The Chicago Sun-Times is reporting that Rihanna had a really strong reaction when she first heard Chris Brown’s public apology for the violence that occurred between them; anger.  According to a longtime friend of the singer, Brown’s statement didn’t admit wrongdoing and therefore, wasn’t good enough.

”All of us, including Rihanna, don’t understand how he can say he’s sorry on the one hand, but still … does not admit any guilt,” said the source, adding, “He should have expressed more contrition.”

In Los Angeles, a close Rihanna associate — in daily contact with her — told this column Monday the entertainer is ”royally pissed off” by what Rihanna calls Brown’s ”cavalier and arrogant statement.”

Come on, Rihanna!  Make an official statement!  Let the world know that a vague “apology” from this asshat that isn’t taking accountability, is not okay!

Chris Brown is in Virginia, and apparently spent some time with his father, who then spent some time with People magazine. Here’s what he had to say:

“Just know that he’s home … He needed some time to get his thoughts together and regroup. He’s very concerned about the situation and he wants to make sure that [Rihanna is] okay. This is unfortunate—this stumble, this situation. Hopefully, he will get past it. We all have our shortcomings. We all trip … If you are on his side, you are on his side. Just because someone trips, if you are truly a fan, you are not going to demonize him instantaneously. This music industry is very unforgiving when it comes to having indiscretions. He will continue to be a good person. He loves people. And like most of us, most humans, things will occur. And hopefully a person won’t be judged simply on that alone.”

I guess if anyone on this planet is allowed to try to justify Chris’s actions, it’s his father. But, listen, I am the queen of “indiscretions.” I have made many “mistakes.” I have treated people poorly, I have betrayed the trust of people I loved, and I’ve definitely lost my cool more than once. What I have never, ever done? Beaten up on someone to the point that they have to go to the hospital. It’s never happened. I understand that Chris likely has anger management issues that need to be dealt with, but this is far more than an “indiscretion.” This is serious violence against someone who never stood a chance of winning any physical confrontation. Rihanna is tall, but she’s skinny as hell (I’ve seen her in person), and it’s not like she was in a position to physically hurt him.

So, yeah, dude, I’m gonna go ahead and judge Chris Brown by “that alone,” and I hope the music industry does as well.

If he wants to spend some serious time in anger management therapy to work through these issues, and spend the next few years taking responsibility and talking publicly about how domestic violence is NEVER CONDONABLE, we can revisit this issue again in a few years. I believe that people can change, but not overnight. For now, I hope we’re nowhere near forgiving this dude for beating up his girlfriend.

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.