Chris Brown arrested and sentenced for domestic violence

[mint condish]

He can go to hell. What a total loser.

 

[rox_yr_sox]

This guy is pathetic. I don't want to go and read some of the comments posted by his stans, but I bet they are saying things like the interviewer shouldn't have provoked him by asking those questions. Too bad they can't also use the excuse that the window deserved it and provoked him too. On a serious note, breaking a window over the street could have gravely hurt one of the passers by on the footpath; he is bloody lucky that didn't happen.

 

[Mchunu]

I saw that. His attitude is disgusting. What's even more saddening is the backup and compassion he gets from his fans. I am usually never on the medias' side, they can often be lame and irrelevant. But this time around, he should not be defended. What he did two years ago was wrong. I truly wish he would have retired from the limelight and not produce another album. It's sad that some people can still find him relevant and buy his stuff.

Disgusting......... Reading some comments from readers on Perez Hilton also made me sick to the stomach (as in giving an excuse for domestic violence)!!!

Seriously. It's just..disturbing how people are justifying his behavior. Personally, I view his remarks in the GMA interview as very defensive, snarky and ingenuine. He doesn't really seem to be over the situation and seems more so concerned with getting his career back on track (which in a way is understandable), but I think he really needs to accept that fact that its not possible to shake himself from the situation he put himself in and that because it was such a major highlight in his career, people will keep bringing it up-deal with it. Does he expect people to sweep it under the rug 2 years after it happened? He said that the incident "isn't a big deal to him anymore." The nonchalance just shows that he's not really that different of a person. Sad. I used to think he was so cute back in the day...but now I find his entire disposition very unattractive.

 

[Squizree]

Domestic violence is no joke. I know because my family experienced it for 20 years. Whether it's the guy or the girl, couples should never hit each other. It's such a dangerous thing, physically and mentally.
Why do people still defend this moron? Are they really willing to support a domestic offender just for the sake of his music? (which if you ask me sounds like sh!t anyway). A dangerous person like Chris Brown should NOT be allowed to make music or have any degree on influence over anyone! Especially children!!

I understand that the interviewer provoked him and pissed him off, which isn't helping him dealing with the incident, but that doesn't make what he did ok.

 

[Whats Ur Name]

The man is a maniac!!!! ABC should have pressed charges against him..

 

[Mchunu]

^^Re:Squizree, just a response to a part of what you're saying..I think it's interesting that a lot of people are saying that the interviewee provoked him when I don't really see it that way. She was doing what she's supposed to do-ask interesting and relevant questions. The first time she asked the question it was a bit at random (at least just seeing it in a clip), however the second time she tied it in with his album that he was there to discuss because of the response he gave about his "haters" (as if anyone who was against him after the whole Rihanna situation was a "hater" or "naysayer" as he says). If he really didn't want to answer any questions regarding the incident with Rihanna, wouldn't he able to let the producers to the show know that beforehand?

Either way, he needs to get used to it. I don't know why he felt so offended with being asked about the restraining order or anything involving Rihanna. It surely won't be the last time anyone asks about it. I mean really, what's he gonna do next time? Punch holes in the wall? I'll be surprised if he's still welcomed on anyone's set after this incident.

 

[Squizree]

^ This is also true. But it's like when you're going through a really rough time and someone keeps bugging you about it, so of course he's gonna be annoyed. But you're absolutely right, he should get used to it cuz this isn't the last time it's gonna happen. I'm just saying poking someone about a sensitive issue that they've dealt with isn't helping the situation.

 

[sojou]

He clearly has a lot of mental issues and he needs to get over himself a little but I can understand his frustration with not being allowed to move on from the incident...yes what he did was terrible but the suggestions that he should retire from public life and essentially go and die in a ditch are unfair. In reality there are plenty of other stars who have been accused/known for being violent and so the vitriol directed towards Chris Brown seems a little disproportionate to me (and I am not a stan ok!)


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[rox_yr_sox]

^ If he doesn't want to be asked uncomfortable questions he shouldn't accept offers for interviews. Seems like he's happy to pimp out himself and talk up his rubbish music so that he can make money, but when someone actually asks him a question he doesn't like, oh no, how dare they.

sojou, no one is defending other people who do bad things here. Seems like you're parroting Brown's own defence (the tweet he made about no one hating on Charlie Sheen). Brown attempted to deflect attention from his own reprehensible acts by whining how unfair it is that other people aren't 'victimised' like him. It is true Sheen does have an publicly known history of (at least alleged) violence (towards his wife), but luckily for Sheen, the physical evidence never surfaced, unlike the thoroughly disturbing photo of a bruised, bloodied, swollen faced Rhianna, which acts as undoubted, damning evidence in the eyes of the public.

You mentioned the actions of other famous people, but you also need to distinguish between general violent acts (i.e drunken actors bar brawling or punching a member of the paparazzi) and domestic violence, which has a psychological and emotional element to the abuse that makes it much more devastating. Because domestic violence is so hard for victims to recover from, this is why many people find it so hard to forgive and forget. For Brown to so offhandedly dismiss his reprehensible actions on ABC is disgusting. In many peoples eyes, he hasn't learnt anything from the incident or the punishment that followed, and the violent temper tantrum afterwards only reinforces this.

 

[Les_Sucettes]

From the moment the channels invite him to their program they became complicit.
He's a violent thug that should be behind bars not given the opportunity to promote his album.
I do not Know what i find more disgusting in this situation, the fact that he was true to character or that the media think it's Ok to have him as a guest.

 

[fantastical]

I think some of you are taking this way out of proportion. I also take domestic violence very seriously, but in this situation - with the interview - I actually understand where he is coming from. He came to the television station to talk about his album being released. I understand that Robin Roberts is doing her job by asking him about the situation, but after him clearly telling her several times that he wasn't going to talk about it, I would think that she would respect the situation and not ask him about it anymore.

keep in mind that BOTH Rihanna and Chris Brown have stated that they don't like talking about what happened anymore, so it's not like it's just him. It's also not like he didn't do all kinds of press after it had happened and has never talked about what happened.

and then there is the thing about him "supposedly" breaking a window. I'm not saying that he didn't do it, but I'm also not saying that he did it either. what shocks me is how many people are so willing to believe that he actually did do it. At this point that window could have broken by anything or anyone and it would have been blamed on Chris "The Rampant" Brown.

I can't believe that I'm defending him, but I would also never judge someone so harshly as you guys are when NO ONE actually was there to know what actually happened.

 

[OhSoLively]

He did break the window - he confirmed it in an interview. But he said he used a cooler instead of a chair - like WTF! Like that makes it any better. Regardless of what the producers told him before the interview, him and his team should have known that they would have tried to sneak in a question about the assault. Something as prolific as that will always turn up. E.g Whitney will always be asked about her crack addiction, same with RDJ etc etc.

I am a fan of his but I refuse to support him, until I see some actual growth. Ever since I saw him grinning like a Cheshire cat a few days after the assault, I knew he had issues that he had to work on. Unfortunately his fans are making things worse. The type of jokes his fans (most of them women) made about Rihanna at that time was sickening and they still see her as the bad guy. He really needs to get some serious counseling cos things can only get worse. How are you going to lash out just cos you are not getting your way.

The fact that he is now looking like a thug aswell makes it even worse. For him to have taken his shirt off right after the incident and walk right around the streets like a mad man just gave the media more ammunition. He actually made me ashamed to be black. Can you imagine what some ignorant folks were thinking (hint - it starts with an N) like WTF is wrong with him. He is still acting like a child and to me hasn't matured at all. I bet he still thinks he did nothing wrong - I mean did you hear what he said about the incident not bothering him anymore!!!! Unfortunately the black community is only enabling him imo - because they feel like he's being singled out.
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[fashionista-ta]

The guy is OJ waiting to happen ... what gets me is, there will always be women (or girls) stupid enough to get with him. I can only hope the line is much shorter than it used to be.

I worked with a guy who punched a hole in the wall, and it was a condition of his employment that he stay on his meds. Treatment should be a condition of this one's contract ... he definitely needs intensive therapy for starters.

If I were black I wouldn't worry about what racists might be thinking ... you can bet it's always something negative regardless of what some fool is doing today.

 

[fantastical]

UGH I feel stupid for defending him after he clearly admitted to actually doing it.

ok, so he seriously must have a problem. my mom thinks it's steroids, which would explain the anger issues

 

[*Hypnotic*]

whatever....he needs to go away, get help

 

[fashionista-ta]

UGH I feel stupid for defending him after he clearly admitted to actually doing it.

ok, so he seriously must have a problem. my mom thinks it's steroids, which would explain the anger issues

Err, steroids??

I am imagining he has anger issues because he has some sh!t he's really angry about, and instead of dealing with it like an adult, he's taking out women and windows and anything else that gets in his way.

Here is someone who makes Naomi Campbell look calm and peaceable ...

 

[sobriquet87]

I like Chris Brown. He's young. Very young. And he's constantly in the public eye.
When he makes a mistake, the whole world finds out about it. And when he apologizes for it, people still won't let him move on. I would be angry too.
The first thing Robin Roberts did in the interview was bring up the Rihanna incident.
That pretty much set the tone and Chris is there trying to promote an album and start over. Obviously she's going to ask about it, but she should have asked him once and been done with it instead of going on and on and on about it. I understand why he's upset.

Chris obviously has a lot of faults...one of the main ones being arrogance.
However, I don't think he did anything too terrible. He threw a temper tantrum.
I'm sure he's not the first celeb to do it...nor will he be the last.

His new album is great BTW.

 

[sethii]

When he makes a mistake, the whole world finds out about it.

Like that mistake where he nearly beat Rihanna to death?

The first thing Robin Roberts did in the interview was bring up the Rihanna incident.

'incident'? Oh, the time he nearly beat Rihanna to death?

Chris obviously has a lot of faults...one of the main ones being arrogance.

Or a tendency to violent outbursts?

I find it worrying that you focus on apologizing and justifying his behavior rather than saying anything about the victims. Everyone makes mistakes, and everyone is young at some point. Most people manage to avoid beating up their girlfriends to near death. Doesn't seem to be an issue for you so long as the criminal girlfriend beater says sorry.

And when he apologizes for it, people still won't let him move on. I would be angry too.

He is not a 1 year old he is an adult who is legally responsible for his behavior. Saying 'sorry' does not magically make everyone forget. I didn't see any shame in this interview. He thinks it's all fine now. Why would you be angry if someone brought it up? Wouldn't you first of all show regret and shame? He is the only person he should feel angry towards. I wish he would go away and get help for his psychological problems. Anyone with sense can see he is mentally disturbed and not simply a spoiled man child.

 

[WerbowyStegner]

^I absolutely agree. Sure he's 'young' but seriously he seemed so unrepentant in that interview like 'whatever'.

 

[Caroliiine]

He doesn't act as if he's sorry. The day after beating up Rihanna, he went jet-skiing with a happy smile on his face. The day after smashing the window, he was happily grinding with girls in bikinis. None of this behavior is consistent with someone who has actually thought about his actions and its consequences. It's more like he just brushed it off and carried on with his life without bothering to consider what he's done. And you can tell he doesn't think what he did was a big deal. Otherwise he wouldn't refer to it as 'the incident' or 'the mishap'. Seriously, those are the words you pick to describe beating up your girlfriend?