Chris Brown FINALLY Apologizes For Assaulting Rihanna
Chris Brown has released a short video today addressing his fans and offering up his apologies for his assault on his ex-girlfriend Rihanna back in February. As y’all should know by now, Brown worked out a plea agreement where he will serve out a sentence of probation instead of going to prison for physically assaulting Rihanna. This new video is meant for Chris to talk directly to fans and apologize for his criminal behavior:
The video really speaks for itself. He reveals that he wanted to apologize sooner but decided not to on the advice of his lawyers. While I’m impressed that he does not offer any excuses for his criminal actions, he is still on my shitlist. I don’t know that I will ever be able to see Chris Brown the way I used to see him before this incident but, at the very least, he is finally offering up the apology that many people have been waiting for for some time. After the jump, check out the video in full and judge for yourselves if this mea culpa is good enough …
This might be the first sign that the kid is actually growing up and taking responsibility. Are YOU impressed?
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July 20th, 2009 at 1:41 pm
That S.O.B… its about time. The least that he can do. Still an AZZHOLE to me.
July 20th, 2009 at 1:44 pm
Oh really?
Whatever.
Next.
July 20th, 2009 at 1:45 pm
he. sucks.
July 20th, 2009 at 1:45 pm
I agree…next. Assault like that is unforgivable. Lived thru it as a child, it’s a shame cause he has young fans. He’s pathetic.
July 20th, 2009 at 1:48 pm
LOSER!
July 20th, 2009 at 1:48 pm
Mariah Carey refused to sit at the same table as Chris Brown at a recent function. Perhaps that was just one of many consequences that finally clued Brown into how no one is likely to forget or forgive him until he begins to accept responsibility for his actions.
July 20th, 2009 at 1:49 pm
Trent, love you man but the typos are getting a bit overwhelming :/
July 20th, 2009 at 1:49 pm
Too little too late…plus he’s a celeb which means even if he had apologized months ago when the assault happened it wouldln’t have changed the outcome = avoiding jail time. What a joke…
July 20th, 2009 at 1:50 pm
I’m glad that he finally man’d up and apologized but I dont think that it changes anything. What happened, happened and it has changed his reputation forever. He will now be known for the boy that assaulted Rihanna, THEN his music will be next.
Too bad… so sad, I dont feel sorry for him at all
July 20th, 2009 at 1:56 pm
Still a douche.
July 20th, 2009 at 1:57 pm
pfff still a fucking women beater.
July 20th, 2009 at 1:58 pm
I almost feel like he’s reading cue cards. I don’t think his apology is sincere enough. Too little, too late if you ask me.
July 20th, 2009 at 1:59 pm
Did he seriously release that to TMZ? Srsly? TMZ. WTF? Gah. He need to hire new people to manage his career!
July 20th, 2009 at 2:00 pm
@ taylor- how much do i love that a snub from mariah is a punishment. rad.
im curious as to the age of you guys that are commenting. when i talk to kids his age (19) they dont seem to share the same disdain. i wonder is this is widely the case or i just know a (quite) skewed bunch of teenagers that accept violence as part of a relationship?
July 20th, 2009 at 2:02 pm
@lilredhairedgirl – i agree completely.
July 20th, 2009 at 2:03 pm
Way too little, way too late.
July 20th, 2009 at 2:06 pm
What he did was disgusting. The picture of Rihanna beaten was very hard to see, and when I watched this video that was all I could think of. As someone who grew up in an abusive home I understand the anger and sadness one can carry around and build on, but I also know that abusers RARELY change, if ever. I do believe in second chances though, and if CB is committed to change then anything is possiblle. I hope for his sake and the woman in his future that he is seeking help not to revive a career but to be a better person.
July 20th, 2009 at 2:12 pm
good for him. He is obviousley taking steps in the RIGHT DIRECTION.
July 20th, 2009 at 2:20 pm
He is clearly reading from cue cards.
July 20th, 2009 at 2:31 pm
This nigga is reading of cue cards fuck him
July 20th, 2009 at 2:38 pm
Too little, too late.
July 20th, 2009 at 2:45 pm
he said ‘axe’ instead of ‘ask’
douche with bad grammar
July 20th, 2009 at 2:48 pm
@ Julie, does it really matter if there are typos? it’s still legible. deal with it.
July 20th, 2009 at 2:52 pm
The only thing he can do is try to be better! Its not like he can go back in time and not do what he did, and the only thing we can expect is that he learned from his mistakes and give him a chance to prove it!
July 20th, 2009 at 2:54 pm
I don’t feel any better after watching this video. It doesn’t sound real. After seeing those pictures of what happened to Rihanna I’d rather see real actions of remorse than some forced video apology.
July 20th, 2009 at 2:59 pm
He was so reading what to say!!! Someone wrote it down…it would have sounded better if he didn’t pratice!!!
July 20th, 2009 at 3:11 pm
@lilredhairedgirl – He probably was reading that. His lawyers would never let him freeball that.
I do believe he is sorry. I do not condone what he did. It is disgusting and wrong. He has respect for his fans for doing this, but it should be directed at Rhianna. He seems to be getting help and trying to be better. I pray for his LIFE not his CAREER. that is where he needs help
July 20th, 2009 at 3:12 pm
of course he’s reading/rehearsed. his people tell him exactly what needs to be said and how to say it. i don’t blame him for not apologizing earlier…no one wants to incriminate themselves before sentencing, but some things cannot be made up for with an apology. no matter what he says, or how he says it…it won’t change anything. lets just hope that no matter how rehearsed he is, that his words are still sincere and it won’t happen again.
July 20th, 2009 at 3:32 pm
I don’t really care if he is sorry or not (although he should have done this a LONG time ago, lawyers or not). First of all, he beat someone with in an inch of their life. The fact that he has it inside of him to actually not just hit someone, but keep beating them and beating them until they pass out…that shows signs of serious mental issues, IMO. Secondly, I think he really dropped the ball after the incident. People were all over the web saying that Rhianna is “sassy” and could have deserved it. I think in those crucial weeks after the incident, it was really important for kids and our culture to hear, “IT IS NEVER OK”. It was up to Chris to deliver that message, and it never came.
I can’t turn the radio fast enough when I hear his music now.
July 20th, 2009 at 3:37 pm
I think it may have been a little more influential had he apologized beforehand. But guys we have to think about how we scrutinized Michael Jackson time and time again for things that we truly didn’t understand, and how we regret it now that he’s gone. Even though he’s clearly guilty, it’s a little different but we just need to remember that nobody knows what really happened that night, but then I just might be trying to see too much good in people again.
Either way, I’ve lost a lot of respect for him. That’s for sure.
July 20th, 2009 at 4:03 pm
alexis: of course they matter! i can’t think of any item of printed word where they wouldn’t matter.
and they matter to trent because he fixed it. thanks.
July 20th, 2009 at 4:04 pm
I’m still pissed about the fact that he didn’t get any jail time and seeing pictures of him jet skiing and care free.
I don’t think age has anything to do with the country’s apathy towards domestic abuse and battery. People would rather prefer it stay behind closed doors. Although I think our nation’s youth is growing up in a society that embraces violence more than any have before with increasingly gory slasher films and the rise of UFC.
July 20th, 2009 at 4:05 pm
Oh, well now that he’s said sorry……:insert eye roll here.:
July 20th, 2009 at 4:06 pm
So what…he beat the shit out of her…and he’s getting punished. I’ll still listen to his music.
July 20th, 2009 at 4:20 pm
OMG u guys are too much. He’ s getting help and he said he was sorry. It’s not like he could say it before with the trial going on. And does no one here understand what forgiveness is. Maybe you guys should stop trying to crucify the man and move on like he is tryin gto do. He shouldn’t be punished forever for this crime. He’s doing his part in trying to get better. And just because they hit you once does not mean that they will keep doing it, that is why those classes are for right, it’s gotta be working somewhere .Some people are so close minded! This is what is wrong with the U.S. We latch onto something that is NONE of your business to begin with and than just BASH them and than when they do say their sorry (which you were begging for him to say) it’s not good enough. Nothing will be good enough for some of you people.Let me move on and try and correct the mistake he made. He derseves a life too, without all your hate comments!!
July 20th, 2009 at 4:20 pm
He was reading from a teleprompter and, if you look closely, it is edited. I don’t take this as a sincere appology, more like, trying to save face. GL bro, your going to need it.
July 20th, 2009 at 4:21 pm
My boyfriend was the one that pointed this out:
On “Lie to Me” if you shake your head no while apologizing you don’t really mean it. It’s called a double negative or a false positive. Something along those lines.
July 20th, 2009 at 4:50 pm
Respect for FINALLY apologizing, but damn, he could’ve said it sooner. Either way, there’s no way of knowing whether he truly means it or not. I hope his mother at least talked some sense into him. Unfortunately, this doesn’t mean that he’ll change. He’ll probably do it again. He didn’t just hit her once, he hit her repeatedly. That’s a lot of rage. I never liked his music very much but now I can’t even bear it when I hear his voice on the radio. I hope there are dire consequences and people don’t just forget about it. There is way too much violence against women in this world and it needs to STOP! Forgiving someone right away and saying he’s young or whatever trivializes the violence. If anything the punishment and public outcry should be more harsh, otherwise women will continue to get beaten and raped and then get blamed for it for being “sassy” or whatever. Give me a break.
July 20th, 2009 at 4:53 pm
He can go stick it in a juice box and suck it. This apology doesn’t mean a thing to me, and I’m not supporting him or his music. If others do, that’s their decision. He’s forgiven, but I cannot forget, and I cannot listen to his music with the same respect as it was before. As far as I’m concerned, his music career can go to hell. It’s NEVER okay to hit someone unless it’s physical self-defence. Rihanna may’ve said something to piss him off, but that doesn’t mean she should’ve gotten hit by it. I’m truely disapointed that my peers would say otherwise.
July 20th, 2009 at 5:04 pm
@ Kristy
“He’s doing his part in trying to get better. And just because they hit you once does not mean that they will keep doing it, that is why those classes are for right, it’s gotta be working somewhere ”
False and false.
Abusers almost ALWAYS continue abuse. If they hit you once, they will hit you again. They will also abuse their subsequent partners. My ex- boyfriend didn’t stop, and he attacked his girlfriend after me. I’m willing to bet he will abuse all of his subsequent partners.
Also, abusers already know how to control their anger. That’s why they’re able to get away with it for so long. Those classes are ludicrous.
July 20th, 2009 at 5:43 pm
He might as well not even have done this. It’s f’n July. I’m over you, Chris Brown. I refuse to “run it” “forever” out on the dance floor.
July 20th, 2009 at 6:17 pm
@ Kristy
Absolutely wrong. Violence against women is EVERYONEs business. You can forgive someone for such inhumanity but it doesn’t mean they won’t repeat their actions. Do some reading and research on the topic. Statistics will tell you that it’s not about being closed minded. Don’t be surprised if news surfaces and reveals he has always hit Rihanna or has been abusive in some other way. I have been working with women survivors of abuse for years. The stories are the same, over and over again. Unfortunately, people don’t really change because of a few classes. Most of those are court mandated.
July 20th, 2009 at 6:33 pm
I think Chris Brown never intended to apologize and thought he was going to get away with whatever slap on the wrist he got. Now he is seeing and feeling the reprecussions of what he did so he decided that he should be sorry after all.
July 20th, 2009 at 6:55 pm
I hope he is shunned by the industry like the Amish on caffeine!!! Shun that sonofabitch!!!
July 20th, 2009 at 7:00 pm
I hope this asshat never makes another dime. He BIT her! Like a damn animal! I think that’s something you can never be forgiven for. Real men have self control.
July 20th, 2009 at 7:39 pm
Eh. Just get back to the music and dancing. I could care less about his personal life.
July 20th, 2009 at 7:59 pm
I appreciate that he apologized and I do believe that he is sorry, but I don’t think I’ll be able to think about him the same way ever. Most radio stations in my area are still boycotting him and I still feel weird when I hear one of his songs…such a shame, he is so talented and potentially had a long career ahead of him :-(
July 20th, 2009 at 8:06 pm
The person who actually deserves an apology, like the groveling on hands and knees kind, and not reading from a teleprompter so people will keep buying his albums kind, is Rihanna. Period.
Kristy, you are kind of an idiot. Second period.
July 20th, 2009 at 8:20 pm
If he is truly a responsible man, he would have made the apology sooner and fulfilled the prison sentence instead of working out a plea to save his ass.
July 20th, 2009 at 8:22 pm
Of course, real men don’t disrespect women and abuse them. Period.
July 20th, 2009 at 8:48 pm
yeah….he’s definitely still on my shit list….didn’t really seem like a sincere apology to me so much as something his mom wrote for him to read on a teleprompter
July 20th, 2009 at 9:08 pm
At the VERY least it’s good that he has issued an apology but that was the biggest load of BS ever…
He may have been nervous and really wanted to cover all points but did he have to read off cue cards/ tele-prompter?!! It was so disingenuous!!! I don’t buy it at all!
It is disgusting what he did and his apology could have been more heart felt but quite clearly he only cares about saving his career
July 20th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
I don’t care how much he apologizes, you don’t hit a girl, man! I will never listen to his music again, and if I hear him on the radio I will change the station.
July 20th, 2009 at 9:21 pm
That’s what they all say…
As a victim of abuse myself, I cannot forgive what he did and what he put her through. An apology certainly won’t take away the scar she will have forever. And I can’t help but feel he only cares from a monetary stand point. I will not nor will I let my four children listen to his music or have anything to do with Chris Brown. Sorry but that picture of Rhianna face will never leave my mind and his face for me has been forever changed…
July 21st, 2009 at 2:55 am
@Kristy – and I quote you “.Let me move on and try and correct the mistake he made”
…
let ME move on, you say? Dear Chris, are youpaying us a visit under an assumed name? You are the only person here backing up the boy..
July 21st, 2009 at 5:00 am
This is too late. Real men don’t hit women. Ever.
July 21st, 2009 at 5:01 am
This incident is going to haunt Chris Brown for the rest of his career.
July 21st, 2009 at 5:17 am
@Krissy: Beat her within an inch of her life??? Exaggerate much??? Forgive him or not. Don’t make shizz up.
July 21st, 2009 at 7:06 am
You know I loved him so much. He was so talented. I have nothing left for him. Apology not accepted.
July 21st, 2009 at 7:47 am
OH PLEASE. HOW OBVIOUS IS IT THAT HE IS READING IT OFF A TelePrompTer. I HOPE SOMEBODY RUNS HIM OVER, PIECE OF SHIT, SCUMBAG. HOW DARE YOU ABUSE ANYBODY LIKE THAT. BURN BITCH.
July 21st, 2009 at 7:57 am
You know, he is what 19? He made a really terrible drunken mistake. TERRIBLE, no excuses. BUT when I was that age I did some bad things too.. There is no excuse for his abuse, but if he truly is seeking help, and this truly was a “rage of passion” maybe we should give him a little slack. He’s just a kid. And Michael Jackson can molest little boys, but be world wide HEAVILY morned? He makes a drunken mistake and people want to end his carreer. If hes truly sorry, then lets let him be. I’ve been a big Chris Brown fan in the past and yes I don’t really care for him. But people THINK if he IS truly sorry, the HELL he is going through..
July 21st, 2009 at 8:02 am
He looks like he is reading off of cue cards. Big boo.
July 21st, 2009 at 8:34 am
i read how many people are saying “too little too late”
didnt he plead not guilty in his trial? he cant be all “im not guilty… but im sorry for what i did”
…………. just sayin…
July 21st, 2009 at 9:42 am
He looks like he is going to hit the camera. If he said he can do it again I bet he probably hit her harder…he is a douche that reads cue cards! good for him
July 21st, 2009 at 12:10 pm
And that’s why he isn’t an actor. THAT WAS SOOO BAD. Can- we-talk-like-this. WTF.
July 21st, 2009 at 12:20 pm
too late !
July 21st, 2009 at 3:24 pm
his personal life is his own leave it at that. it was noones business in the first place. that put aside he is still extremely talented and i hope he can try to get his career back on the right track
July 21st, 2009 at 4:37 pm
All of you saying i am wrong, have u been in the situation. No probably not. I HAVE and my BF did hit me ONCE and never again, i stopped that sh*t and he got the help he needed, so thank you the classes do work. And he has moved on from it and it has never happened again, so much for your “theory” . So please stop saying once a hitter always a hitter . That is NOT always true, maybe alot of the time but not always. People can change and grow. Most of you on here are so unforgiving and are basically saying he can never overcome this well your the stupid, ignorant, close minded ones. Also does he not deserve forgiveness, God would and probably has forgiven him.
July 22nd, 2009 at 12:08 am
Well, he does seem honest and with some help he will probably grow. But then again, how much can one believe a “convict” that is sitting with bling in his ears and wears a fancy version of the “orange suit”? Probs to him for looking as snappy as he does, though.
August 7th, 2009 at 9:22 am
I’m not impressed. It sounds very scripted, as if his lawyer had written it for him.
It also sounds like he took 1,000 videos before he could post one that sounds somewhat acceptable.
It sounds as if he’s trying to sorry, and I bet he is, but he’s not allowed to say what he truly thinks.
He should have made an unscripted, raw video with many, many excuses and tears.
At least that would have been more acceptable.