THE FACTS
Terrence Howard touched on his new role in The Princess and the Frog with Redbook.

THE SPIN
Given earlier in the year Terrence Howard seemed to sympathize with Chris Brown following his reported beating of Rihanna, many women and men with a clue gave Terrence quite the side-eye. It didn’t help once it became known that he himself has been accused of domestic battery of his now ex-wife.

Though he’s since apologized for those Brown comments, he’s obviously a bit more PC when it comes to his interviews now.

With a new role in Disney’s upcoming movie, The Princess and the Frog, Terrence spoke to Redbook about treating his own daughters like princesses, and regrets on how he’s treated women in the past.

Excerpts below:

RedBook: You have three children, is that right?

Terrence: It is, but I can’t call them children anymore — they’re 12, 14, and 16 years old. I’ve got three associates who live in my house, that’s what I have!RedBook: Did your two daughters influence your decision to do this movie?

Terrence: Yes, because they are my little princesses. When I was speaking as my character (James, Princess Tiana’s father), I was speaking to my little girls.RedBook: Have they changed the way you view women?

Terrence: Young men tend to come into relationships feeling very strong and powerful, and they make a lot of mistakes. But they soften when they have daughters. You see women through a whole different light because now you know that they were once someone’s little girl. I wish I’d had this knowledge when I was 20 — I wish I could call all the women I’ve ever dated and apologize. I didn’t know how precious they were. I know better now.RedBook: If a fairy godmother could grant you one insight into women, what would it be?

Terrence: How to better communicate. A man will say something that in his mind is completely appropriate, even poignant, but the woman will hear it very differently. There’s such frustration in that.

RedBook: Do you believe there’s a Prince (or Princess) Charming for everyone?

Terrence: Yes, you have to believe that or the world stops spinning. The first Prince Charming in our lives is our father, and the first Princess Charming is our mother. I think parents should show their children how to love, how they should be loved.

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THE FACTS
Both Rihanna and Chris Brown gave new interviews centered on Brown’s beating of Rihanna earlier this year on Friday, respectively.

THE SPIN
For nine months people have been waiting for Rihanna to speak on Fist Brown’s actions this past February and finally she did. Dressed like Sharon Stone’s adopted black daughter, Rih-Rih chatted with Diane Sawyer and spoke of the humiliation and embarrassment stemming from her beating.

Chris Brown – who I could’ve sworn told Angie Martinez that he wasn’t going to talk about the incident anymore – gave yet another interview to MTV’s Sway.

If there were anyone’s PR team I would want to be on, it would be Rihanna’s. If I wanted to get a drink with one team, it would definitely be Chris’ as it seems his camp is constantly discussing strategy four drinks into Happy Hour.

Take this statement Brown gave to MTV:

“I maintain my position that all of the details should remain a private matter between us.”

Negro, if you want privacy don’t beat people on a public street.

As one can expect, Chris Brown stans took to his defense – including some of his obsessive employees.

A few dancers tweeted:

“I wish dancers can speak about things that really go on! Let me just say, Chris Brown was pushed to the extreme!”

“Shame on Rihanna. Riri just needs away 2. Get her career back up.”

Last time I checked, Rihanna’s career was always ahead of Chris’. As for her “pushing him to the extreme,” I only wish genital itch to people who defend domestic violence.

I’d love to hear from you all. See below for both the Chris Brown and Rihanna interviews:

Chris Brown:

Rihanna:

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THE FACTS
In a new interview with Glamour, Rihanna discusses the outpouring of media scrutiny she endured following her beating from Chris Brown.

THE SPIN
One of the things I always took issue with about Rihanna was that she didn’t really seem to say much about anything. But sometimes I have to remember that she just earned the right to drink legally like 36 hours ago. Named “Woman of the Year” by Glamour magazine, Rihanna showed a lot more depth to her as she discussed “the incident” and how she’s now using her voice to help others.

On coping with the intense media coverage:

Glamour: Do you feel that this experience has laid the groundwork for coping with anything so public again?

Rihanna: It has taught me so much. I felt like I went to sleep as Rihanna and woke up as Britney Spears. That was the level of media chaos that happened the next day. It was like, What, there are helicopters circling my house? There are 100 people in my cul-de-sac? What do you mean, I can’t go back home?

Glamour: If you could offer a message to the millions of young women who look up to you, what would you tell someone who found herself in a similar situation?

Rihanna: Domestic violence is a big secret. No kid goes around and lets people know their parents fight. Teenage girls can’t tell their parents that their boyfriend beat them up. You don’t dare let your neighbor know that you fight. It’s one of the things we [women] will hide, because it’s embarrassing. My story was broadcast all over the world for people to see, and they have followed every step of my recovery. The positive thing that has come out of my situation is that people can learn from that. I want to give as much insight as I can to young women, because I feel like I represent a voice that really isn’t heard. Now I can help speak for those women.

And oh yeah, she still sings:

Glamour: I think that’s a great message. What about your new album? What’s it like?

Rihanna: I was involved in a lot of the writing. I put everything I’ve wanted to say for the past eight months into my music. The songs are really personal. It’s rock ‘n’ roll, but it’s really hip-hop: If Lil’ Wayne and Kings of Leon like my album, then I’ll feel good. I would not change anything about it. Even if people don’t love it, I made exactly the piece of art that I wanted to make. It’s super fearless—which is exactly how I feel right now. I am in a really good place.

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