Rihanna has returned to her native Barbados for a little carefree partying. Rihanna is pictured above with the island’s Prime Minister David Thompson, while she holds an Ethiopian flag.

Chris Brown is due in court tomorrow morning where he is expected to plead not guilty. Rihanna does not have to be present at the hearing. There are rumors that Brown wants a plea deal, however, with Rihanna making it clear she wants the charges dropped, the prosecution may do exactly that.

Donald Etra, who is the attorney for Rihanna, says rumors today that said she is not cooperating with prosecutors is "totally incorrect." The Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office spokeswoman, Sandi Gibbons, agreed saying:

"We have been in contact with her attorney, and he has always said she is a cooperating victim."

In the sexist court system, Rihanna is a victim even though she hit Chris Brown first. Rihanna is more of an accomplice.

Gibbons added:

"There is no need for her to appear next Monday. She is not the defendant, Chris Brown is."

We’ll see what happens on Monday April 6.

The best decision Rihanna and Brown made was staying away from each other.

Rihanna recently visited a tattoo artist named BangBang in Los Angeles to get a new tattoo. Initially he drew two guns at the top front of her arms (pictured below), but Rihanna said those would cause a problem with her Cover Girl contract, so they opted to put the tattoo in a less obvious place (pictured above). BangBang said:

"I really wanted to put it here on her arms. She loved ‘em. But, Cover Girl wouldn’t have liked it much, and they pay the bills!"

"Ended up doing it on her ribs."

Rihanna is often seen wearing a gun necklace. Is Rihanna the kind of girl that likes it rough? Maybe there’s more to this Chris Brown story than we’re being told.

Star magazine claims Rihanna and Chris Brown made an intimate tape that Rihanna fears could be released. Star cites a source that allegedly says:

"Rihanna has no issues with her sexuality, but she’d be mortified if her friends and family found this out!"

"This whole beating incident is terribly humiliating for her. She’s already traumatized and will do anything to make it all go away as quickly as possible."

Whatever. This story is complete B.S. Star is trying to fabricate a story to excuse Rihanna for trying to keep Brown from being convicted of assaulting her. The fact is, Rihanna hit Brown first, and she hasn’t been charged. We think Rihanna is doing the right thing, because they are both equally guilty. Authorities need to cut Brown loose, and order both of them into counseling, or charge Rihanna too. Apply the law equally, or not at all.

We wish there was a tape, and there could be, but we don’t believe Star’s story.

The car Rihanna was riding in, after it left a night club in Los Angeles, was pulled over by cops in the early morning hours on Thursday.

Rihanna sure has been partying a lot lately. Guess partying takes her mind of Chris Brown, who she is taking a break from.