Rihanna did not quite learn from her childhood experience of watching her mother and father in an abusive relationship. Or, did she?

“I always anticipated it happening. At night I wouldn’t want to sleep, because I was too afraid it would happen,” the singer said in the portion of her ABC News interview that aired on 20/20 tonight, referring to her father hitting her mother when she was a child growing up in Barbados.
“She never went to the hospital, but he broke her nose.,” Rihanna continued. “She would never go to the hospital…Domestic violence is not somebody that people want anbody to know, so she would just hide it in the house. I always said to myself, ‘I’m never going to date somebody like my dad, never.’
“I always said that.”

And yet she not only dated someone who hit her, she went back to him after the fact.
“Lying to yourself again, [I thought], What is he going through? I had to protect him,” she explained. “The whole world hates him now. His fans, his career, he lost me—I just need to let him know don’t do anything stupid.”

But Rihanna ended things shortly after she and Brown rendezvoused in Miami.

Mariah Carey claimed on Wednesday night’s “Larry King Live” that in the past, she’d endured certain kinds of abuse. Plus, she also spoke out about Rihanna, who was involved in a domestic dispute with Chris Brown.

“Abuse has several categories,” Carey told King, who went on to ask her if she’d ever been emotionally abused. “Emotionally, mentally… it’s scary,” she said.

“I think you just get into a situation and you feel locked in,” she continued. “For me, to really get out, it was difficult because there was a connection that was not only a marriage, but a business thing, where the person was in control of my life.”

When asked about Rihanna, Carey said, “I can’t imagine what she went through.”

The singer also discussed the possibility of having a baby with hubby Nick Cannon: “It would be the happiest thing in my life, but what I’m saying is right now with this movie ['Precious'] coming out, with the next few singles from the album and those things that I’m doing, I need to focus on that, because I cannot do the having-a-child thing halfway.”

Jon Gosselin’s first reaction to his girlfriend Hailey Glassman’s tearful declaration that life after dating him has been difficult and painful…..

“My girlfriend, Hailey Glassman, has paid a significant price to live under such a media microscope. I am grateful for her emotional support and I regret any pain that my actions have caused her as she has selflessly born the pressures I have endured under the media glare. I am committed to making things right with Hailey as well as Kate and especially my children. I ask you to please give me the opportunity to prove myself.”

Jon’s comment comes after an emotional Hailey told “The Insider” about her headline-grabbing relationship with the dad of eight — including her struggles in the spotlight, being called a “homewrecker” for dating Jon after his split with his estranged wife Kate.

Rihanna has probably been getting some bad advice — singleton Jennifer Aniston has reportedly been giving her tips on men!

The Umbrella singer has apparently grown close to Brad Pitt’s ex-wife following Rihanna’s assault by ex-boyfriend Chris Brown, who was given five years probation for the attack.

“Jen has her fair share of imperfect relationships but not one of those men was ever disrespectful to her physically,” said Aniston’s movie producer pal Ray Manzella.

“No one would dare lay a hand on her because they know they just couldn’t get away with it.

“Hopefully that will rub off on Rihanna. She needs someone who can set the example that no woman should be treated with anything less than respect. I think Jen’s the one to do that.”

Aniston, 40, recently revealed that she’s the “go-to girl” when her pals are in need.

“My friends come to me in tough times for advice,” she said. “I am the go-to girl a lot but I love that. I love helping friends.

“I’ve been the recipient of great information and advice and a giver of it but when you are in need I think you have got to show up — whether it’s to celebrate or to console or whatever. I think it’s about consistency, loyalty and honesty.”

Brad supposedly met Aniston in a hotel for a secret rendezvous in New York. He talked to her for nearly an hour, whining about Jolie.

According to the Hollywood Dame:
“She arrived at his hotel (Essex House) a matter of hours after they had spoken. Brad was unloading his emotional baggage on Jen, which isn’t exactly fair considering their history. But, the source added: “She was quick to tell him she wanted no part in his break-up with Angelina.”

“At first she was reported to be reluctant to meet with her former husband. But the magazine alleges Brad got his mother Jane – who is famously still close to Jen – to persuade her to meet with him and give some advice. She was brutally honest with Brad, telling him he was being selfish and had to figure things out on his own. He mentioned that Angelina is keen to work out their problems, but as far as Brad’s concerned it’s all but over.”