Rihanna to give interviews on assault
Los Angeles: The first interview with Rihanna (ree-AH`-nah) about Chris Brown`s assault on her is airing this week on ABC.

The network says the pop star`s one-on-one with Diane Sawyer will air Thursday and Friday on "Good Morning America" and Friday evening on the news magazine "20/20."

Brown`s attack on then-girlfriend Rihanna occurred in February. He was sentenced in August to five years` probation, six months of community labor and a year of domestic violence counseling after he pleaded guilty to felony assault.

Rihanna`s ABC interview coincides with the debut of her new single, `Russian Roulette,` from her upcoming album, "Rated R." It`s her first CD since 2007`s multiplatinum "Good Girl Gone Bad."

Bureau Report