It seems adamantine to accept now, but there was a time back Rihanna lay abutting to admirer Chris Brown with a attending of achievement – as against to alarm – on her face.

There was a time back the appellation “banging” amid this brace was a analogue for love-making, not face-pummeling.

There was alike a time back Chris Brown fabricated Rihanna laugh, not drain out of abundant orifices as the aftereffect of a assault so barbarous it fabricated able boxers wince.

Those canicule are continued gone, of course. But the afterward photos serve as a admonition of happier times amid this pair.

While not as affectionate as the recently-discovered Rihanna nude pics, we’ve baldheaded a few shots of the singers from the canicule of yore. Where did it all go wrong?