Photo of Rihanna While Her Dad Wants Her to 'Move On'

Photo surfaces of Rihanna after alleged beating at hands of boyfriend Chris Brown

FROM NEWSDAY.COM

10:53 PM EST, February 19, 2009

The celebrity gossip Web site TMZ last night posted a photo purported to be of singer Rihanna after boyfriend singer Chris Brown is alleged to have beaten her. It shows her with cuts and bruises on her face, her eyes closed. The Web site does not say from whom it obtained the photo. (AP Photo / February 19, 2009)

This photo of pop singer Rihanna was taken after she was allegedly beaten by her boyfriend, Chris Brown, and has been obtained by TMZ.com.

A horrific image of the 20-year-old songstress shows bruises on her forehead and cheeks, and what appear to be cuts on the sides of her mouth. The photo was posted on TMZ.com Thursday night.

Brown and Rihanna allegedly got into a fight early in the morning hours of Feb. 8, the same day as the Grammy Awards. Both artists were scheduled to appear and both canceled at the last minute.

Rihanna's Dad Wants Her to 'Move On'

-- Not surprisingly, Rihanna's family is speaking out against Chris Brown following his alleged assault on the R&B superstar, PEOPLE is reporting in their cover story this week.

Ronald Fenty, the father of Rihanna, says she should "move on" from her relationship with Brown. He expounds even further, saying "I don't want her to go back to him. I don't think anyone does."

TMZ Has Photo After Alleged Beating

Another unidentified relative says that they were stunned to hear of the allegations against Brown. They tell PEOPLE he "flew so far under everyone's radar that we just didn't think he was that [abusive] type." They also say Brown "was always looking after her needs ... making sure she was happy."

Police are still investigating the Feb. 8 incident, for which Brown was charged with making criminal threats. Pending the results of the investigations, Brown may be hit with more charges.

Both Rihanna and Brown have kept mostly mum since the incident. Eventually, Brown released a statement in which he apologized and said he would seek therapy, but never directly addressed what exactly happened between himself and Rihanna.
Following the incident, various reports claimed that Rihanna suffered bruising, cuts and contusions on her head and face after Brown's alleged assault.
Roseanne Barr says that Chris Brown "uses language of the perpetrator just like every sleazy bastard who ever smacked his wife, kid mother or girlfriend around uses" in his first and only public statement. She also says his "lies and excuses make me want to beat the crap out of him."

In their cover story, PEOPLE speaks with the father of Rihanna, who says he hopes his daughter is done with boyfriend Chris Brown after his alleged assault. "I don't want her to go back to him. I don't think anyone does," the father said.