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When Forgiveness Becomes Another Form of Harm
In 2009, Chris Brown pleaded guilty to felony assault after beating Rihanna on the eve of the Grammy Awards. She filed a restraining order. Three years later, she took him back. By 2013, they split for the final time. Forgiveness did not save her from the cycle. It extended it. The behavior did not stop with Rihanna. In 2017, his then ex-girlfriend, actress Karrueche Tran, obtained a five-year restraining order against him after alleging he had threatened her with violence. A

Maria Salinas
Jun 244 min read
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