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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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.
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.
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.
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.
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!!
I meant DOUCHEBAG!!! OHHH, this makes me soo freaking mad!!!
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….
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.
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?
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.
@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.
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…
Does anyone see any similarities here between M. Vick and C. Brown? (Hint: total lack of true remorse.)
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.
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.
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”
@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.
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.
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.
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.