Chris Brown Responsible for Britney Spears Effect on Rihanna

"I went to sleep as Rihanna and woke up as Britney Spears," the Barbadian pop princess tells Glamour in an exclusive interview. It's well-timed for her comeback. This isn't to say that when Rihanna awoke, she shaved her head and tattooed a heart to the back of her neck, all before chasing down a car with an umbrella. It means that the media hoopla around her personal hell became a frenzy overnight. And rather unexpectedly, too. "That was the level of media chaos that happened the next day."

In the interview, she takes to task publications that published a face of her battered face all over the internet, adding, “That is not a photo you would show to anybody. I felt completely taken advantage of ... like people were making it into a fun topic ... and it’s my life.” Well done, TMZ. Ugh.

However, Rihanna’s also embracing the up-side to her very public fall-out with Chris Brown. “The positive thing that has come out of my situation,” she says, “is that people can learn from that. I want to give as much insight as I can to young women, because I feel like I represent a voice that really isn’t heard.” And it’s encouraging to hear her step up and speak out. “Domestic violence is a big secret,” she says. “I want to give as much insight as I can to young women … to help speak for them.” The Rihanna Recovery Press Tour continues later this week, with an appearance on Good Morning America on Thursday and another on 20/20 on Friday.