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Rihanna and Chris Brown

Relationship facts

Rihanna and Brown dated between October 2007, and February 8, 2009. They were together for 1 year and 3 months in total.

Rihanna and Chris Brown
Note: This profile refers to their first relationship. Although they started dating again in 2013, it was only for a few months.

When did Rihanna and Chris Brown start dating?

They started dating in October 2007. That was 16 years ago.

Details

The pair grew close in 2007. In May of that year, Rihanna attended his 18th birthday party in New York. They were pictured together backstage at MTV's "Total Request Live" show in August 2007. Then, in May 2008, they were photographed kissing each other at a KFC restaurant in Miami, Florida. In 2017, Brown said that they kept their relationship a secret for eight months before they finally made it public. That means that they started dating in October 2007.

Public knowledge

Their relationship became public knowledge on May 28, 2008.

How old were they when they got together?

Rihanna was 19 years old and Brown was 18.

When did Rihanna and Brown break up?

They broke up on February 8, 2009, which was 15 years ago.

Why did they break up?

Their relationship issues began after Rihanna began to suspect that Brown had previously slept with one of his female employees. Brown denied it at first. However, she later found out that the pair did in fact have "an encounter." After realizing that he had lied, she lost all trust in him, and they started to argue a lot.

On February 8th, 2009, Rihanna became suspicious after Brown received text messages from another woman. This led to an argument, which eventually turned violent.

During the fight, Brown violently attacked Rihanna and left her with a number of serious facial injuries.

Ages during break up

When they broke up, she was 20 years old and he was 19.

Age gap

Rihanna is 1 year older than Chris Brown.

Height difference

Brown is roughly 5 inches taller than Rihanna. He is 6 feet 1 inches (1.85m) tall, whereas she is 5 feet 8 inches (1.73m).

Note that your perception of someone's height can be skewed by their hairstyle, footwear (heels), clothing, body fat, posture, etc.

How long were they together?

Their relationship lasted 1 year and 3 months in total.

Star signs

Rihanna is a Pisces and Brown is a Taurus.

Were they married?

No. Rihanna and Brown were never married. They were also never engaged.

Profiles

Check out their individual profiles for more facts:

Rihanna

Rihanna

Singer
Born on February 20, 1988

She is now 36.

Chris Brown

Chris Brown

Singer
Born on May 5, 1989

He is now 34.