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Queen Pen: Rapper endured years of domestic violence

By theGrio

3:57 PM on 01/12/2012

Queen Pen recalled one harrowing moment when things got particularly horrific...
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Restraining order granted against Terrence Howard

By theGrio

11:55 PM on 12/06/2011

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Terrence Howard was ordered Tuesday to stay 100 yards (90 meters) away from his estranged wife after she claimed the Oscar-nominated actor repeatedly threatened and hit her during their marriage...
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Ex-NFL player Corwin Brown claims mental defect

By theGrio

2:07 PM on 11/30/2011

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Former Notre Dame assistant coach Corwin Brown officially notified a judge Wednesday that he plans to defend himself against charges of striking his wife and holding her hostage by claiming he has a mental defect...
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Mike Tyson a knockout in new comedy career

By Kia Miakka Natisse

8:57 AM on 10/27/2011

OPINION - Tyson has used comedy to reform his public image, flipping that movie role into various TV and Internet appearances...
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15 most telling moments in Rihanna's 'We Found Love'

By Chris Witherspoon

5:03 AM on 10/22/2011

SLIDESHOW - Rihanna's new video is generating a lot of buzz. Check out the 15 most telling moments from 'We Found Love'...
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Rihanna can learn from Tina Turner's triumphs

By Veronica Miller

8:42 AM on 10/12/2011

OPINION - The problem isn't that Rihanna can't quit Chris Brown -- it's that we won't let her...
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An 'unlikely victim' of domestic abuse speaks out

By Terrell Starr

6:07 AM on 09/17/2011

TheGRIO REPORT - You'd figure this sista is simply 'too put together' to have ever gotten caught up with a man who would raise his voice at her, let alone his fists...
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Should Chris Brown be cast in 'Think Like a Man'?

By Ronda Racha Penrice

9:45 AM on 07/20/2011

OPINION - Apparently, Steve Harvey and the other producers of 'Think Like A Man' are giving him the benefit of the doubt. Maybe his critics should too...
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Why so many fans have Chris Brown's back

By Mychal Denzel Smith

10:15 AM on 07/15/2011

OPINION - There seems to be a legion of Chris Brown defenders ready to take up arms and do battle with anyone with even the slightest criticism of the singer...
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Rihanna gets fired up about MTV Canada

By Jaquen Castellanos

3:51 PM on 06/24/2011

theGRIO REPORT - MTV Canada ran a story about a tweet Rihanna supposedly wrote concerning the night Chris Brown abused her...
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Man threatens girlfriend, son with loaded gun

By theGrio

11:03 AM on 06/06/2011

CONNECTICUT - Farmington police have charged a New Britain man who is accused of threatening to kill his girlfriend and her 24-year-old son...
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Does Rihanna's 'Man Down' send mixed messages about abuse?

By Kia Miakka Natisse

8:56 AM on 06/02/2011

OPINION - It appears Rihanna has a fixation on the confusing and disorienting intersection of violence and love...
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Rihanna shoots abusive 'Man Down' in new video

By Chris Witherspoon

12:28 PM on 06/01/2011

theGRIO REPORT - Yesterday Rihanna released her new music video 'Man Down,' which tells the story of a battered woman seeking revenge...
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Why Chris Brown and Rihanna reunited on Twitter

By Ronda Racha Penrice

9:15 AM on 05/16/2011

OPINION - Is it unhealthy for them to feel this way given their violent history? Absolutely. Will it matter in the future? Maybe not...
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NYPD commander allegedly brutally beaten by husband

By theGrio

9:20 AM on 03/25/2011

NEW YORK - Deputy Inspector Juanita Holmes, a 24-year NYPD veteran, was beaten Monday by her estranged husband, retired Hempstead, L.I., Detective William Fowlkes, officials told the News...
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Is Chris Brown losing while Charlie Sheen is 'winning'?

By Ronda Racha Penrice

8:12 AM on 03/23/2011

OPINION - Clearly Sheen has received a pass to continue to work through his many issues while the 21-year-old Chris Brown appears to be doomed forever...
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Ex-MLB player accused of slapping pregnant ex

By theGrio

3:59 PM on 03/03/2011

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Elijah Dukes began his career with the Tampa Bay Rays and was traded to the Washington Nationals in 2008...
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Judge in LA eases Chris Brown restraining order

By theGrio

8:37 AM on 02/23/2011

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Chris Brown doesn't have to stay away from Rihanna anymore after a judge on Tuesday downgraded a restraining order in the singer's felony assault case...
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Chris Brown to ask for eased restraining order

By theGrio

4:05 PM on 02/22/2011

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Brown has been required to stay at least 50 yards away from Rihanna after pleading guilty to assaulting the pop singer after a pre-Grammy Awards party in 2009...
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Judge: Mayweather must stay away from his sons

By theGrio

2:04 PM on 11/09/2010

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Mayweather faces charges of felony coercion, grand larceny and robbery, and misdemeanor domestic battery and harassment...
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