Defending Rihanna's "Man Down" Video - The rapist murder controversy
Fans of Rihanna will remember in her early hit Unfaithful she sings a line "I don't want to be a murderer." In a deliciously ironic twist, Rihanna finds herself portraying a murderer in a very dark and serious new video which has the stuffy idiots at the Parents' Television Council up in arms yet again.
What's the fuss about?
The video for Man Down starts by showing Rihanna gunning a man down in a busy railway station. The scene backtra...
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BET is sticking to their guns after airing Rihanna's new "Man Down" music video -- which contains a brutal murder ... more info
Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - R&B singer Rihanna has defended a controversial music video that shows her gunning down a man, saying it is a message of empowerment for girls.
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CNN Showbiz — Like most people reacting to the controversy involving 23-year-old Grammy-winning superstar Rihanna and her new music video, "Man Down," I'm shocked.
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Perez Hilton — Wow! So articulate! And so right!
Rihanna is once again speaking out about the controversy surrounding her latest music video for Man Down, and called in to 106 & Park ... more info
MTV.co.uk News — Rihanna has defended the new video for track, Man Down, after she was criticised for "accepting murder."The S&M hitmaker, who premiered the dark promo for the song earlie... more info
L.A. Times - Entertainment — The video, which premiered on Tuesday on BET's "106 & Park," depicts the pop star shooting her lover at a train station after he sexually assaults her.
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The Parents Television Council is blasting Rihanna for hawking a "cold, calculated execution of murder" in her bra... more info
Perez Hilton — As we reported, Rihanna is getting some backlash yet again for one of her videos. This time it's for Man Down, which we've posted above. The problem the PTC and another w... more info
E! Online — She's being criticized over the violence in her new video for "Man Down," but Rihanna certainly isn't taking any of it lying down.
Just one day after such outspoken...
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ContactMusic — Rihanna, the award-winning R&B star, has angered the Parents Television Council with her new video for 'Man Down'. Rihanna premiered her new video on Bet's '106 & Park' o... more info
ContactMusic — Rihanna has hit back at those who blasted her new video for being too violent. The popstar's latest single 'Man Down' is accompanied by a video which shows her shooting a... more info
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Rihanna is lashing back at the people criticizing her violent new music video for "Man Down" -- scoffing at the notion she... more info
ContactMusic — Rihanna's hard-hitting new promo for Man Down has come under attack from activists at a TV parents group for graphically depicting the murder of a rapist. The Umbrella hi... more info
Perez Hilton — Rihanna's new video Man Down (above) is causing a lot of trouble in just one day. The Parents Television Council has come forward to put RiRi on blast for having a "cold... more info