{"id":64961,"date":"2013-02-27T17:52:48","date_gmt":"2013-02-27T17:52:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/0de2709a84.nxcli.net\/0-kjasnb\/2013\/02\/27\/wendy-williams-to-appear-in-law-order-svu-episode-about-chris-brown-rihanna-saga\/"},"modified":"2018-12-18T09:34:34","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T09:34:34","slug":"wendy-williams-to-appear-in-law-order-svu-episode-about-chris-brown-rihanna-saga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wendy-williams-to-appear-in-law-order-svu-episode-about-chris-brown-rihanna-saga\/","title":{"rendered":"Wendy Williams to appear in Law & Order: SVU episode about Chris Brown\/ Rihanna saga"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wendy Williams to appear in Law & Order: SVU episode about Chris Brown\/ Rihanna saga tonight<\/strong>Posted by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n

February 27, 2013<\/p>\n

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Airing tonight at 9pm on NBC, Wendy Williams<\/strong> will appear in Law & Order: SVU<\/strong>‘s episode based on Chris Brown and Rihanna<\/strong>‘s controversial relationship .<\/p>\n

In “Funny Valentine” – When a famous rapper brutally assaults his girlfriend, the SVU squad must battle music industry politics in pursuit of justice. Dave Navarro, Jeffrey Tambor, Wendy Williams<\/strong> and Perez Hilton<\/strong> guest star.<\/p>\n

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In speaking with the NY Daily News, Tiffany Robinson<\/strong> shared her thoughts on the episode<\/p>\n

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The Brooklyn-born beauty who plays a Rihanna-like character in Wednesday\u2019s \u201cLaw & Order: SVU\u201d reveals she too was abused by a boyfriend. And much like the pop star, she found it tough to leave him.<\/p>\n

Tiffany Robinson<\/strong> stars in the ripped-from-the-headlines episode, and knows all too well the pain of being hurt by someone you love.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a boyfriend I was in a relationship with when I was much younger,\u201d she tells the Daily News. \u201cThings just got out of hand and became physical. And after that one instance, it seemed like it was continuing.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a physical assault and we were in a relationship for a little while before this happened,\u201d says Robinson. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t like it started off that way. … You always hear about things like this, but when you\u2019re actually in that moment, for me it was a very shocking moment.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The episode, airing Wednesday at 9 p.m. on NBC, is being billed by the network as: \u201ca promising singer is brutally attacked by her boyfriend, a popular hip-hop star.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSVU,\u201d known to put its own spin on big news stories, describes the singer as refusing to aid the prosecution, and continuing to put herself in danger.<\/p>\n

The comparisons to Rihanna\u2019s relationship with Chris Brown, who infamously beat her in 2009, leaving her face bruised and bloodied, are blatantly obvious. The real-life pair kept their distance for a while, but have reconciled. The sexy songbird is now defending him as \u201cnot the monster everybody thinks\u201d and a \u201cgood person.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Robinson, who was born in East Flatbush and now lives in midtown Manhattan, was stuck in a similar situation.<\/p>\n

\u201cIronically, this was also my best friend, and at the time I felt safe in that situation,\u201d she explains. \u201cIt was very difficult for me to walk away.\u201d<\/p>\n

Robinson spent about five months trying to make it work, living in denial.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter that, I started seeing that this was a pattern where our relationship would be,\u201d she says. \u201cThat\u2019s one of the reasons I decided to walk away.\u201d<\/p>\n

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It was the love for her little sister that finally convinced the actress to walk away.\u201cI confided in her,\u201d Robinson says. \u201cFeeling that shame for her to see me in those circumstances, when she had so much respect and looked up to me so much \u2014 I said no, I have to do this for me and I have to do this for the example I\u2019m setting for my sister, who\u2019s the love of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A trailer for the episode shows Robinson\u2019s character, Micha Charles<\/strong>, lying on the floor crying in one scene, her face battered.<\/p>\n

In another, Charles is seen being photographed in a hospital bed. And in a third scene, she shouts, \u201cCaleb, I\u2019m sorry!\u201d<\/p>\n

Caleb Bryant<\/strong>, played by an actor who goes by the name Roca<\/strong>, is the hip-hop star in the episode, called \u201cFunny Valentine.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>A detective on the crime drama, played by Mariska Hargitay<\/strong>, says, \u201cCaleb has a hold on her. Going against him feels impossible.\u201d<\/p>\n

And Caleb tells the press, \u201cY\u2019all know me. I\u2019m a lover, not a fighter.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSVU\u201d puts its own twist on the story. Raul Esparza, who plays an attorney prosecuting the case, tries to build evidence, but the victim won\u2019t help. \u201cThe sensitivity of \u2018SVU\u2019 is that it doesn\u2019t deal with easy cases,\u201d Esparza adds. \u201cThis is pretty par for the course.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>While Robinson says she\u2019s a fan of both Rihanna\u2019s and Brown\u2019s music, she won\u2019t comment specifically on their relationship. She hopes the episode helps victims of domestic violence.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was in that situation at one point, and I made my peace with it,\u201d she says. \u201cThis experience made me have to face it all over again. It was a really empowering moment for me.<\/p>\n

\u201cDomestic violence is something that all of us can make a difference in by just simply not ignoring it,\u201d Robinson adds. \u201cI want to speak to girls and women watching, and I just hope that they know they\u2019re not alone, and we can change this about our society.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read more: https:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/entertainment\/tv-movies\/law-order-star-sees-rihanna-like-role-article-1.1271296#ixzz2M8rqtQMB<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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