Rihanna Has Forgiven Chris Brown & Has Closure, Says Source

HollywoodLife.com spoke to a source close to Rihanna who tells us that Rihanna feels 'free' not that she broke down during her Oprah interview -- read on for all the emotional details!

Rihanna doesn't harbor any grudges against Chris Brown. In fact, a source tells HollywoodLife.com thatshe truly loves him and feels very 'brave' for going on TV and telling the world how she feels about the 2009 assault. "She's free now," a source tells us. "She let her guard down and she's free. Rihanna spoke her mind and she forgave Chris and it gave her personal closure. She hopes that her fans and people around the world know where she's coming from." The source goes on to say that Rihanna will always love Chris and that what fans saw during the interview was real. "Rihanna is brave for putting her feelings out there," the source adds. "She was true. What you saw was really her. Fans saw her in her raw form."

Reporting by Eric Mitchell, Written by Chloe Melas

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