Chris Brown’s apology for beating up Rihanna back in February – finally!
He says that he wasn’t allowed to do so beforehand due to his lawyer advising against it.
WATCH ‘CHRIS BROWN APOLOGY’ VIDEO HERE
I typed out the complete transcript here:
“I am sorry. I have tried to live my life in a way in which I make those around me proud of me. And until recently, I think I was doing a pretty good job. I wish I had a chance to relive those few moments again. But unfortunately I can’t. I cannot go into what happened, but most of all I am not going to sit here and make any excuses.
“I take great pride in being able to execute self control and what I did was unexcusable. I am very sad and very ashamed at what I have done. My mother and my spiritual teachers have taught me way better than that. I have told Rihanna countless times and I am telling you today, that I am truly, truly sorry and that I wasn’t able to handle the situation both differently and better.
“I recognize that I have truly been blessed. I have been blessed with a wonderful family,wonderful friends and fans. God has been generous which has given me the ability which has brought me fame and fortune. I have done a lot of soul searching and over the past several months I have talked with my minster and my mother. And I spent a lot of time wondering what happened and why. I have let a lot of people down and I realize that. And no one is more disappointed in me than I am.
“As many of you know, I grew up in a home where there was domestic violence and I saw firsthand what uncontrolled rage could do. I sought and am continuing to seek help to ensure what happened in February can never happen again. And as I sit here today I can tell you that I will do everything in my power to make sure it never happens again. And I promise that. What I did was unacceptable. 100%.
“I can only ask that you can forgive me, please. I hope that others learn from my mistake. I intend to live my life so that I am truly worthy of the term “role model”. Thank you.”
You know, I would like to give him the benefit of the doubt here. I mean, you can’t crucify someone for a past mistake forever. Doesn’t everyone deserve a second chance? On the other hand, how easy is it for wife beaters to be reformed? I don’t know the statistics on this one, but I would guess a large percentage of men who do this sort of thing do it again.
I think it is good that he is actively seeking treatment and hopefully will continue to do so.
So, what do you think? Is he sincere? Do you think he has truly learned from this incident?
Here’s my take on it. He’s very young and made a mistake. He grew up with a violent household and as much as you can deny it, that does ingrain some actions into your sub-conscience. He is getting help and as long as we never hear he treats a girlfriend like that again I say give him a second chance. Yes, it was horrible and you should never beat a woman, but we’re not talking about a 35 yr old man who should definitely know better. His pride, image, and wallet have all probably taken a hit, so what else is left to do?
I know you have to prepare ahead of time to make a statement like this, but I really wish that Chris Brown had done less reading from the cue-cards. At the very least, he should have been more familiar with the material.
I’d really like to believe he’s sincere when he says that he is sorry, and regrets his actions, but the poor reading and overacting makes me wonder if someone else wrote the statement for him.
- K*
I believe that if it was your son or brother people would be less likely to crucify him. He is a kid. Yes what he did was horrible, but we don’t know the circumstances behind it. I am making no exscuses for him, but if he was my little brother I would be dissapointed, but one mistake does not make you a human being. He is NOT the first or last star to make the same mistake. I say give him the benefit of the doubt. Hopefully he is trying to reform.
He’s a kid. (19) Just accept his “sorry” and move on. America is a mess sometimes cause we’re not talking about a grown man.
@K of course somebody wrote it, it’s called PR person but that doesn’t mean he didn’t mean every word…. come on!
i think that his apology was from the heart i feel that he has sone something right as far as this whole problem i think that it is a good thing he apologized. On the other hand i have heard that men that do this thing once do it again….but i have hope that he wont…everybody deserves a second chance