Chris-Brown Rihanna Incident Inspires Teen PSA

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Chris-Brown Rihanna Incident Inspires Teen PSA

Fri., Mar. 20, 2009 8:08 AM PDT by Josh Grossberg

Could some good come of the Chris Brown-Rihanna ugliness?

The folks at DoSomething.org think so. The teen-empowering group (cofounded by former Melrose Place denizen Andrew Shue) has launched an online PSA that deigns to recreate the alleged attack between the R&B stars in the hopes of inspiring adolescents to confront dating abuse.

The brief video begins with a warning about graphic images and notes the following dramatization is based on "actual detective notes...but it happens every day."

The clip then shows a young man and woman in a car reenacting the Feb. 8 altercation in which Brown allegedly punched, bit, and choked Rihanna, 21, after she accused him of texting a woman with whom he had a previous relationship. Brown, 19, was charged with two felonies and is due to be arraigned Apri 6.

Over the images, a deadpan narrator reads from the actual LAPD affidavit based on Rihanna's description of the smackdown.

"Mad?...Do Something about it," the clip concludes, noting that 1 in 3 teens are abused in a relationship and urging viewers to order special bracelets—one blue, two black, to raise awareness about such abuse.