice. Aretha Franklin, Christina Aguilera, Beyonce, Mariah Carey, etc...they are women who have amazing voices. She's just a pretty girl who knows what kind of music is catchy and what kind of clothes will get her attention.
Well, when I heard about the Chris Brown incident (or should I say "mishap"? NO), and how she supposedly hit him too, it made me think that her father may have hit her when she was young. People that grow up with that tend to do the same thing. But then again, she probably would have said that if it was true?
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Shes gorgeous!! looks like Jessica Rabbit on that cover.
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Who?
I was thinking the same thing.
Jessica Rabbit!!
Cant stand her..yuk..
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