Subsequently , several of Rihanna 's songs and music videos have courted controversy for their violent themes , which Hobson attribute to the leaking of a photo showing the singers " battered face " on the evening of the assault by TMZ which circulated the internet without the permission of Rihanna . Hobson write : " Because of this , Rihanna have had to wrest back control of the ' victim ' image foisted on her , and she in turn have challenged us rhetorically and visually to question and examine the power , danger , and violences that shape our relationships . " She continued to highlight the music videos for " Russian Roulette " , " Hard " , " We Found Love " , " Love the Way You Lie " with Eminem which document domestic violence , and " S & M " , which contain references to bondage and fetishism and is , in part , Rihanna 's response to disparaging critics , as examples . At one point in the video for " S & M " , Rihanna is literally tied up as a victim .