Chris Brown appeared on the Today Show yesterday to promote his new album, and there are some issues. Thankfully, Chris didn’t slam a chair into a window, nor did he get in someone’s face and threaten to kill someone. So… progress? Except not so much. Matt Lauer asked Chris specifically about what he learned from beating the hell out of Rihanna and getting a slap on the wrist for it. To give Lauer some credit, he wasn’t ass-kissy at all and he gave Chris enough room to throw out some crazy quotes. Lauer gets right into it like less than one minute into the interview:
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When Lauer asked Chris about the Rihanna situation, Brown says: “I’ve been humbled by the whole experience. From me losing everything, you know, to me having to regain public opinion or whatever it is — but most importantly, you know, knowing that what I did was totally wrong and having to kind of deal with myself and kind of forgive myself in the same breath and being able to apologize to, you know, Rihanna and be that man that can be who is a man, you know?” I love how he lists forgiving himself before apologizing to Rihanna. Priorities!
When Lauer asked specifically about how Chris doesn’t seem to have changed that much, that Chris still has a short fuse and he’s always getting into violent situations, Chris says: “I think everybody is entitled to their opinion. For me, it’s just a learning process. You know, I have to just take it one day at a time. I can’t make everybody like me … it’s about me being positive.” Chris also says “everything’s good” about Rihanna.
I have to admit… while I don’t buy that Chris is a “changed man” or that he learned any lesson other than “if you almost kill your girlfriend, you can still win her back AND keep your fans AND sell albums,” this is one of his best interviews to date, just on how prepared he was. If I didn’t know any better and if I hadn’t been writing about his violent douche eruptions for the past few years, I might have been taken in. Chris had his talking points down and it seems like he’s worked with some kind of image consultant to learn how to adopt a less aggressive public posture. I’m not saying that Chris’s statements were close to being acceptable or anything, I’m just saying that he’s been prepped and it shows.
But that hasn’t stopped Team Breezy idiots (yeah, I said it) from coming out of the woodwork to defend their man from the demon known as Matt Lauer. Lauer is actually getting it from both sides too – Team Breezy is all “OMG, Lauer asked Chris about beating Rihanna, Lauer is awful!!” And anti-domestic violence advocates are nit-picking the language Lauer used when questioning Chris. Matt Lauer is a man without a country at this point. Nothing he does will ever be enough.
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UGH.
He is gross.
This guy is truly vile. He makes my skin crawl. And everytime I see him I can’t shake the terrifying thought that one of these days his rage is going to kill someone. And that is horrifying.
He sucks. He never had it quite as hard as he likes to claim. His fans always made excuses (and still do) for his awful behavior and the music industry never shunned him. So I don’t where he gets off talking about winning public opinion when pretty much he was let off much easier than he deserved.
I am all about forgiveness but this d-bag is not remorseful at all. And I heard what he said about Frank Ocean yesterday and it makes me like him even less.
He never truly seems sorry. He always seems like he’s snickering under his breath.
He literally makes my skin crawl.
Agree totally. I loathe him. On another note, every time i see his picture i think of him as “The Difficult Brown.” Thank you Michael K! Truly a great nickname.
Yeah. You should see his new diss track to Drake. Something about using gun violence to force Drizzy to come out the closet.
At this point, what can he say or do to win ppl over? Not yell at valets (even if u paid the guy, cameras were there), not throw chairs thru windows and maybe even be faithful to Rihanna. He should really work out his issues and make sincere statements of remorse/regret instead of saying he is and sounding coached. He sounds insincere, desperate and prepped, all of which he did with his first public apology. That’s why ppl still are not quick to believe him.
I agree. If he wants to win people over to him not being a violent idiot-he needs to stop acting like one.
And the sweater with the hearts and the peace symbols all over it is WAY to obvious. We aren’t buying it dude.
Until he gets his anger under control (and he doesn’t have it under control) anyone he gets angry at is in danger of getting beaten to a pulp. He has no control. BTW if he is being prepped can someone tell him say “you know” a dozen times in one sentence is annoying at best.
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That’s him trying to remember the lines they fed him. It’s like saying ‘Uh, or like’ in a speech to pause and remember the information
Filth is filth. He’ll never change.
If he keeps losing weight, he won’t be able to hurt a fly. That’s what I’m rooting for.
Of course Matt Lauer is the one getting the most hate here. That makes sense.
Chris Brown has been humbled as much as Lindsey Lohan wants to go to rehab.
The SOB should have gone to jail. His behavior has been unacceptable over the past few years. He hasn’t changed at all? He nearly killed Rihanna & she’s a fool to be with him again.
couldn’t have said it better.
Forgive himself? WTF? Yes, that was the problem. He was too hard on himself. WOW!
This +1
Forgive himself in the “same breath” mind you. Meaning he felt bad about a second before going back to feeling sorry for himself. Guy is a 40 IQ sociopath.
Someone flush this turd down the toilet.
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“Me me me me me” is all I can here. And I take issue with, well, everything he spews, but ESPECIALLY the part where he says he “lost everything.” No. He didn’t. He was persona non grata for, like, a day. Then he went on to make music, collect awards, perform @ the Grammys and make top 10 lists, repeatedly. So, f*ck Chris Brown. He should’ve tried the humility tour 3 years ago when it was timely.
Good for him because if he were to EVER touch a woman like me, he’d be under the jail if he lived that long.
I’m so sick of this ego-centric bullshit where no one is responsible and we’re all supposed to just forgive every bad behavior and accept it. BULLSHIT!
To his credit, there are no other instances of him hitting women.
A lot of what Chris Brown is going through is a loss (and subsequent regain) of the sense of entitlement…similar to Justin Beiber, just on a larger scale. It’s not my job to forgive him nor hate him for his actions. Rihanna is the responsible party. I am just a spectator.
I can’t begin to describe how much I disagree with your assessment of Chris Brown. Hitting one woman is OK?
He’s “lost the sense of entitlement”? Really? I’m still waiting for that to happen, actually.
“To his credit, there are no instances of him hitting other women”. Ugh. Where to begin? So you’re giving him credit for NOT abusing women? Really? Seriously-set the bar lower. I would also add this to the end of your statement “THAT WE KNOW OF”. Do you know how often domestic violence goes unreported??
The truth is that this d*ckbag still acts entitled every chance he gets. Beyond that, while it might not be your “job” to forgive him or hate him, the truth remains that most women have a problem with abusive men and most women have been touched by domestic violence in some aspect of their lives.
To summarize: I would say that anyone who is “indifferent” to violence towards women is part of a greater societal problem.
To both of the above.
(1) I never said violence towards women is okay.
(2) The name is in reference to all celebrity gossip. Anytime I post here, it is the moniker I use. I’m not indifferent towards violence against women specifically; and while I embrace my nosy ways…I don’t project personal feelings on people I don’t know and Chris Brown is no different. He holds no special place in my heart.
I refuse to waste my time and energy hating someone when their actions did not personally affect me (and the person who was affected has moved on). Rihanna publicly “scolded” him and did what everyone else thought was right, and now she’s doing what she wants.
So while everyone posts messages of disdain, disappointment, and pity for her decisions, they still support her because “they understand.” It makes no sense, and sends mixed messages. There is a lesson in this situation for both parties. Sometimes I read comments and get the impression that everyone is waiting ,and almost hoping,for him to hit her again just so they can say “I told you so.”
I would argue that while his actions may not have “personally” affected you, if you’re a woman (and I assume you are), an incident that details a man physically beating a woman DOES impact our gender as a whole–our self-perception, men’s perception of us, as well as how women are valued (or in this case DE-valued) by society. Beyond that, domestic abuse also has devastating consequences for other populations and societal institutions. It’s not just a “women’s issue”, it’s a HUMAN issue and it speaks to the male/female dynamic and our respective roles in society.
I’m not one to project or personalize trivial things about a celeb’s life but nothing about this incident is trivial in any way, shape or form. To cavalierly dismiss Brown’s beating of Rihanna as some inane piece of celeb gossip misses the mark entirely and de-emphasizes the importance of a very relevant conversation about institutional violence in American society.
“To his credit”?!
Wow, reminds me of that Chris Rock bit where he talks about men who “want credit for sh*t they’re SUPPOSED to do”.
“I take care of my kids!”
“I ain’t never been to jail!”
Add to that: “well, I only hit ONE woman!”
Again…never said it was right.
However, I do believe that any step in the right direction, no matter how small, is a positive thing. I may be an optimist. I may be missing your point, but I do believe that spewing hate in his direction at the mere mention of his name is ridiculous. A lot of people have fallen from grace and had to be built up again at some point in their lives. What makes him different? Because “society” says that there is no reform for his actions?
If he gave it an honest try, would you still have the same opinion of him? Something tells me…it doesn’t really matter either way.
I actually would change my opinion of him if I felt he cared and felt accountable for his actions. As it is, he doesn’t. He’s still got major anger issues, as evidenced by that recent fight and the valet incident. When he talks about this issue, he always mentions how hard it was for HIM. Like he’s the victim? Most people here come down hard on him because Hollywood didn’t AT ALL. Almost immediately he was let off the hook. And it speaks volumes of women’s worth in Hollywoods eyes. Not much, evidently.
To say that he “fell from grace” is to insinuate that he was this great upstanding dude who contributed so much to society and then suddenly flipped and pounded a woman’s face in. It’s not like he has addiction problems or is doing something that is simply self-destructive or impacts solely himself—— he BEAT A WOMAN.
Listen, I get the overall point you’re making, but this is a celeb gossip site, where people get outraged because of affairs, Oscar speeches, bad fashion, and arguably lesser offenses than a domestic violence incident.
I think in the context of celeb gossip, this is actually a scenario that DOES warrant anger and I can’t help but feel like you’re trying to minimize something that is very very serious. As others have indicated above, he hasn’t demonstrated any real change in behavior-still rage-y, still making excuses. Redemption and forgiveness is not automatically granted, it is earned.
If it makes you feel any better, for each one of us on this board who is pissed at this dude, there are at least 5 young girls on Team Breezey who still think this chump is the shizznit. To me, that is the greater atrocity, far more detrimental to society than those of us who still take issue with Brown’s violent behavior.
Methinks you would not feel indifferent if it was yourself, a family member or close friend being abused by a partner.
When one thinks he needs to forgive himself first… Kinda tells you how narcasstic they are & how hollow their apology is.
He’s stll a douche and always will be. He only feels remorse because he almost lost his career …period.
The only man in the world that can beat a woman to a pulp and be celebrated as an artist. A perfect example of the disgusting society we live in. Shame on anyone and everyone who defends him and shame on the woman who took him back.
Well as soon as Michael Jackson died, everyone went back to pretending the dozens of pedophilia accusations never happened. So that was pretty much the precedent for this kind of vile ‘forgiveness’ for any man who can sing and dance at the same time.
I think the issue might be with HIS definition of “being a man”.
I’m sure he had the questions in advance and was thoroughly prepped but he isn’t fooling anyone beyond his laughable Team Breezy fanbase.
Actions speak louder than words, and all of his actions are rooted in violence and anger. So no matter how well prepped his PR people make him, when he stops talking and starts his usual gross antics, all of that is out the window (with a chair, probably).
I hope he has learned because if not, it’s going to be way worse the next time.
can you learn how to keep one lip attached to the other and STFU up because I CAN’T STAND to listen to you much less, look at your ugly mug.
you’re right in the ranks of lohan, bieber and your girly friend….unapologetic, deflective “you all are the ones w/ the problem, not me!”
see how interesting it is to read positive support statements on celeb blogs about cory monteith heading to rehab for stint #2? no shame, no dissing, just ‘good on ya take care of yourself’.
why? cuz he’s not a d***k to the public. take lilo..omg…even the Huff Post celeb page has folks wishing her death. (that’s not a statement that celeb posters are all class-less…) i’m just saying, we don’t HATE on ya because you made a mistake and seek help, we HATE on you because you made a mistake, and you make US feel like S****T about it!
I would LOVE, LOVE to torture/bully brown. Make him kwwyyy wyke uh widdle bay-bee boyee. if i pinched him he would cry. Ball-less.
Keep it up Fisty, the more you bulls**t the likely one day you’ll REALLY loose your chicken droppings.
Him “losing everything”? I don’t see that he has lost anything. He still has Rihanna, his career, and his money. I don’t think he has learned anything. Although he did act decent in the interview with Lauer, he is still a smug, entitled jerk. If he’s acted truly sorry and gracious, people wouldn’t have been so quick to get on the hate bandwagon. Some people never learn.
He could kill Rhianna with his bare hands during the Super Bowl have time show and his fans would be like “well she must have made him mad!!!” He can beat me next!!!
Sadly, you are correct. It’s disturbing, isn’t it?
His laughing at the start and end of answering is what really killed me.
That’s a reaction of being nervous, put on the spot, and not knowing what to say next. I do the same thing, and I hate it. It just comes out, and it’s a difficult thing to control.
He forgave HIMSELF? Oh.
Aww, isn’t it nice to know he’s been able to forgive himself for being a violent, misogynistic , piece of dog dung?
I also love how loser boy states that the violent, out of control, trail of destruction he constantly leaves in his wake is a matter of “opinion”. Uh no idiot, it’s a matter of FACT.
The ONLY thing that has changed about this guy is that he’s finally figured out he needs to appear contrite and changed in order to salvage his dwindling career. It’s a PR move… nothing more.
If I hear him utter the words “staying positive” once more I’ll cut his balls and replace it with flesh eating maggots.
I’ll hold him down for you ACD!
I bet the Today show hosts all carried a bottle of mace, just to be safe.
At least someone who he works for had a talking to him and took him a side and said look u got to stop acting like an a$$hole or no one is going to buy ur songs or want anything to do with u.
I love that when it is pointed out to him that his behavior post-Rihanna hasn’t changed he says he’s just “trying to keep it positive”, HAHA. I guess continuing violent behavior counts as that for him. Glad he ‘finally’ realized it’s wrong. This guy is such a classic manipulator and abuser.
Chris Brown is not sorry. I don’t see it in him at all. This guy will never learn.
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