The world listens as pop star Rihanna breaks her silence about what happened on that one violent night with then boyfriend Chris Brown. After months of keeping things under wraps, Rihanna steps out and talks to 20/20.

“When is it going to stop? When is it going to stop? He had no soul in his eyes. Just blank. He was clearly blacked-out. There was no person when I looked at him.” This was Rihanna’s statement referring to Brown’s behavior on that fateful night.

According to Rihanna, the fight started when Brown received a text message from another woman while they were driving away from the Grammy Awards party.

In a talk with Diane Sawyer, Rihanna shared, “I caught him in a lie, and he wouldn’t tell the truth. And I wouldn’t drop it.”

The fight ended with Rihanna black and blue all over.

Looking back, Rihanna says she still cares for Brown. She also added that what happened between them was something she feels they had to go through to “grow up and learn.”

(via People)