Rihanna goes public about dad's beatings

Singer Rihanna has gone public about the trauma she suffered at the hands of her estranged father.



The singer said her resentment towards her father stemmed back to her childhood - and there was one beating she will never forget, reports contactmusic.com.

"He slapped me so hard. I ran home with his handprint on me. I couldn't believe it. My mother saw my face, how traumatised I was," Rihanna told Rolling Stone magazine.