The recent allegation that Grammy Award winning pop star Chris Brown severely beat his girlfriend, singing sensation Rihanna, to the extent that she could not attend the Grammys on February 8 has captured national attention on the issue of domestic violence.  Rihanna was allegedly beaten so badly that it required hospitalization.  Chris Brown claims that he is deeply sorry and saddened for what he did and that he was influenced by his father beating him as a child.  While the two singers reportedly have a volatile relationship, theirs seems to have ended in a fit of domestic violence.  Read the rest of this entry »