Rihanna Covers 'Vibe'

Joining the ranks of Us Weekly and Star, Vibe magazine has made Rihanna their May 2009 cover girl, in an effort to capitalize off of her misfortune. The issue also features an unpublished interview from Chris Brown that was conducted in 2007, which you can peep a snippet of below:

When speaking about how domestic violence in his home affected him, Chris says, “I promised myself, I’m not gonna be that dude. I’m never gonna be that person that takes the argument that far.” He also adds, “being young, you always have to have a wholesome image. But I’m not perfect…”

In the same article, Chris’ manager, Tina Davis, talks about opening up her 4,000-square-foot apartment in New Jersey to Brown before he was signed to a record deal. “All I did was have parties with his friends. They’d come over and ride the elevator back and forth to different floors,” she recalls. “He was having a ball.”

Former bodyguard to both Chris and Rihanna, Chris Bush, tells Checkoway, “He’s under too many restraints. It’s like caging a pit–eventually he’s gonna lash out…” Bush also alleges, “there’s so many f*cking leeches around both of them” and believes the disturbing photo, released by TMZ, was leaked by someone in Chris’ or Rihanna’s camp, not the LAPD.

Another close source, who asked to remain anonymous, reveals never-before-told details about an altercation that took place between the couple, on the eve of their fateful night, at producer Timbaland’s Grammy party on February 6 at Boulevard3. The source paints a picture of an overly possessive Rihanna saying, “…she’s craaazy…she’s insane, you have no idea. She gets super-jealous and flips out on him.”