*Hat tip Carolinagirl  The full interview airs tonight on ABC’s 20/20 at 10 p.m. EST. 9 p.m. CT.

Rihanna Decribes Dangerous Relationship With Chris Brown

‘It was a bit of an obsession almost,’ singer tells Diane Sawyer.

Rihanna spoke candidly to Diane Sawyer about falling in love with Chris Brown and the fallout of the February assault in her first sit-down interview since the incident. In the portions of the interview that aired Friday (November 6) on “Good Morning America,” the singer blamed the intensity of their relationship on the fact that they were best friends first.  Read more here.

Rihanna Speaks Out On Assault, Brown Camp Fires Back

Rihanna says she decided to speak publicly about the incident as an example for others. “I knew I had to do this in order to move on for me and in order for my fans to move on with me because it would always be a question in their mind,” she said. “I don’t want that five years from now every time they see Rihanna, they think of Chris Brown beating me. That’s not who I am. It’s just one thing that happened to me.”

Following the preview of Rihanna’s interview on 20/20,  Brown’s camp took to Twitter and accused Rihanna of lying and being a different person for the cameras. “I wish dancers can speak about things that really go on! Let me just say, Chris Brown was pushed to the extreme!” tweeted one of Brown’s dancers.  “Shame on Rihanna,” tweeted a Brown confidant, while another accused Rihanna of trying to drum up publicity for her new album, posting: “Riri just needs away 2. Get her career back up.”

In related news, on the heels of first single “Russian Roulette” and a few album track leaks, Rihanna will be playing a concert sponsored by Nokia in London on Nov. 16, a week before the release of “Rated R” on Def Jam. The concert will be featured live on a free webcast at nowplaying.nokia.com.  Read more here.

Word is Rihanna is doing the interview to get publicity for her new album.  I’d like to view it as an act of deep humility, of  incredible courage, and a way for her to heal and serve other young women.

I am  interested in hearing Rihanna share her side of the abuse.  Some folks didn’t think Rihanna would ever become the face of domestic abuse, but for whatever reason, by her sharing the experience, she just might save a life.

Updated-11-7-09  You can veiw the full 20/20  interview Parts 1-5 here.