Rihanna: Defends Chris Brown Reconciliation

Rihanna has no apologies. When the star made her reconciliation with abuser Chris Brown public in february, she released a duet on the remix of her song "Birthday Cake"  the backlash was loud, but she wasn't listening. "I respect what other people have to say."the" We found love" singer, 24,

tells Elle in its may cover story. "The bottom line is that everyone thinks differently. It's very hard for me to accept, but I get it. People end up wasting their time on blog or whatever, ranting away, that's all right. I don't hate them for it. Because tomorrow I'm still going to be the same person. I'm still going to do what I want to do."

Rihanna, still in love with Chris Brown

Rihanna added ex-boyfriend Chris Brown to the list of people she follows on Twitter on Friday, and shortly thereafter, Brown added Rihanna to his list in return - a move that had the "S&M" singer's fans instantly concerned.

The 23-year-old Barbados-born beauty had been prohibited from having contact with her R&B star ex until recently, when a judge lifted the restraining order against Brown.


As previously reported on AccessHollywood.com, Rihanna recently revealed that she felt she didn't seek enough help from a therapist after finding herself the victim of domestic violence in 2009 at the hands of then-boyfriend Brown.  At the end she said, online hints that the estranged pair may reunite.