Rihanna To Speak Out For First Time Since Brown Beating

For the first time since her violent fight with Chris Brown last February, Rihanna will break her silence in an interview with Diane Sawyer on Good Morning America this Thursday, with an extended version of the appearance airing on 20/20 Friday.

This marks the first time Rihanna will speak on camera since the incident. Chris Brown has voiced his feelings of regret about the beatings several times (most recently on Twitter), while Rihanna's mainly been focusing on her work.

Her new album, Rated R, comes out later this month, but her first single, Russian Roulette, is already raising questions about it's relevance to her history with Brown.

“You can see my heart beating, you can see it through my chest/I’m terrified, but I’m not leaving/Know that I must pass this test,” Rihanna sings. “So just pull the trigger.”