why now?

It may be that the issue was still very sensitive and traumatic for her.

It may be due to the court case and legal issues surrounding it that she couldnt talk about the event.

Or it could be due to the timing an release of new singles and publicity?

Its hard to say. we need to remember that these people are human beings as well, but its hard to forget the fact the have people talking in their ear, manipulating every possible situation in order to make bigger $.

That may be why they say any publicity is good publicity, and whenever people talk about it, perfect example, then those people have achieved te deired outcome.

All in all, as having been witness to abuse, i do sympathise with her, and cant imagine how much harder the situation must of been having it dragged out in the open.

Rihanna has been through a lot, and she may have thought, the decision she made at the time, were her best one, but now she look back and see, that they weren't I know Rihanna wishes that night never happen, but it did, and she is trying to get over i,t I know what it is like, to be hit by a man, my husband to choke me, but I got away from him, abused it hard on a woman, when she goes through it.