Rihanna: 'I Still Love' Chris Brown, 'Think He Is The Love Of My Life'
Aug. 20 2012, Published 12:00 p.m. ET
By Breaking Celebrity News Staff
Rihanna told Oprah Winfrey Sunday that despite the vicious beating she took at ex-boyfriend Chris Brown's hands, "I still love him."
The 'S&M' singer, 24, opened up in her appearance on Oprah's Next Chapter about her oft-speculated relationship with the 'Forever' singer -- she says they're currently "very close friends" -- after he famously beat her in February of 2009.
"We built a trust again and that's it," the 'Umbrella' singer, who said she's single, told Oprah. "We love each other and we probably always will."
Rihanna said they've reunited on occasion, the last being this past July in St. Tropez.
"We've been working on our friendship again and now we're very close friends and that's not anything we're going to try to change," the 'Only Girl' singer said.
She admitted the meetings with Brown -- who has a gorgeous girlfriend named Karruche Tran -- are "awkward because I still love him.
"My stomach drops and I have to maintain this poker face and not let it get to the