Bow Wow 'Shocked' By Rihanna Picture
 Rapper, who calls Chris Brown a 'good friend,' says the photo 'speaks for itself.'
Bow Wow knows what it's like to be in the spotlight as a young artist in a high-profile relationship with another singer (in his case, Ciara), and he knows how intense the media glare can be.
But he also reportedly told OK! magazine that while he hasn't spoken to former tour mate Chris Brown or Rihanna
since their alleged altercation on the eve of the Grammys, which
resulted in Brown's arrest on suspicion of making criminal threats, he
was shocked by the picture that leaked last week showing Rihanna
bruised and battered following the alleged incident.
"Just shocking,"
Bow Wow reportedly told the magazine. "I mean, we heard what happened
but we really didn't get a visual for it. But I mean, hey, man. The
picture speaks for itself."
The rapper, promoting his latest album, New Jack City II,
said that when he first heard about the alleged incident, he was
skeptical. "I mean, being in the business, the first thing is, 'Ah,
it's false, another rumor, bloggers just wanting to have traffic to
their site,' " he said. "But when the story was unfolding, it was kind
of shocking to all. Chris is a good friend of mine. We've had the
opportunity to tour together. And then Rihanna, she's just a beautiful
person. Period. Never done no wrong to nobody."
But Bow Wow, who was the target of much speculation during his
teenage romance with Ciara, pleaded for the singers' privacy until the
facts of the case are more well known.
"I've been in a high profile relationship before and I know how
it feels when everybody's in your business," he said. "It just puts
more pressure. And the only way they're going to get over the situation
is just to let them deal with it. And that's what I really want to do.
I'm praying for them both.
"At the end of the day," he continued, "I've always believed in
whatever happens with people's business ... my mom always told me don't
get into [it]. And the situation is so major I think they just need
their space and I think they need to deal with it."
A spokesperson for Bow Wow confirmed that the rapper spoke to the magazine.
Bow Wow's comments came on the same day that Ne-Yo told A News source that he had spoken to Rihanna and said she was "fine," and that he wants to speak to Brown about the situation.
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