Post date: Aug 16, 2012 11:40:18 PM
(OWN/HARPO STUDIOS) - Oprah Winfrey sat down with Rihanna to talk career, family and Chris Brown.
In the first clip released, Rihanna reveals the confusion she felt after Brown was arrested for domestic assault in February of 2009. Brown hit Rihanna during an argument in a car in Los Angeles, California.
"I lost my best friend - like everything I knew switched in a night, and I couldn't control that. So, I had to deal with that and that's not easy for me to understand, interpret and it's not easy to interpret on camera, not with the world watching," explained Rihanna.
Rihanna is overcome with tears as she talks about her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown with Oprah Winfrey.
"So it was hard for me to even pay attention to my mind and figuring things out because now it became a circus and I felt protective - like I felt like the only person they hate right now is him. It was a weird confusing space to be in because as angry as I was, as angry and hurt and betrayed, I just felt like he made that mistake because he needed help and like who's going to help him. Nobody's going to say he needs help, everybody's going to say he's a monster without looking at the source. And I was more concerned about him," she added.
Filmed on the 24-year-old's home island of Barbados, the interview will also feature her mother and a tour of Rihanna's childhood neighborhood.
The entire interview will air on "Oprah's Next Chapter" on the OWN Network on Sunday, August 19th at 9pm EDT (0100 GMT Monday).