On June 5th, 2007 Rihanna admitted in a Complex magazine to having violent fights with her brother.

Here’s an excerpt of that interview. Given the recent charges against Chris Brown, it’s worth a re-read:

COMPLEX:Did you see 300?
Rihanna:: 300 is one of the best movies I have ever seen. The choreography, the fighting, the costumes, the production—phenomenal. I make everybody watch it.

COMPLEX:So you didn’t think it was too violent.
Rihanna::Oh, not at all. That was the good part. I’m the oldest child with two brothers. We talk all the time now, but we used to fight—and when I say “fight,” I don’t mean arguments, I mean physically fight.

COMPLEX: Who won?
Rihanna::I hit the older one in his face with a glass bottle.

COMPLEX: Whoa. Remind me not to piss you off.
Rihanna::Yeah, my mom was pretty upset.