Why not check the video out from the beginning when RR is leaning on the pole. He SPITS on her first and she gives him a little backhand towards his mouth... He then gets on an EMPTY elevator and immediately crowds he to intimidate her... It looks to me like she pushes him away and he strikes her once... She then comes back and he knocks her out...
Having said all that, would it really matter if he was defending himself? I have an answer for that... GRAB HER and control her but don’t KNOCK her out...
Ole RAY RAY needs his a$$ beaten ...
Yes. No one has a right to assault anyone, and everyone has a legal right to defend themselves. And before you go ranting about how women can't hurt men, check this out.
Having said all of this, I think your assessment of what happened is correct.