Rihanna on Good Morning America

Rihanna talked to Diane Sawyer about love and Chris Brown. (YouTube Video)

Rihanna has emerged for her first interview since the very public beat down she suffered at the hands of her boyfriend at the time, Chris Brown.   Talking to Good Morning America's Diane Sawyer, Rihanna told Sawyer that she got back together with Brown because she loved him, then realized that she was setting an example for millions of young, female fans and so she broke it off with him.

"When I realized that my selfish decision for love could result into some young girl getting killed, I could not be easy with that part," she said. "Even if Chris never hit me again, who's to say that their boyfriend won't? Who's to say that they won't kill these girls? These are young girls. I just didn't realize how much of an impact I had on these girls' lives until that happened."

"It was a wakeup call for me big time," she added. "I'll say that to any young girl who's going through domestic violence. Don't react off of love. Eff love. Come out of the situation and look at it third person and for what it really is and then make your decision. Because love is so blind."

Rihanna also told Sawyer that she was "embarrassed" that she fell in love with someone like that, saying that although she believed she is strong, she is ashamed that her abusive relationship played out in front of the world.

The full interview will air on 20/20 on Friday evening. Tomorrow on Good Morning America, a second portion of the interview will air, where Rihanna will discuss what really happened on the night of the incident.

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