Chris Brown Set To Appear On ‘Larry King Live’
A contrite and power blue-clad Chris Brown paid a visit to the CNN studio here in SoCal last week to tape an interview for the Larry King Live show which is set to air this coming Wednesday September 2. With his crying mother, Joyce Hawkins, and his pitbull lawyer, Mark Garagos, by his side, Brown talks with Larry King about the heinous crime of assault that he has been punished for and his plans for a crime-free life ahead. Here are a couple photos from his upcoming appearance on the show along with some preview deets about the interview itself:
He looks so young. And he is. At 20, Chris Brown is not old enough to buy a beer without breaking the law. But he got himself into a world of legal trouble when he assaulted his then-girlfriend Rihanna in February. “We have to be like 10 yards away from each other,” Brown softly tells CNN’s Larry King in an exclusive interview to air Wednesday night – his first television interview since his arrest. Brown still loves Rihanna. He tells King he’s still in love with her. Even tougher for him is looking at the photo. You know the one—the image that might haunt, and define Brown forever. “When I look at it now, it’s just like, wow, like, I can’t — I can’t believe that — that actually happened.” He adds he does not remember performing the violent acts that have changed his life. Yet Brown pleaded guilty to felony assault on June 22. The deal keeps him out of jail. A second felony charge, making criminal threats, was dropped. He was sentenced to five years probation and six months of community labor. What does it mean? “It means he walks the straight and narrow for five years,” Brown’s attorney Mark Geragos tells King. “I’ve grown to love this kid like a son or a nephew. I have a high degree of confidence — I’ll say it now so that you can play it back if he ever does anything — but a high degree of confidence that he’s not going to do anything like this in the future.” Brown agrees, saying “everything comes with consequences. They want me to pick up trash remove graffiti.” He calls the sentence fair. “I’m a hard worker. It’s something I’m willing to do.” Why did it happen? How did it happen? They are questions Brown and his mother, Joyce Hawkins, have been asking. “Chris has never, ever been a violent person, ever,” Hawkins tells King.
While Brown’s mother insists that her son was “never, ever … a violent person” she goes on to explain to King (and, of course, the viewing audience) that Brown’s father was the abusive one, clearly in an attempt to shift the blame of Brown’s actions? After the jump, read on and judge for yourselves …
She said her husband was abusive – and Brown knew it. “I used to be scared to go to bed,” the singer recalls. He’s not blaming that for the attack on Rihanna. Still he says, “nobody taught us how to love one another. Nobody taught us a book on how to — how to control our emotions or our anger.” He adds, “I wish I could have changed that night.” Rihanna calls Brown’s mother “Mom”. The two have spoken and seen each other periodically since the incident. The court order that prevents her son from seeing Rihanna does not extend to Joyce. “(I) let her know that I was very, very baffled, what had happened, and apologized for my son, along with I’m so sorry what happened to you. And I didn’t know what — I didn’t know what else to say, and I gave her a hug, and she hugged me, as well.” Hawkins then cries. “I just need to prove to people I can be a role model,” Brown says. “That’s not who I am as a person, and that’s not who I promise I want to be,” the singer laments. It’s been a couple of months since he saw Rihanna, and admits the separation has been “difficult.” He’s sad when asked about her dating other men. “I definitely would be affected by it, but, at the end of the day, I mean, we’re not together, so, if she’s happy, I’m cool.” Would he be with her now if things had been different that night? Brown says only, “We’ll always be friends.” And as much as Chris Brown wants to move on, he‘s left with this: “I made a mistake, and I — and it was just something I have to live up and own.”
I’m sorry … but all of this sounds like a bunch of bullshizz to me. Chris Brown is “sad” that Rihanna is dating other men? Who the eff cares if that little shit is sad or not? HE BEAT HER BLOODY, I could care less how sad he is about anything! I’m not sure I need to see this interview, while I believe in redemption, I don’t know that I really care to see Chris Brown try to charm away the disgusting crime he has been convicted and sentenced for. Still, here is a video clip from Brown’s upcoming appearance on the Larry King Live show to give you a better idea of it’s something you might want to watch when it airs Wednesday night:
Yeah, no … I don’t really need to see anymore. I’m still entirely disgusted by what this little monster did … I’d rather he just have his ass sent off for punishment rather than have him appearing on national TV trying to explain away his heinous crimes.
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August 31st, 2009 at 8:33 am
His mother is a bitch for not showing how to be a real man. THOSE MOTHERS who don’t care about their kids sanity but RATHER THEY CARE ABOUT MONEY….greedy bitch
August 31st, 2009 at 8:35 am
If any son of mine ever hit a woman, or in Chris’ case – brutally beat her… I don’t know that I could ever look at him the same way again. It’s disgusting that she is trying to deflect blame off Chris. If Chris had an abusive father, well then should he not know firsthand the effects abuse can have on it’s victims. It’s pathetic.
August 31st, 2009 at 8:35 am
This kid makes me sick. He should be behind bars for what he did, not on TV complaining about his feelings!
August 31st, 2009 at 8:40 am
You go, Trent! Too many people are falling for his bullshit.
August 31st, 2009 at 8:44 am
This is a very blatant and obvious campaign to save whatever shred of a career he may have left. If he really cared about Rhianna, he would quit using her name in trying to pull himself out of the deep, dark hole he has landed in. And to have his mother doing the same, is just terrible! He is a classic abuser, praying on emotion when he can’t use the physical. As a former fan of his, I would have so much more respect for him if he would just shut the eff up, lay low and pay his debt to society (communtiy service). Continually talking about it makes him look like a huge douche, and just keeps the memory of the incident alive in the minds of everyone.
August 31st, 2009 at 8:49 am
I think it’s funny… many children witness abuse at home and don’t go around beating people up. And yes it has come out that he and Rihanna had a very tumultuous relationship, there is NEVER an excuse to resort to phsyical violence. How can he be sad she is seeing other men? Not only are they broken-up, but he is prohibated from seeing her for the next 5 years… kinda obvious she’ll date other people then. I too believe in redemption, but that is something you have to work for, it’s not automatically given because you pleaded guilty.
August 31st, 2009 at 8:50 am
she as a mother needs to stop making excuses for him. he is not a child who had no choice but to beat rihanna. yes she can still love him cause that he’s her son, but she needs to take him to task for what he has done, and help him grow up by stop making excuses. stop enabling a “i’m victim” mentality. i hope everyone out there stops buying his music cause that is the only way he will ever learn.
August 31st, 2009 at 9:01 am
Get the hell out of our faces, Chris Brown. Your career is done. You’ll forever be known as the guy who beat up Rhianna. Way to go! I mean, only a real man can beat a woman! Be proud.
August 31st, 2009 at 9:04 am
OMG did he honestly wear a bowtie!! He just screams desperation.
August 31st, 2009 at 9:07 am
I am sooooo happy about the Judge’s ruling forcing him to stay away from Rihanna for 5 years! While this interview seems only like an attempt to win back fans and save his career, I do find the history of domestic abuse interesting. I have seen first hand what an abusive home can do to kids, and unfortunely the cycle is easier to repeat than not.Its a fact, not an excuse in the majority of cases. It is very sad that Rihanna had to suffer the way she did, and I do not feel sorry for CB in that respect at all. I do however believe that at 20 he has time on his side, to work through his personal demons and break the cycle of violence. I hope for the sake of his future gf’s(not his career) that he gets the help he needs and is truly committed to change.
August 31st, 2009 at 9:17 am
its too late ok?
youre a douche and everyone knows that
if he was rly sorry he’d had apologised str8 awy instead of posing fr happy camper holiday shots
moron.
August 31st, 2009 at 9:24 am
I believe in redemption as well but there can be no redemption without repentance, something CB is clearly unwilling to do. If he really wanted to bolster his image, he should have admitted what he did, blamed his own weak character and given examples of how he is working to improve himself. Pretending that he “doesn’t remember” what happened is disgusting. And, yes, I know she’s his mother but it would have done her a world of good to say “yes, of course I am ashamed of my son’s actions. They were disgusting and not at all how I expect men to treat women.” Shameful all around.
August 31st, 2009 at 9:25 am
He has no remorse. I hate him so much. I want him thrown in jail so that he can suffer.
August 31st, 2009 at 9:49 am
The whole situation with Chris Brown and Rihanna and how it has been handled has really disappointed me. I feel that Chris Brown has been let off easily for his crime.
This case highlights that domestic abuse happens, and can happen to anyone even celebrity’s. I feel though, that Rihanna could have really been a voice to other victims of domestic abuse, I understand that this experience has probably been very traumatic for Rihanna but she doesn’t seem to be addressing it much.
As a child I witnessed domestic abuse in my household and I understand the fear that can grip the victim, but people like Rihanna could really make a difference to suffers of abuse.
Like it or not, once you become a media figure, people do judge you or look up too you for guidance. Rihanna needs to make it clear that Chris Brown’s action’s are unaceptable.. and trying to overturn the restraining order does not send out the right message.
I wish Rihanna the best and hope that she can move on from her bad relationship with Chris, and I hope that Chris can get himself the help that he needs, to ensure he never repeats his actions.
August 31st, 2009 at 9:51 am
I think he’s a coward. The only thing to hope for is that he really does change, for the sake of any of his future girlfriends. Although, I doubt that will happen, seeing as how he’s dodging direct blame and looking for excuses. What a punk.
August 31st, 2009 at 9:56 am
Regardless of whether he witnessed/ experienced abuse as a child. Only he can control his actions and make decisions. Therefore he needs to accept responsibility. It is his fault, he hit Rihanna.
August 31st, 2009 at 10:17 am
This is such a different response from last week and to that I say Halle-f*cking-lujah. Finally people reading this blog who are not on the forgive and forget bandwagon. Thus far, I have seen nothing that indicates he is at all sorry for what he did.
PR stunts aside, there has been no repentance.
August 31st, 2009 at 10:20 am
blah blah blah cry me a river douche bag.
August 31st, 2009 at 10:47 am
he looks completely ridiculous.. what a douchebag
August 31st, 2009 at 10:48 am
It would be best if he let his previous apologies stand, performed his community service in an exemplary manner, and stopped talking about the entire incident. This is a personal matter that has already had enough publicity. He will never convince by words alone anyway. If he wants to prove he has changed he should let his actions do the talking by NEVER allowing this (or anything similar) to happen again.
August 31st, 2009 at 11:09 am
everyone is “all for redemption” but when someone makes a horrible mistake, takes responsibility for their actions, and apologizes, it’s not enough. what chris did was awful, of course. should he have to spend the rest of his life being judged by us? HELL NO. would you all rather he never apologized? it would’ve deflected attention from what he did, and that’s what most celebrities let happen. will i ever see him the same? no. but what i DO see is someone who is a young kid trying to make some amends.
that being said, he probably shouldn’t have had his mother and lawyer there to defend him when it gives people the impression that they’re trying to downplay his crime.
August 31st, 2009 at 11:14 am
he is a worthless. and to say he has never done this before? Its on the police report…he had physically assaulted her before this Feb incident. oh and he “doesn’t remember” what he did that night! Ha! Lying piece of crap. How convenient for him not to remember ANYTHING. He’s done. He just looks ridiculous. He doesn’t deserve any of this TV time and attention.
August 31st, 2009 at 11:16 am
Chris Brown is the epitome of a douche bag. I can’t stand him whatsoever. I know a man has more strength than a woman but if this was in the opposite direction and he was the victim would people be hating on Rihanna? Um, no, they wouldn’t. They might call her a “crazy bitch” but that’s about it. Nothing severe at all. Violence in general is wrong no matter what. He should just move on with life instead of making his appearance better. He’’s done.
August 31st, 2009 at 11:23 am
Larry King does not equal taking responsibility. Jetskiing in Miami a few weeks after the attack does not equal taking responsibility. Diddy’s white party does not equal taking responsibility. Having your mother and lawyer explain away your behaviour as a result of a violent upbringing does not equal taking responsibility.
Thus far, this young “kid” has taken responsibility for nothing in my eyes. He wants forgivness? He needs to earn it. And what is likely going to amount to a bulls*it softball interview on Larry King with his momma and lawyer is not helping him at all.
August 31st, 2009 at 11:33 am
He has not once said, and owned up to it. He has never said, “I DID IT”. Just a bunch of twists and turns of words. F*ing LOSER!!
And for all of those people that say, “hey, he got his punishment,leave him alone”, I call BULLSHIZZ!
His punishment does not fit the crime!!!
Just fall off the planet already, DUOCHEBAG!!
August 31st, 2009 at 11:34 am
I meant DOUCHEBAG!!! OHHH, this makes me soo freaking mad!!!
August 31st, 2009 at 11:35 am
If Rihanna has forgiven him – that’s her prerogative – but the public does not have to do the same. Some things are just too ugly and distasteful to get over – or at least not for a LONG LONG time. He SHOULD lose his career over this. That’s an appropriate consequence that he needs to live with. I am tired of these tacky PR moves begging for sympathy. Accept that people don’t want to see your face Chris Brown and just be grateful your ass isn’t in jail.
It’s too late to apologize…it’s too late….
August 31st, 2009 at 11:41 am
You would think that, having witnessed his own mother as a victim of domestic violence, he would have even more of an aversion to taking out his anger like that. And, hello, no one is taught how to love, and no one is taught how to NOT beat a woman when he’s angry…there’s NO EXCUSE for hitting a woman, ever.
And seriously? Who dressed him? Maybe the American would public would take him a tad more seriously if he weren’t wearing powder blue AND a freakin’ bow tie. Come on, idiot, you look like a clown.
August 31st, 2009 at 12:00 pm
Sarah said: “I feel though, that Rihanna could have really been a voice to other victims of domestic abuse, I understand that this experience has probably been very traumatic for Rihanna but she doesn’t seem to be addressing it much.”
I COMPLETELY disagree with this statement. Rhianna is a victim, and she needs to focus on healing. RHIANNA DOESN’T OWE ANYONE ANYTHING. Just because she is famous, doesn’t mean that she is obligated to hash out very personal and traumatic details just to make other people feel better. Yes, it would be wonderful for her to speak about her experience once she has it all figured out, but it is a very scary and horrific place to be. To expect her to be able to summarize her experiences into some kind of moral fable for people to learn from and the media to exploit is a bit much, less than a year after her trauma. Why do people expect her to give away information about something so private to complete strangers???? I can’t believe how many people put her down, expecting her to spill her guts just to make OTHER PEOPLE happy. The fact that she isn’t still with him makes her a stronger role model for women than the political-sex-scandal wives, can’ t you be happy with that?
August 31st, 2009 at 12:02 pm
You are competely right Trent. Just last night my husband and I saw something about Chris on t.v. and we were talking about how we are glad people arent letting him slide for this terrible thing he did. I competely understand everyone makes mistakes but some should never be forgotten, like this; I dont know if I will ever be able to feel the same about Chris again, even as an artist.
August 31st, 2009 at 12:17 pm
@krissy, i agree krissy that she shouldn’t be expected to spill her guts cause we all expect her to or cause he can’t seem to shut his mouth for a second. but i just wish she hadn’t fought the restraining order. that would have sent a strong message to him, that what he did was horrendous.
i swear he gave me the oj creepies with him deflecting responsibility and saying he still in love with rihanna.
August 31st, 2009 at 12:36 pm
I’m in the minority here, but I think its time for people to move on and let it go…it happened and it happens to millions of women every day…are we really at the point where we are going to make an example of a 20 year old boy who still has growing to do? In no way are his actions tolerable…and he shouldn’t be easily forgiven…but he is a 20 year old kid who made a bad mistake…
I hope all you people feel the same way about other “abusers” like Sean Pennetc. I hope you aren’t supporting their careers or endeavors as you all so vehemently castrate this little boy…let him finish growing up and see if he is remorseful and has learned before you all go casting him aside…
August 31st, 2009 at 1:14 pm
Does anyone see any similarities here between M. Vick and C. Brown? (Hint: total lack of true remorse.)
August 31st, 2009 at 1:43 pm
Oh gimme a break, Mrs. Brown! I’m not bothering to listen to the interview but your kid is his own person! My dad gets dead drunk and violent, my mom chain smokes and yet I don’t drink or smoke at all because I CHOOSE not to! Dang, you can only blame parents for so much of their kids actions.
August 31st, 2009 at 1:59 pm
You said it Trent! As soon as we have to listen to how he’s “never been a violent person”, then I am not interested. It seems like an obvious PR ploy. He needs to be really questioning himself about how and why he so violently lost control of himself not acting all shocked about it. Then he will warrant forgiveness. Pathetic. I do hope, however, that he has learned enough to change his behavior.
August 31st, 2009 at 2:13 pm
He didn’t even admit he did anything wrong, it was all just “I can’t believe that happened”, not “I can’t believe what I did”
August 31st, 2009 at 3:14 pm
@Anonymously Yours While I understand your position, I disagree with the “little boy” and the “growing up.” I am twenty years old, and so is my boyfriend, and I think we are both completely capable of controlled our actions. My 20 year old boyfriend would never lay a hand on me, no matter how angry, because you don’t have to be older than 20 to understand right from wrong. If he were a five year old, I would agree. Twenty is more than old enough to control yourself, I don’t care what the situation is or how angry you are. I also understand why you think we all need to let it go, but since his punishment in the court system was hardly fitting, he should be punished in the court of public opinion for a little longer.
And I don’t think that we are trying to undermine the fact that this happens to women every day…it does, and that’s a horrible fact. But the fact that a celebrity committed such an act is an opportunity for people to speak out against it, and to recognize that it does happen.
August 31st, 2009 at 3:34 pm
he never was a violent person??? HELLO lady HE IS VIOLENT>..beating up a woman is violent and that who he is….His mother is an idiot. CHRIS YOU ARE DONE!! this goes to every other “boy” playign big man and rappers…..stop you idiotic ways.
August 31st, 2009 at 3:36 pm
The fact that he has failed to actually confess and take responsibility for what he did, while spewing bull shit like “I can’t — I can’t believe that — that actually happened” makes his ‘apology’ seem less sincere.
August 31st, 2009 at 4:34 pm
Everything he says is completely disingenuous. The judge should have included something in the court order forbidding him to give any more interviews regarding Rihanna or this incident.
August 31st, 2009 at 9:39 pm
@anonymous at 1230pm. Everytime I want to agree with your statement and say he is a kid and should be forgiven, I get pictures of him at the club kicking it (underage) after sentencing…or wearing that damn “oops” necklace at p diddy’s white party, or rididng around on jet skis. HE IS NOT A KID, and he needs to quit playing the kid card to get sympathy. I can’t be judgmental and say he isn’t sorry…but his actions do nothing to show he is. He needs real help and not help with regaining his career.HE IS NOT A CHILD. Stop acting like he didn’t know any better…he knows what you did! His mom needs to quit crying and help him heal from his past trauma and atone for his actions. We don’t need to know about it, just go away and get yourself together. Interviews like this just make the situation worse and sets him up to fail…even more. Without proper help, that’s exactly what is gonna happen…at some womans expense.
September 1st, 2009 at 7:36 am
I will not be watching this!! Love the outfit.
Did I hear Chris correctly say he doesn’t remember the incident? well I think I did and I ask how can you never do this again if you don’t even remember doing it or even be sorry for it??? Well lets just hope this man has learned a lesson and be thankful they didn’t come down on him nearly hard enough
PS WHY IS HE ON LARRY KING TALKING ANOUT THIS ANYWAY? I am pretty sure his ex gf doesn’t want to hear him or see him on TV talking about this anymore,he needs to just zip it and live with it forever even if he doesn’t remember cause I am pretty sure he remembers and I hope it haunts him!!
September 1st, 2009 at 8:08 pm
whats with the bloody bowtie?!
September 2nd, 2009 at 12:26 pm
omfg…watta lame DOUCH BAG…i always hated him but now i hate him even more…sitting there with his fake “innocent” portrayol with his little blue sweater vest and his fucking bowtie god hes beyond PATHETIC..
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September 3rd, 2009 at 11:53 am
i personally appreciate him trying to apologize, and think people should give him a god damn chance.
it was once, he REALIZES he made a mistake and he is PAYING UP. he is accepting the consequences.
and yeah he didnt quite admit what he did, but i wouldnt either. that shit is painful for both parties involved. and as far as i know, rhianna hasnt talked about it either. anyone ever think that it might be a legal thing here??
–>**I STILL THINK WHAT HE DID WAS BULLSHIT**<–
i just think everyone should stop hating so hard at him. he has tried to apoligize many times.
im just sick of hearing about it.
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September 3rd, 2009 at 4:33 pm
i would like to start off by saying this is a kid. just because he’s making grown man money does not make him a man. he cann’t purchase alcohol right now. he made an mistake summin that he is constantly apologizing for. everyone has made mistakes in ther past that i know if they could they would go back an do things differently. now it is obvious that he is hiding summin and that one missing piece could be that he is saving her. she admitted to hitting an punching him several times that night therefor in my eyes she should face some type of charges as well. all you women who are dogging him put urself in her position that night let another woman call are text ur man an u don’t know what is going on we all kno what happens so stop talking all that noise because we can be at fault as well. this is a boy who is constantly saying he is sorry but no one cares. here she is a person who was beatin so bad once they said she needed surgery but what happened to that she looks fine to me. she is not innocent is this so stop punishing him because he is a male and let’s focus on the big picture. they both were in an abusive household so some things take effect. but really who could’ve started this a guy who had an clean image r a woman who every1 has stated to be controlling and clingy when it came down to him. share the blame instead of pointing fingers. chris u still have true fans out here. keep ur head up.
September 13th, 2009 at 9:13 pm
ok now what mother would tell about her love like that i think its a pice of bullshit
September 15th, 2009 at 2:07 pm
shut up all you disgusters i know his not suppose to do that everybody make mistake how do you know if rihanna didnt do a bad thing while a guy will never accept .stop talking about him and worried about ur bills you were’nt there the only one know what happen is them so shut up your freak no man should ever put its hand on a woman thats true and thats why there judgement idiot his not going to jail and ur have to stop blaming him i blame it on rihanna chris will never do something to hurt her if she doesnt hurt him i love you chris i will suport you both but mostly chris i will buy your album sweatheart all ur out there shutup rihanna take another man u dont deserve cjris no man who take you would do anything 4 u like chris he even perform in ur school 4 free girl i love u chris and i hope you read that and live her do whatever she want or what ever they say live ur life ur familly need u am behind you 4 any comments love you
September 15th, 2009 at 2:08 pm
any body who want to say something about me or chris am ready freaks