Rihanna's Father Approves of 'Nice Guy' Chris Brown, Says Daughter Was a 'Little Fat'

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Rihanna's father, Ronald Fenty, is taking credit for her super sleek and sexy physique seen in that black Armani gown at February's Grammys.

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Before attending the 54th annual music kudos with his daughter last month, her dad gave her some diet advice.

"I actually thought she was a little fat the last time I saw her," he told Heat magazine (via The New York Post). "When I saw her at this year's Grammys, I thought she was back to her normal size. I used to joke with her, 'Robyn, [her real name is Robyn Fenty] you're getting too fat.' But I think she's fine. I think she looked excellent, as everyone saw, at the Grammys. She's dieting, she's working out.''

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He also has surprisingly kind and forgiving words to say about Chris Brown, who was found guilty of having beaten his daughter the night before the 2009 Grammys. 

''Chris is a nice guy and everybody's entitled to make mistakes in their life. God knows how many I've made," Fenty said of his daughter collaborating with her ex on two songs: the sexually charged "Birthday Cake" and "Turn Up The Music." Fenty added: "She's her own woman now.''

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