Chris Brown & Rihanna’s Relationship Timeline: From First Kiss To Infamous Grammys Assault To Today

• Rihanna and Chris Brown were 1 of the hottest couples successful Hollywood successful the aboriginal aughts
• They dated for astir 2 years earlier breaking up aft Chris assaulted Rihanna
• Rihanna and Chris seemingly person a civilian narration now, and Chris has supported her connected societal media respective times

Rihanna, 34, and Chris Brown, 33, were 1 of the astir talked astir couples of the precocious aughts. The brace of hitmakers, who burst onto the country successful the 2000s with chart-toppers similar “Pon de Replay” (Rihanna) and “Run It” (Chris Brown), were conscionable teenagers erstwhile they made it big. The duo had their ups and downs implicit the people of their highly publicized relationship, and unfortunately, this included the 2009 incidental during which Chris physically assaulted Rihanna. The assault, which earned Chris 5 years of probation positive assemblage service, present greatly defines however radical presumption their erstwhile seemingly cleanable narration and Chris’ career.

The carnal battle transformed the wholesome R&B prima into a popular civilization villain, and though helium has returned to making euphony — specified arsenic the 2018 deed “Freaky Friday” — his estimation has continued to beryllium blemished with ineligible woes. Despite his continued run-ins with the law, it seems arsenic though Chris has been capable to marque up with Rihanna and adjacent onslaught up a respectful relationship with her — adjacent aft they tested different spell astatine their narration successful 2013. Read connected to larn astir however Rihanna and Chris got together, wherever their narration stands today, and what they are up to successful their respective careers and lives.

When Did Chris Brown & Rihanna Meet?

Chris Brown and Rihanna met successful 2005 (Photo: Shutterstock)

Long earlier they were romantically linked, the brace met arsenic teenagers successful 2004, erstwhile Rihanna was 16 and Chris was 15. The duo was really photographed backstage astatine the Z100 Jingle Ball performance held astatine Madison Square Garden successful Dec. 2005. From there, their paths continued to cross.

Shortly aft the occurrence of Rihanna’s opus “Umbrella”, which was the pb azygous connected her medium Good Girl Gone Bad and earned her a Grammy Award, Chris collaborated with her connected a remix. He recorded a effect tune to the smash deed titled “Cinderella”, successful which helium replaced immoderate of the lyrics. One enactment had him fantasizing astir the Barbados autochthonal being his “queen” (via Genius). The opus was ne'er officially released, but the brace performed it together a fewer times, showing that the chemistry betwixt them was undeniable.

Rihanna and Chris Brown execute astatine the 2008 Z100 Jingle Ball successful New York City (Photo: Splashnews)

However, the brace vehemently denied immoderate sparks betwixt them. “We are champion friends, honestly, similar member and sister,” Rihanna told MTV News (via BET) of their narration successful 2008. She aboriginal denied their romanticist narration aft Chris reportedly admitted they were into each other. “He’s an astonishing person, but we are not dating,” she said successful 2008, according to BET. “We’re precise adjacent friends though. Very, precise close.”

Rihanna’s attempts to smother immoderate narration rumors didn’t help, particularly aft they were spotted “getting cozy” at a Grammy Awards afterparty successful 2008. Chris besides reportedly sang blessed day to the “Shut Up And Drive” vocalist astatine her 20th day celebration, according to PEOPLE. The brace yet confirmed their narration aboriginal that twelvemonth and rapidly became the powerfulness mates of Hollywood

Chris Brown Is Arrested For Physically Assaulting Rihanna

Chris Brown was arrested successful 2009 for physically assaulting Rihanna, leaving her with aggregate bruises (Photo: Shutterstock)

On the time of the 2009 Grammys, fans were heartbroken to perceive that Chris and Rihanna had abruptly canceled their highly anticipated performance. After overmuch speculation, it was confirmed that the “Iffy” vocalist brutally bushed Rihanna the nighttime before, leaving her bruised and swollen. Disturbing photos showed the songstress successful a infirmary with a bruised look and achromatic eyes.

Chris Spoke astir the nighttime helium bushed up Rihanna successful his 2017 documentary, Chris Brown: Welcome To My Life. “My spot wholly was mislaid with her,” helium recalled, per PEOPLE. “She hated maine aft that. I tried everything, she didn’t care. She conscionable didn’t spot maine aft that. From there, it conscionable went downhill due to the fact that determination were excessively galore verbal fights, carnal fights arsenic well. Mutual sides.” He aboriginal added that helium felt similar a “monster”.

Chris Brown was arrested and yet charged with felony assault. When the brace went to tribunal successful mid-2009, Chris pleaded blameworthy to the charges and was sentenced to 5 years of probation, arsenic good arsenic assemblage work and home unit counseling. Rihanna besides filed for a restraining order, and Chris was not allowed wrong 50 yards of her. In 2011, a Los Angeles justice altered the order, allowing Chris to interaction Rihanna without harassing her, per Reuters. The communicative wholly rocked the satellite of popular culture. But determination were inactive much chapters successful Chris and Rihanna’s communicative together.

Rekindling Their Romance & Their Final Breakup

Chris Brown and Rihanna rekindled their romance successful 2012 earlier yet ending their narration (Photo: MEGA)

Much to the astonishment of fans, RiRi forgave Chris respective years later. The brace rekindled their romance successful 2012, and the Fenty Beauty laminitis spoke to Oprah Winfrey successful a resurfaced 2012 interview astir the relationship. During the conversation, Rihanna confessed that Chris was her “true love” and said that she considers him the “love of [her] life.” She added, “We’ve built a spot again, and that’s it. We emotion each different and we astir apt ever will. That’s not thing that we’re going to effort to change. That’s not thing you tin unopen off if you’ve ever been successful love.”

She besides revealed that she dropped the restraining bid successful 2011, and that she had forgiven him. “It took maine a agelong time. I was aggravated for a agelong time. I was resentful, I held a grudge. I was dark. I was angry. It was coming retired successful my euphony and my apparel and my attitude. I didn’t similar that feeling. It was heavy,” she explained. During the little play they were backmost together, the brace were spotted sitting courtside astatine hoops games and getting cozy connected vacations together. However they divided for bully successful 2013, with Chris confirming the quality successful May of that year.

Where Rihanna And Chris Are Today

Rihanna and Chris Brown are seemingly connected bully terms, but they person not been seen unneurotic successful years (MEGA/BACKGRID)

Both Chris and Rihanna person moved connected with other partners. Chris went connected to begetter three children with 3 antithetic girlfriends. Chris welcomed his archetypal child, daughter Royalty, with Nia Guzman connected May 27, 2014. Chris and Ammika Harris gave birth to their lad Aeko connected Nov. 20, 2019. Chris quietly welcomed his 3rd child, Lovely, with his woman Diamond Brown successful Jan. 2022.

Despite being breached up for years, Chris continued to driblet flirty comments connected his ex’s Instagram snaps. For instance, helium didn’t clasp backmost successful 2019 erstwhile Rihanna posted a representation successful achromatic lingerie to beforehand her Savage x Fenty line. “BOUGHT TO BREAK DA INTERNET. KEEP RISING QUEEN,” helium commented, per Entertainment Tonight. He besides requested that she drops caller music.

As for Rihanna’s emotion life, the vocalist and manner mogul dated Canadian-born rapper and vocalist Drake for galore years. She began dating rapper A$AP Rocky successful the weeks starring up to the 2020 holidays, and A$AP adjacent joined Rihanna successful Barbados to celebrate. “It’s a immense motion of however blessed she is with him,” a source shared EXCLUSIVELY with HollywoodLife successful Dec. 2020. “Rihanna is each astir household truthful the information that she invited him is precise meaningful.”

The saccharine mates amazed fans erstwhile they revealed they were expecting their archetypal kid successful Jan. 2022 with a bumpin’ photoshoot. Their son was born successful May of that year. Just 9 months later, Rihanna revealed she is large again during her Super Bowl halftime show successful Feb. 2023. On apical of becoming a mother, Rihanna has stayed ace engaged gathering her manner and constitution empires with Savage x Fenty and Fenty Beauty. She besides confirmed she has continuously worked connected music, contempt not releasing an medium sine 2016’s ANTI.

Rihanna nearly confirmed that she has euphony coming successful 2023 during her screen sprout and interrogation with Vogue UK, which besides debuted her son’s look for the archetypal time publicly. “I privation [to merchandise music] this year,” she told the publication. “Like, honestly, it’d beryllium ridiculous if it’s not this year. But I conscionable privation to person fun. I conscionable privation to marque euphony and marque videos. And I request the close inheritance euphony with the visuals. I can’t conscionable spell sprout a video of maine talking.”

Are Chris Brown & Rihanna On Good Terms?

Chris is present a begetter of 3 and Rihanna is gathering her marque successful manner and quality arsenic a parent of 1 (Photo: Shutterstock)

In the resurfaced 2012 interrogation that Rihanna did with Oprah, the vocalist alluded to a imaginable relationship betwixt the pair. “We’ve been moving connected our relationship again and present we’re very, precise adjacent friends,” she explained. “I’m single,” Rihanna further clarified, shutting down immoderate speculation that the 2 could person a romanticist future. “But we person maintained a precise adjacent relationship ever since the restraining order’s been dropped. We’ve conscionable worked connected it small by little. It has not been easy.”

As for Chris, helium showed helium is ever going to beryllium cheering connected the “Work” hitmaker from the sidelines pursuing her Super Bowl Halftime Show show connected Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023 by shouting her retired connected societal media. RiRi’s Super Bowl LVII show astatine the State Farm Stadium successful Glendale, Ariz. marked her archetypal unrecorded amusement successful astir 7 years, and Chris made definite to outcry her retired with a saccharine message of support on his Instagram Story. “Go girl,” helium wrote, on with a bosom and supplication manus emojis.

Chris Brown’s Reputation

As noted above, Chris has had several ineligible issues implicit the years, and his estimation precedes him. In Feb. 2023, Chlöe Bailey announced she collaborated with the “Forever” vocalist connected her caller song, called “How Does It Feel”. Unfortunately, some Chris and Chlöe, 22, received harsh criticism for their work, including from  Cheetah Girls alum Kiely Williams. Directly responding to Chlöe’s opus announcement with a punctuation tweet, she complained, “Let him travel retired with his ain record—so genius, truthful captivating that it makes america each hide HE BEATS WOMEN. He can’t truthful helium wont.” She continued, “So what does helium do? He dilatory creeps backmost into the mainstream by getting tiny nods for features connected Black Women’s merit. Black women who are much talented, much worthy, but springiness him the okay. I americium swatting the f****** aerial rn. Garbage.”

Chris responded by making amusive of 36-year-old Kiely’s lisp and prima power. “Obviously you are astatine a constituent successful your beingness wherever either you are precise broke oregon broken. THE FACT you deliberation you person to talk negatively astir maine makes u look truthful lame… YOUR LIFE AND CAREER MUST SUCK RIGHT NOW,” helium wrote connected his Instagram Story. “minding your concern WOULDVE been best.. but I conjecture you don’t person a concern oregon a existent occupation that makes u financially stable. I consciousness much embarrassed for your existent maturity.”

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