The Chris Brown breakdown on BET Awards
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JET
June 28th, 2010
10:55 am
Some may not know and some don’t remember the reason/person behind the whole issue – J ZEE. Chris Brown caught them readhanded. Beyonce still in denial.
Realist
June 28th, 2010
10:55 am
SOOOOOO FAKE! Gotta admit he ALMOST had me. BUT, there were ABOLOUTELY NO TEARS…Just sweat runnin’ down his forehead. This was sooo STAGED. It was like his agent/PR person/label said “CHRIS, GO ON STAGE AND DANCE YOUR ASS OFF (REMIND PEOPLE THAT YOU’RE AN AWESOME PERFORMER), THEN FOR THE FINAL SONG (MAN IN THE MIRROR, MAKE THAT CHANGE) FAKE A BREAK DOWN TO SHOW REMORSE SO THAT IT “LOOKS LIKE” YOU’VE DONE SOME REFLECTION AND ARE NOW A CHANGED MAN! PLAY THE PUBLIC AND WIN YOU’RE FANS BACK!” So fake…I AINT BUYIN’ IT!
ExoticEducator
June 28th, 2010
10:55 am
C’mon ya’ll. That was all an ACT. The fact is that he didn’t know the lyrics to the song and just couldn’t sing it. Even after his so-called breakdown he couldn’t sing the song. A complete act–but the dude can dance. As an MJ fan, I appreciated that.
Realist
June 28th, 2010
10:57 am
Sorry, spelling ^^ should be “absolutely”
jugi
June 28th, 2010
10:57 am
I believe this was not a ploy for attention… when Chris Brown initially came out he said his biggest idol was michael jackson. When Usher sang at MJ’s memorial service no one bashed him for it. Leave CB alone… seriously its so ignorant and childish to gossip this way about him. What is done is done and let GOD forgive and help him with what he has done. I believe CB was really hurt b/c he lost his idol and also b/c man in the mirror was a sort of testimony for him as well. WELL DONE Chris. Very respectable.
carol
June 28th, 2010
10:58 am
Everyone needs to check THEIR own mirrors I thought is was an honorable tribute. Even though there will never be another MJJ
Juan Carlos Diego Raul Sanchez
June 28th, 2010
10:58 am
who cares – he can not hold MJ’s children sized jock nor can he hold a candle to Marc Anthony – Chris Brown is a joke…
Bamabelle2000
June 28th, 2010
10:58 am
I also think most of us didn’t approve of what he did but he looked like he was FINALLY sorry for what he had done, we will see in the future if he was sincere or not. I think most guys don’t like other people to see them cry either and that kid look like he was having a nervous breakdown.
Kelvin K. Kerry
June 28th, 2010
10:59 am
This dude can’t hold a live tune. Sure he can lay down a few tracks in the studio but so can my basset hound with technology today. The whole deal was lip synced until the very end and that’s when he started crying like a three year old. If he’s not completely broke now he will be soon and will be just one more person we have to support on welfare.
candid
June 28th, 2010
11:01 am
Chris Brown has already been through enough. He was a kid who did wrong period. He has to live with that the rest of his life. No one needs to keep reminding him of what happened. I liked the performance and I think he needs to stay in counseling and work on his career. If you dont like him, for whatever reason…….dont buy his product!
Allison Right
June 28th, 2010
11:01 am
I say let him get back out there he has been made to pay for his misktakes and now you are still trying keep him down, everyone should have a second chance. The media should stop trying to kill him
JET
June 28th, 2010
11:02 am
Note to Hell Bent, don’t hate appreciate. Did say envy, envy, envy. You got some time on your hand go jet a job.
jking
June 28th, 2010
11:04 am
Michael Jackson was Chris Brown’s idol. It was the one year anniversary of MJ’s death. Chris Brown finally was allowed to do his MJ tribute after not being allowed to last year and the Man In The Mirror song has a very strong message that hit home for Chris Brown. If any of you are truly Michael Jackson fans then you’d know that he believed in unity and second chances for everyone!
Observation
June 28th, 2010
11:05 am
Well, Chris Brown did not kill anyone with a knife, kill dogs with electricty or fighting, or molest children who slept with him….so don’t compare Chris Brown to these folks. All Chris did was punch his girlfriend in the face. That was it. No murder or death, no children preditor.
Realist
June 28th, 2010
11:06 am
And I actually like Chris Brown, the guy can SING AND DANCE. And, I want him to make a comeback. Was his performance last night good? HECK YES!!! But my gut(along with the details of that performance)tells me that the Man In the Mirror number was very strategic…a total fake! Apparently for some, the strategy worked!
Gone Too Soon!
June 28th, 2010
11:08 am
Best fake/acting performance by a female abuser 2010, he can dance/sing but he’s not even close to being a man. Using MJJ for redemption, that’s bad. Only God can save him.
Big Jim
June 28th, 2010
11:09 am
F&@k Chris Brown and Rhianna! He paid no price
for what he did. Did he 3-5 years in jail? Did he stay
in jail long enough to be raped, or even mentally destroyed?
Of course not! Celebrity status got him off, not to mention his
record label! Why do Blacks look up to the lowest common
denominator in Society. Bill Cosby’s educated comments
mean less than what Micheal Jackson,Chris Brown or T.I. say!
I’m not surprised to hear people speaking as if “Cristina” Brown was
persecuted/crucified like Vick,2Pac, and the like. If you do the crime,
you should do the the time, regardless if you are a young,Black celebrity
or not.
Why give this “kid” a break? Does Black society give other black males a
break for their sins? HELL NO.
Part of the problem is Black womens’ acceptance of lowgrade behavior
in a man, as long as he “resembles” guys like Vick,2Pac,Lil Wayne,Gucci Mane,
Rick Ross. Why accept the abuse and disrespect from this particular man,
but perhaps not from a man who doesn’t talk/walk/dress/act like a rapper or
athlete?
You may not like what I’ve written, but you look at the person in the
mirror and ask why you protect people with status.None of the
average brothers that are incarcerated seem to get applause from
a BET audience.
I also agree that alot of women have “mouth” issues, but it doesn’t
mean I should whoop her ass like she’s a man. Rhianna is disgusting
as well because “she” kept making appearances,selling music,posing.
If she wasn’t looking to prosper off of this, she could have gotten away
from the business! This means giving make-up contracts and that probably
isn’t good when you’re money hungry and dysfunctional.
itamazesme
June 28th, 2010
11:09 am
KKK – yes i noticed the play on your name – then to read your post – hilarious – if he isn’t broke – not by a long shot – welfare – now that’s a stretch – my prayer is that you never fall on hard times that you never have to go and seek assistance so that you can make it. Nice try to race bait but it won’t work – tears are to cleanse the soul and last time i checked it has not age limit.
When the internet allows people to be anonymous you run across certain types – I have learned that they are only internet gangstas-thugs-bullies (you choose) what they try and spew through the click of a few keys on the keyboard – they would never do standing in front of a person’s face.
Suzie
June 28th, 2010
11:11 am
I enjoyed the performance by Chris Brown.Serenity Prayer: God grant me the SERENITY to accept the things I cannot change, the COURAGE to change the things I can and the WISDOM to know the difference.!!!!!!!!! Prayer changes things!!!!!!!!People let’s not forget that we all have sinned and come short of the Glory of God!!!!!!!!!!
tonya
June 28th, 2010
11:14 am
All of you that is HATING, calling his tears fake, better come out of that glass house. Those rocks you are throwng at him going to return back to you and shatter your world. This man don’t owe ANYONE a damn thing. He took responsibilty for his action regarding Rhinna, more than I can say for her. She wasn’t the victim. She pursued that fight that she lost. All of us have had some type of physical altercation, all of us. If you haven’t keep living. Just as he begin to sing “Take a look at yourself and make that change” and SHUT UP, before you talk your skeletons out!!!!!
Danny Del
June 28th, 2010
11:15 am
I wonder if Allison Right would feel the same way if she was the one that got a facial beating? Don’t think so.
I stand alone
June 28th, 2010
11:17 am
@Juan Carlos Diego Raul Sanche/Kelvin K. Kerry – both of you need to take the hearing plugs from your ears and throw away those colored colored glasses you’re wearing. CB can sing and he can definitely dance.
Even if it was an act, a lot of it was heartfelt by him, by us and by you sceptics who obviously sat watching this talented young man!
@Jay, thanks, excellent post (10:53)!
bootsey
June 28th, 2010
11:17 am
its funny how a person who will kick a person when they are down and keep thier foot on that persons throat, im willing to bet everything that you have mad a mistake or 2 in your life, how would you feel if society or lets just say your friends would just not let it go, now you have said your im sorry’s and did everything possible you felt you needed to do but they just wont let it go, Stop being the judge and jury on this young mans life.
He maid a mistake and he is paying a heavy price for it, just like you would want another chance why shouldnt he get one and dont act like you havent had a moment where a women has pushed your button to a point of no return now youu dont beat women but she says or does something , she slaps you calls you weak slaps you again, now remember you dont heat women, yo ass snaps slaps here back, now here brothers are looking for yo dumb ass, now you love this women and probaby will never do that again in life.
so we forgive you or label you as a women beater for the rest of your life, should she take the kids and leave you, see you ass would be on your knees pleading for forgiveness. Get a life dont judge or you shall be judged!!!!!! PEACE
lou
June 28th, 2010
11:18 am
the dancing was pretty impressive
I stand alone
June 28th, 2010
11:20 am
Let me ask all of you who are still dogging CB for hitting Rhianna? How many of you have hit your woman/man over the years. Even a light slap in the face, or a harsh grab of their arm. How many of YOU have placed even the smallest amount of fear in your mate’s eyes? Yeah right, like a truthful answer will be given by these hypocrites!
DamntheButcher
June 28th, 2010
11:21 am
Why would the AJC put this woman beating THUG on the front of the website. That is totally pathetic. He should have to get out and dig ditches, wash dishes or shine shoes the rest of his life.
Babygirl
June 28th, 2010
11:22 am
To err is human and to forgive is divine. Some people should stop throwing stone at Chris Brown. Everyone makes mistake; no one is perfect. People should stop being judgemental and let God be the jugde. Everyone deserves a second chance!
J.Teach....
June 28th, 2010
11:25 am
It’s past time for the Chris Brown/ Rhianna incident to be burried waayyy in the ground ! He has served time has been through enough. I think he did an AMAZING job and yes, I felt that his performace ( Man in the Mirror) 100% real. He’s sorry, I forgive him and let’s move on…PERIOD !
DamntheButcher
June 28th, 2010
11:25 am
The BET awards are just a racist awards show anyway. Just like the Miss Black america is racist as well.
cjames
June 28th, 2010
11:25 am
Why are we so unforgiving concerning Chris Brown? Why is the Today show doing a segment on Chris’s performance? I don’t understand how Charlie Sheen can put a KNIFE to his wife’s throat and yet it seems ok. His career still seems to be on track and if I remember correctly didn’t he just renew is show for of $1Million an epsoide. Yet it seems we want Chris Brown to have nothing. Why is the media portraying Charlie Sheen as an abusive husband, it’s not like this is the first time he’s abused a wife.
Get Real
June 28th, 2010
11:27 am
It’s not Ok to beat women. Mike Tyson went to jail for rape and had more female fans when he came out! What is wrong with some of you?
Women demand that men respect you. Jails are full of wife beaters who couldn’t dance…you don’t cut them slack, don’t cut any for Mr. Brown
Erikka
June 28th, 2010
11:29 am
man he was soooooooooo cute he made me almost cried and i wish i could have been there with I lOve u Chris And i dont care wat no body said he did real good & it was 4 MJ (we luv U)
Bree
June 28th, 2010
11:31 am
lots of stones being thrown in this blog. i guess more people live in glass houses than we thought.
chauncey
June 28th, 2010
11:34 am
I believe that his emotions were real last night. I think that he was moved possibly for 2 reasons: 1) because Michael Jackson is his Idol, and he felt moved while he was imitating him(he misses MJ just like the rest of his fans. 2) He was moved by the audience because finally, he was onstage with people who will accept him, and he felt humbled by it. Let’s face it, Chris Brown has had a very rough year. He has been shut out of almost every radio station, and music event. There have been many other celebrities that have commited crimes, did drugs, and have made comebacks. Look at Robert Downey from Iron Man. The man was on drugs, and then all of a sudden came The iron man movie, and now look at him, he’s back making millions. Although, I don’t agree or condone what Chris Brown did to Rhianna, We really need to practice forgiveness, and forgive this young man. If you don’t forgive your fellow man(or woman) for things that they do, then how can you expect GOD to forgive you for your sins you have commited? Just a thought folks! Let’s forgive this young man. It’s time to move past the incident. Forgive folks. Just forgive! Chris Brown has paid his dues for the incident, It’s time to forgive and move on! Nuff Said!
Get Real
June 28th, 2010
11:35 am
@Bree-no some of us are just tired of hoodlums being all over the Tv and radio while disrespecting women instead of jail where they belong.
Respect for our women is a must…I’ll throw stones for that
ConsiderThis
June 28th, 2010
11:36 am
I enjoyed the tribute to Michael Jackson. Did anyone stop to think that Chris was overcome with emotion due to the fact he misses Michael Jackson?
Fan1
June 28th, 2010
11:36 am
Was Chris Brown wrong for beating Rihanna? Yes. Do I condone what he did to Rihanna? No. Everyone deserves a second chance. GOD will for give us of our sins even when man want.
Todd - Dacula
June 28th, 2010
11:37 am
>>> Get Real, crawl back to Rockmart, Ga, you racist $astard. Where are the white celeberties that have been in trouble you failed to mention; from the white priest, the white entertainers to teh white sports figures; and there are more that teh blacks that have been on the wrong side of the law or what many call bad morals.
Your raciism is apparent.
Fan1
June 28th, 2010
11:40 am
I agree 100% with Tood Dacula
chauncey
June 28th, 2010
11:41 am
DamntheButcher, I wasn’t even going to address your stupid comment that you made, but I feel compelled to. First off, you should not come on a blog and make comments like you did unless you know the history behind it. The BET awards(and even the BET channel), Miss Black America, Soul Train, and other events and channels these were born out of African American People being shut out of “Regular” awards shows and tv channels because of racism. Our entertainers were not being played or honored from the likes of CBS, ABC, NBC, and any other channel or venue. Thus, events and channels were born so that our entertainers, actors and singers could be seen and heard too. It was all born out of racism. Know your history before you make stupid comments, or just plain shut up!
Kapoonka
June 28th, 2010
11:43 am
I can’t understand the mentality where these entertainers feel we “have” to support..like and ….follow them. The early Chris Brown could sing, dance and had the million dollar smile. After the Rihanna incident I mentally wiped him off my hard drive and I don’t feel obligated to follow what he does or support anything he does. He can dance his ass off, but he can’t sing a lick anymore since his voice changed. Even without the croc tears he could not sing that song. Being an entertainer is a privilege….not a right. There’s nothing he could do that will make me care about anything about him. Trey Songz, Usher, Raheem, Joe, there’s a slew of male artists who are eating what used to be his lunch. he blew it.
Get Real
June 28th, 2010
11:44 am
@Todd-white people commiting crimes does not excuse black people who do or vice versa. This has nothing to do with race. If I’m not mistaken, Chris Brown (a black man) beat Rhianna (a black woman). I would think the black community would be outraged, but no, I saw someone post on this blog “all he did was punch his girlfriend in the face”
I wonder what you would say if Eminem beat Rhianna?
Stand up for your women and PLEASE stand up for yourselves. There are plenty of good decent black men out there.
ashaki coston
June 28th, 2010
11:44 am
man yall lames need to leave chris brown alone fareal you got people out here killing each other but yet want to try and destroy this young mans career over one incident that he done paid for and apologized for HELLO can’t yal see its not working GOD really got plans for this guy. hey chris from me to you keep your head up and as the world keep throwing lemons at you baby take them and make sweet old lemonade and enjoy it lol. THERE IS ALWAYS TO SIDES TO EVERY STORY NO MATTER WHAT. GOOD JOB ON BET AWARDS GLAD TO SEE YOU COMING BACK MWAH
Courtney
June 28th, 2010
11:45 am
I am glad Chris got the chance to perform. He has done what the courts have asked him to do. He should have a chance to regain his career. Jay-Z was shown on a video punching a girl in the face so hard she went flying into a wall so he has some nerve trying to act like he has not ever put his hands on a woman before. PLEASE!!!
nypeach
June 28th, 2010
11:53 am
what really gets on my last nerve is all the women either defending his actions by stating that it was a while ago, or justifying his actions by blaming Rihanna for somehow instigating the beatdown. I’m not saying he is unforgiveable, but I am saying that we need to stop blaming the victim in all of this. And HE is certainly not the victim; he’s just the dude who has had to face the ugly consequences of his actions.
Danny Del
June 28th, 2010
12:00 pm
I can’t believe all the support that woman on this board are giving this guy? My life is filled with strong woman that know he’s trash. It’s strange for me to read the weak minded woman writing posts supporting a person that beat a girls face in. Shame.
Grandma Beverly
June 28th, 2010
12:05 pm
I love Chris brown. I am old enough to be his Grandmother and he is one of the few young entertainers that I like. I feel he should not hit girls, But that works both ways . I feel that girls should not hit boys. I hope both of them learned a listen in it. Because as he lost fans so did she. Everyone always take up for the girl and I can see why, But what would you do if someone was beating on you if you was trying to drive. Sometimes you can not control what is happening. we really only have oneside of the story , because Chris didnot really tell his side. And I believe that he would rather hurt and be talked about than to have her put down. In all I thank him for beening a man , because only a real man would have stood up as the bad guy, because as a older woman and have really been an abusive relationship, The man always tell the woman she is cause of the beating. I did walk away, Because It knew it was him. But in all I really saw last night ,that Chris have a lot of heart. So I love him, and may God be with him always.
itamazesme
June 28th, 2010
12:06 pm
nypeach – I agree he was wrong, he should have walked away. Restraint is powerful yet hard to maintain when you add in the heated moment and the youth. There are men who can’t restrain and they are alot older. My stance is this, no one knows what happened, it is obvious he snapped, he has wounds to show that an altercation on BOTH ends took place. I don’t blame Rhiana, she however did instigate it by her own admission in hitting him first. Here in Georgia, when both the male and the female have defensive wounds, they are BOTH taken to jail. He is a victim though, a victim of scruitny from the public eye. A public that can point fingers and blame and say sinister things, when its own closets are so full of skeletons its about to burst wide open. I do blame her as well though. Not for getting hit, but to use a serious issue such as domestic violence to further her career by going on talk shows a couple of weeks before her album came out after she said she didn’t want to speak to anyone about it. That is how i am able to say it is over .
All I'm Saying Is...
June 28th, 2010
12:07 pm
If Eliot Spitzer can come back from what he did, then Chris Brown deserves a chance at redemption too.
nypeach
June 28th, 2010
12:10 pm
I have never once read anything where Rihanna admits hitting him firt. Not once, and I am a journalist. I’ve never heard him say that she hit him first. He admits that there was an argument, that he hit her and that she scratched him in trying to defend herself. Not once has he publicly said that she hit him first. It’s a false assumption by the public that has been repeated so much that people now take it as the gospel truth. The only restrainted needed was him not punching her in face repeatedly and choking her, and then driving off and leaving her on the side of the road like trash.