Oprah's Warning to Rihanna and to All Abused Women

Talk show diva Oprah warned Rihanna on her show Friday that Chris Brown -- who's charged with two felonies for beating the singer last month - will do it again.

"Love doesn't hurt," Oprah said pointedly to the camera. "And if a man hits you once, he WILL hit you again."
In her message to Rihanna -- and to Brown-Oprah encouraged them both to take time to heal and to get counseling.

Preceding Oprah's advice to the young couple that has reportedly reconciled since the horrific beating, Oprah's best pal Gayle King read the laundry list of violent acts Brown perpetrated against Rihanna according to the police report, including hitting, biting, choking and threatening to kill her.

King called the incident "a teachable moment," for young people. But Kelly Ripa's husband, actor Mark Consuelos, thought better of using Rihanna, 21, and Brown, 19, as role models for kids.

"We can't use celebrities or singers or actors to parent our kids. Or to give messages to our kids," Consuelos said.