By: Vanessa Beatriz Soto
After being charged with domestic violence against his pop star then-girlfriend Rihanna back in 2009, Chris Brown’s meteoric rise to fame came to a standstill as fans (his and those of the pop singer) tried to come to terms with his actions. They made a gorgeous pair, to be sure, but their troubled romance ended in violence, late one night in Hollywood. Some sources claim that this wasn’t the first such incident, and cite reports of previous altercations in Europe and Barbados, Rihanna’s country of origin.
The beleaguered rapper was ordered to complete a reported 1400 hours of service as well as domestic violence counseling. At the time, Brown stated that he was sorry for his actions, and hoped that he and Rihanna could remain friends. Now, finished with his community service and counseling, though still on parole, Brown is on the publicity trail promoting his new album and single, 3x. Not surprisingly, reporters are taking the opportunity to ask probing questions about the 2009 incident and his subsequent relations with the singer. Earlier this week on Good Morning America, anchor Robin Roberts got into the act, quizzing Brown during an interview.
But it seems that although the morning show had prepped Brown’s people in advance that these questions would be posed to the rapper, he wasn’t having it.
"Anytime we have a guest here on the program, we let them know ahead of time the subject matter, the topics that we're going to discuss and we, even right before the interview, I said that to Chris and I was shocked like everybody else was."
Roberts got a big surprise after the segment, when the enraged hip-hop star stormed from his dressing room after throwing a chair out a window, which crashed down on the busy streets of Times Square, NYC.
Brown’s Twitter feed is silent on the matter, after an alleged tweet was quickly pulled down.
“I’m so over people bringing this past s**t up!!! Yet we praise Charlie sheen and other celebs for there bulls**t.”
So Brown is on the apology circuit again, and the inevitable doubts about his ability to manage anger are once more in question. Brown appeared on BET’s show "106 & Park" to discuss the incident, making a statement about how disappointed he is by his own behavior and claiming that Roberts had gone off the script:
"I want to apologize to anybody who was startled in the office, anybody who was offended or really looked disappointed at my actions because I was really disappointed in my actions. A lot of people don't know what went down. When I do shows or I do interviews we always send out a talking points sheet and if the network or whomever doing the interviewing isn't complying with what we want to do so we can equally accomplish a goal we usually back out until it's a better situation."
It’s a little worrisome that Brown isn’t taking full responsibility for his actions. His publicist seems to think so, as this morning brought the news that Brown and rep Tammy Brook have parted ways.
Still, a lot of people are rooting for Chris Brown, and even Robin Robert is keen to have him back on the show:
"We wish [Brown] the absolute best and... we've extended the invitation to him and I sure hope that he takes us up on it, because we'd love to have another chat with him."
Roberts may get her wish. E! Online reported today that ABC is scheming to get Rihanna and Brown together again.
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Tags ABC, Celebrity Rage, Chris Brown, good morning america, Rihanna, Robin Roberts
