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'Rihanna Abuse Police Pic' Leaked Online
2:22pm UK, Friday February 20, 2009 A photo that appears to be singer Rihanna with her face bruised, scratched and swollen from an alleged attack by boyfriend Chris Brown has appeared online.
The leaked image, left, and singer Chris Brown, right
The close-up image, posted on the celebrity website TMZ, shows a welt above each of her eyebrows, marks on her cheek and around her lips, and general swelling.
TMZ have not said how they obtained the image or who took it.
A press photo of Rihanna, taken earlier on the night she was attacked, shows her with a tattoo of Roman numerals on her left shoulder.
The TMZ photo shows the same numerals on the same shoulder.
Brown, 19, was arrested last week for threatening a woman who accused him of assaulting her earlier this month.
He was later released on $50,000 (£34,800) bail.
There has been no official confirmation whether the woman Brown is alleged to have attacked is long-term partner Rihanna, real name Robyn Fenty.
However, sources close to the couple have reportedly indicated Rihanna was the victim.
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The Los Angeles Police Department launched an internal investigation hours after the photo was posted.
They say the image "has the appearance" of one of the star taken by them after her assault.
Brown has released a statement in connection with the inquiry into the incident.
He said: "Words cannot begin to express how sorry and saddened I am over what transpired.
"I am seeking the counselling of my pastor, my mother and other loved ones, and I am committed, with God's help, to emerging a better person."
Following the extensive media coverage of Rihanna's injuries, a martial arts expert has challenged Brown to a 'real fight'.
2:22pm UK, Friday February 20, 2009 A photo that appears to be singer Rihanna with her face bruised, scratched and swollen from an alleged attack by boyfriend Chris Brown has appeared online.
The leaked image, left, and singer Chris Brown, rightThe close-up image, posted on the celebrity website TMZ, shows a welt above each of her eyebrows, marks on her cheek and around her lips, and general swelling.
TMZ have not said how they obtained the image or who took it.
A press photo of Rihanna, taken earlier on the night she was attacked, shows her with a tattoo of Roman numerals on her left shoulder.
The TMZ photo shows the same numerals on the same shoulder.
Brown, 19, was arrested last week for threatening a woman who accused him of assaulting her earlier this month.
He was later released on $50,000 (£34,800) bail.
There has been no official confirmation whether the woman Brown is alleged to have attacked is long-term partner Rihanna, real name Robyn Fenty.
However, sources close to the couple have reportedly indicated Rihanna was the victim.
RihannaThe Los Angeles Police Department launched an internal investigation hours after the photo was posted.
They say the image "has the appearance" of one of the star taken by them after her assault.
Brown has released a statement in connection with the inquiry into the incident.
He said: "Words cannot begin to express how sorry and saddened I am over what transpired.
"I am seeking the counselling of my pastor, my mother and other loved ones, and I am committed, with God's help, to emerging a better person."
Following the extensive media coverage of Rihanna's injuries, a martial arts expert has challenged Brown to a 'real fight'.
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