Rihanna defends talking to Chris Brown

Rihanna: Everyone thinks differentlyRihanna says she understands why so many of her fans may not have liked her reconnecting with ex-boyfriend Chris Brown -- who assaulted her three years ago -- but she stands by her decision. "I respect what other people have to say. The bottom line is that everyone thinks differently," Rihanna said in the May issue of Elle. "It's very hard for me to accept, but I get it," she says. "People end up wasting their time on the blogs or whatever, ranting away, and that's all right. I don't hate them for it. Because tomorrow I'm still going to be the same person. I'm still going to do what I want to do."