Rihanna Warned Chris Brown That She Talked About Him In Oprah Interview

Chris was hoping that Rihanna wouldn’t bring up their past during her interview with Oprah, but at least he wasn’t blindsided by the footage! A friend tells  EXCLUSIVELY that Rihanna gave him a head’s up that it happened. In her upcoming interview with Oprah Winfrey, Rihanna opened up about Chris Brown and the brutal assault she’d experienced at his hand — something that Chris was hoping to avoid. While the topic wasn’t avoided, we’ve learned that Rihanna warned of it ahead of time. A friend of Chris’ tells HollywoodLife.com exclusively, “He saw a few clip…of that Oprah interview, but [Rihanna] already told him ahead of time that they were going to bring up that old s***.” Chris’ friend also told us that they believe it was all brought up as a way for Oprah to gain ratings for her fledgling network. “I think Chris was hoping…that Oprah wouldn’t bring up that old s***. But I guess her network is dying so she had to bring up some old a**, boring…three-years-ago drama to get some ratings,” the friend says.