Oprah Winfrey, never one to suppress her opinions, was shockingly blunt when she spoke out about Chris Brown's alleged attack on Rihanna. Looking directly into the television camera, as if she were addressing Rihanna herself, Oprah warned the singer, "If a man hits you once, he will hit you again. He will hit you again."

Oprah also had some advice for the duo, who recently reconciled just weeks after the alleged Feb. 8 beating. "Both Chris Brown and Rihanna, if I were your friend, I'd call you up and say, 'Give it some time. Get yourself some counseling. Take care of yourself. Heal yourself first,'" she said. After all, she noted, "I've been saying this to women for years -- love doesn't hurt."

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