R&B singer Chris Brown stopped by Larry King's studio last night, and said ... well, nothing, really. Anyone tuning in to hear some juicy revelations about his actions concerning singer Rihanna didn't get much. During the hour-long interview, Brown said several times that he didn't want to talk about his felony-assault conviction that resulted in five years probation and six months of community labor. The conversation went something like this:
Larry: "Do you love her?"
Chris: "Definitely."
Larry: "In love with her?"
Chris: "Definitely."
That's about as deep as it got, with Brown repeatedly telling Larry that he wasn't going to talk about the case "out of respect for her and myself." Ok, so why were you there then?
What Brown did say was, "I accept full responsibility." Well, that's something, but I don't know if it's enough to get his career back on track (which is why he was REALLY there). When asked about his reactions to the police reports and photos of a beaten Rihanna, he said, "That's not who I am as a person. I don't know what to think" and "Nobody taught us how to love one another."
When things slowed to a dull crawl, Larry turned to his favorite topic of late, asking Brown what he thought about Michael Jackson's death. "I was devastated," said Brown.
Did you watch the interview last night? What did you think?
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9-03-2009 @ 10:46AM
Gordy said...
"Ok, so why were you there then?"
Um, because he has an album coming out. For an 'industry observer' you sure don't seem to understand how the publicity machine works. I'm no genius when I predict that Rihanna will have a similar interview with Oprah when her album nears completion...and her responses will be similar.
The goal is to gain exposure without alienating anyone, and pray your responses help you sell records/tickets/etc.
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9-03-2009 @ 12:00PM
MacGuffin said...
The guy looked like he was totally coached by his P.R. people including that ridiculous choice of apparel. A bow-tie? Give me a break. Hopefully if Rihanna does not go back to this abusive MF.
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9-03-2009 @ 11:47PM
RobynM said...
Actually, the sweater/vest/tie look is pretty normal for him - he wasn't particularly known for dressing thuggishly.
(which is all the defense he's going to get from me.)
9-03-2009 @ 3:12PM
Gordy said...
She hit him first IIRC. He just hit back harder. I think the whole thing was publicity driven, it just got out of their publicist's control.
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