'Today is just as much your birthday as it is mine!': Rihanna turns spotlight on mom for 30th birthday... as infamous ex Chris Brown also greets her
Rihanna paid homage to her mother Monica Braithwaite as she celebrated her 30th birthday on Tuesday.
The Umbrella singer took to Instagram, posting an image of herself as a young child, along with an emotional message.
RiRi, who has more than 146 million followers spread across Twitter and Instagram, wrote: '10958 days ago @monica_fenty became a mother for the first time to her only daughter!
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Baby superstar: Rihanna paid homage to her mother Monica Braithwaite as she celebrated her 30th birthday on Tuesday, posting a shot from her childhood
'Today is just as much your birthday as it is mine! I love you mom! Thank you for carrying me, birthing me, raising me, supporting me, teaching me, and loving me unconditionally! The woman I am today is because of everything that you are!'
The Grammy-winning artist said she thanks God 'for perfectly hand picking' Braithwaite as her mother. She wrapped up in saying, 'You are the greatest! Thank you!'
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The Barbados-born beauty was the recipient of plenty of well-wishes as she celebrated the milestone, with fellow celebrities such as Ellen DeGeneres, Ryan Seacrest, Bruno Mars chiming in with kind words.
Mars said he was 'playing her whole album in her honor,' adding emojis of Champagne bottles.
Grateful: Rihanna wrote to her mom, 'Thank you for carrying me, birthing me, raising me, supporting me, teaching me, and loving me unconditionally!' The duo was snapped in NYC last fall
Well-wishes: Celebs including Ellen DeGeneres, Ryan Seacrest and Bruno Mars took to social media with kind words for the A-list performer
Ellen revived some of the hit-makers famed tunes with her message, writing, 'Happy birthday, @Rihanna! I hope it shines bright like a diamond and makes you feel like you’re the only girl in the world. Go on and take a bow.'
Seacrest took a similar tack, writing, 'Happy bday to an icon who’s done it all! Take the werk werk werk werk werk werk load off today.'
But the birthday wish that received the most attention was from her ex Chris Brown, who infamously was convicted of felony assault after he brutally beat her in February 2009 in Los Angeles after a Grammys party.
The Forever singer shared a childhood shot of the songstress, writing, 'HAPPY BIRTHDAY,' garnering a mixed reaction from the public.
Chiming in: Rihanna's ex Chris Brown took to social media to wish her a happy birthday
Brown - who, for a time, would rekindle his romance with the songstress in 2012 -complained in 2014 that he believed a segment of the public would never let him live down the ugly incident (TMZ released pictures of Rihanna showing the physical damage she suffered in the attack).
'As long as you’re doing something good, people will always bring up old stuff or negative stuff because they don’t want you to surpass a certain level or elevate,' he told Billboard. 'But as long as you have your head on straight, it shouldn’t matter what people want to say.'
The You Da One singer explained to Vanity Fair in 2015 the mindset she had when she got back together with Brown for a time.
'I was that girl,' she said. 'That girl who felt that as much pain as this relationship is, maybe some people are built stronger than others. Maybe I’m one of those people built to handle s*** like this.
'Maybe I’m the person who’s almost the guardian angel to this person, to be there when they’re not strong enough, when they’re not understanding the world, when they just need someone to encourage them in a positive way and say the right thing.'
Mixed reaction: Public feedback was all over the place over Brown's birthday message
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