Who was rihanna dating before chris brown

Rihanna is firmly in control of her life and career—but not of her image, which has veered between club-hopping temptress and poster child for victims of domestic abuse.

As the 27-year-old readies her long-awaited new album, she talks candidly about the chasm between her reality and her reputation.

“I’m stuck on the fact that these things actually happened. You would not even believe it,” she says with a laugh.‘Chris feels things were passionate, but also real and unforgettable.’ The source continued: ‘They had major issues, but Chris thinks Rihanna is spiteful by ignoring their relationship or pretending it never happened.‘They were each other’s first real love, and Chris feels sad that she does not remember it the same way or refuses to acknowledge it ever happened.’ In the same interview, Rihanna, who will serve as co-chair of the annual Met Gala next week, stunned fans when she revealed that she’s currently not friends with Drake, and it’s thought the rapper was just as shocked by her remarks.I would wake up the next day feeling like shit.‘When you love somebody, that’s different,” she continues. Sometimes it’s the first time I’m meeting this person—and then all of a sudden I’m ‘with them.’ It freaks me out.“Even if you don’t love them per se, when you care enough about somebody and you know that they care about you, then you know they don’t disrespect you. This industry creates stories and environments that can make you uncomfortable even being friends with someone. I’ve had to be so conscious about people—what they say and why people want to be with me, why people want to sleep with me…. I learned the hard way.“I always see the best in people,” she says.

All those other things are just made-up stories.”When it comes to made-up stories, Rihanna knows whereof she speaks. He’s not even able to be seen with [another] girl, because I’m dragged back into headlines that say he’s cheating on me, and I don’t even [really] know this guy. “I’m serious, hand to God.” Given that she’s supposed to be so freewheeling, can’t she just have sex for fun?