Singer Rihanna has finally spoken out about the night her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown attacked her.

"This happened to me. It can happen to anyone," contactmusic quoted Rihanna as saying.

The Umbrella singer who was left battered and bruised after Chris assaulted her in February at a pre-Grammy party admitted it was hard to come to terms with it because of the feelings she had for the rapper.

"He was definitely my first big love. So it was very difficult for me," said Rihanna.