Isn’t that how they all start these days?

Chris has had a girl on the side for awhile now, according to the rumors that I’m hearing, and she sent him a text message on Saturday night basically asking for a booty call. Rihanna saw the text and got pissed, and that’s how the fight began.

“He got a booty call. He got a text. Rihanna saw it and she got upset. They started to argue. She got out of the car. He wanted her to get back in, so he grabbed her,” the industry source said. “She pulled away. That’s when she’s told people he hit her.”

The Barbados-born beauty had “visible injuries” when cops arrived, and she’s been cooperating with the investigation ever since, while freezing out Brown.

“Chris has been trying to contact her. So far she hasn’t taken his call,” the music business source said. “Her family is on their way to be with her. She has some close girlfriend looking after her.”

According to insiders, this isn’t the first time Chris has gotten physical with her.

A Rihanna confidant adds that bruises were clearly visible on the singer’s neck in early December.

Alarmed, “I asked is everything was OK with her and Chris,” says the pal. “She told me, ‘We broke up again.’ I didn’t pursue the issue further.”

UGH!

So awful!

Feel better, Rihanna!

From rapper Xzibit’s Twitter.

LET ME KNOW!

Because LORD KNOWS I HAVE JOKES!

“Chris is a great guy. He’ll be all right. And Rihanna knows he loves her.”

Terrence Howard’s commentary to Hollywood TV regarding (alleged!) abuser Chris Brown.  You know what?  I can pretty much confidently state that a guy who chokes you into unconsciousness while vowing to kill you, does not love you.  His statement just reinforces the sick, “He only does it because he loves me so much,” mindset of an abused woman.

To give you some insight into this man’s mental health, other Terrence Howard gems of the past:

“I like women who look like me. Generally, you’re attracted to women who look like you, because the most beautiful thing in nature is your own reflection.”

Regarding his relationship deal-breaker:

“Toilet paper – and no baby wipes – in the bathroom. If they’re using dry paper, they aren’t washing all of themselves. It’s just unclean. So if I go in a woman’s house and see the toilet paper there, I’ll explain this. And if she doesn’t make the adjustment to baby wipes, I’ll know she’s not completely clean.”

This just gets worse and worse. Rihanna — who is fully cooperating with authorities — said Chris choked her until she lost consciouness, while threatening to kill her.

They began squabbling after leaving Clive Davis’ pre-Grammy party late Saturday. Shortly after midnight, things blew up. Brown pulled his silver Lamborghini to the side of a street in L.A.’s Hancock Park neighborhood. That’s when, per the source, Rihanna grabbed the car keys and tossed them out the window, sending Brown into a rage.

He tried in vain to find the keys, then came back to the car, put his hands around her neck and, according to the insider, said, “I’m going to kill you!”

According to the source, the 20-year-old “Disturbia” singer told police that she lost consciousness, and when she awoke, Brown had fled.

According to the source, her right eye was blackened and badly swollen and she had hand prints on her arms. The responding officers were so concerned about her, they drove Rihanna to the hospital in their squad car instead of waiting for an ambulance.

Officers took two sets of photographs of the banged-up singer, one at the scene and the second after she was admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for treatment. Those photos were presumably among the evidence presented to the district attorney.

After being treated for her injuries, police escorted her down a rear elevator and into a waiting Mercedes, the source says.

I’m hearing from sources that the fight after Clive Davis’s party had to do with one of them flirting and dancing with other people — but the sources disagree about whether that person was Chris or Rihanna. I have one source that says that a girl Chris had been seeing on the side was at the party, and that got Rihanna upset, and I have another that says that Rihanna was dancing with other guys at the party, and that got Chris upset. Perhaps it was both.

Either way, choking a person until they pass out is never an appropriate resolution.

Despite earlier reports that Rihanna was not cooperating with authorities, it looks like she is cooperating fully. So, ya know, good for her.

Meanwhile, T.I. went on Carson Daly’s show last night and was asked about the incident. “I spoke to him today,” T.I. said. “He’s cool, you know. He’s a little concerned about the situation, but he’s still the same Chris. I told him, ‘This too shall pass.’”

Ummmm … what the fuck, T.I.?

I don’t care what actually happened, someone should have told you that you do NOT GO on national television acting like domestic violence allegations are the kind of thing you can be “a little concerned” or “cool” about. You, my friend, are headed to jail in March — isn’t that right? So maybe you don’t have this whole life thing figured out just yet, and maybe you should shut the fuck up.

I’m just so annoyed with all this.

I seriously feel a little sick reading this.  Like Paris Hilton fragrance sets, it seems like there is a new version of the Chris Brown/Rihanna story being released every ten minutes.  This most recent edition is one of the more disturbing:

Now MediaTakeOut.com can EXCLUSIVELY report that Rihanna does NOT want Chris Brown to be criminally punished for the alleged assault. According to an EXTREMELY reliable insider, Rihanna is NO LONGER assisting investigators in their criminal case against Chris Brown.

Unfortunately for Chris, that’s probably not going to make the charges go away. Police claim that, on the scene of the incident, Rihanna identified Chris Brown as the man who assaulted her. Additionally, police have physical evidence. MediaTakeOut.com can OFFICIALLY CONFIRM that Rihanna’s face and arm were severely bruised in the incident and Chris suffered from minor bruising as well.

In fairness, the New York Daily News is reporting it completely different:

Rihanna is providing “ongoing” cooperation with detectives, who are building a domestic violence case against Brown, a police source told the Los Angeles Times.

Yes, the case would move forward without Rihanna’s participation.  However, getting a conviction will be much more difficult without her testimony.  Rihanna, you have to do it, not only for restoration of your own self-esteem, but for all the young girls that look up to you.  And to make sure that (alleged!) bastard serves time.

Oh my gosh, you guys!

This is JUST AWFUL!!

From TMZ:

Law enforcement sources have now gotten specific with us… police took pictures of Rihanna’s injuries and they are “horrific.”

As we reported, the photos show major contusions on both sides of the singer’s face — there is serious swelling and bruising. Her lip is split and her nose bloody. We have now confirmed there are bite marks on one of her arms and on several fingers.

And we now know this… Rihanna claims Brown struck her with his fists and that’s what did the damage. There was no object used in the alleged attack.

Rihanna refused treatment at the scene, but before she left cops took photos. We’re told the photos alone are “devastating proof of abuse.”

And we’ve learned it was not Rihanna who called 911. Someone in the area heard her screams and called.

HOLY SHIT.

I don’t even know what to say about this. I’m speechless, and I’m so upset. I’ve always been a big supporter of Chris Brown, and I just feel betrayed by this vile and despicable behavior.

And I have to say I am totally grossed out by those of you who have been commenting that Rihanna may have been “asking for it.” How could anyone be asking for this? Are you people fucking crazy? You can talk all the shit you want about Rihanna, but to suggest that a woman could be “asking” to be physically abused is to perpetuate the idea that this behavior is in any way acceptable. It is not. Physical abuse is not acceptable in any relationship, by any party, ever. It is never warranted. I have dated a lot of men in my life, and I have been a raging bitch to some of them — and I take responsibility for that — but not a single one of them has ever laid a hand on me, or even come close. Because it is never acceptable, and many men understand that. There is NO SENSE in dating any one of the filthy, disgusting creatures who doesn’t. Got it, ladies?