Rihanna’s Male Attitude to Love

Rihanna performs during NBC's "Today Show" 2011 summer concert series at Rockefeller Plaza on May 27

Rihanna adopted a new attitude to life after being infamously assaulted by her then-boyfriend Chris Brown. Rihanna told America’s Cosmopolitan magazine that the 2009 attack, which left her with a split lip and facial bruising, had a ‘subliminal’ effect on her and gave her a "f**k you" attitude to life.

"There was definitely something subliminal happening. It was coming out in the way I dressed, the way I did my hair, the way I talked, the way I took my pictures, the kinds of pictures I wanted to take.

"It was a very aggressive and defensive time, and that allowed me to start not giving a s**t. I walked around with a very f**k you attitude."

Rihanna is currently single and says she is ‘open to love,’ but that she has a very masculine attitude to relationships.

She said: "I’m open to love, but guys should have to earn it. Because the minute they get it, they want something else. Men are like hunters – they like the chase. Actually, I’m like that too.”

Brown was sentenced to five years probation and six months community service for his attack on the star, and although they separated after the assault, Rihanna, 23, caused a stir by adding Chris to the list of people she follows on twitter last month.