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Platinum-selling R&B crooner Chris Brown can now say he's in a class along with such icons as Michael Phelps, Kobe Bryant and Whoopi Goldberg – all folks who lost endorsement deals due to headline grabbing controversy.
Today, the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company suspended the major marketing campaign, which featured the Jive Records singer.
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In this photo provided by Kraft Foods, Spice Girl "Mel B" poses for a photo wearing a T-shirt she designed based on the classic pink ribbon used for breast cancer awareness, after a fashion show and launch of "Pose for the Cure" web site to help Kraft Foods raise money for the 'Susan G. Komen for the Cure' fight against breast cancer in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2008. The shirt is for sale on the web site and the net proceeds will benefit the foundation. (AP Photo/Kraft Foods, Ray Stubblebine) **NO SALES**
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In this photo provided by Kraft Foods, Spice Girl "Mel B" poses for a photo wearing a T-shirt she designed based on the classic pink ribbon used for breast cancer awareness, after a fashion show and launch of "Pose for the Cure" web site to help Kraft Foods raise money for the 'Susan G. Komen for the Cure' fight against breast cancer in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2008. The shirt is for sale on the web site and the net proceeds will benefit the foundation. (AP Photo/Kraft Foods, Ray Stubblebine) **NO SALES**
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In this undated image released by Oxfam Tuesday Sept. 23, 2008, British singer Mel B participates in the 'In My Name' global campaign calling for action against poverty and demanding world leaders keep their promises on millennium development goals. (AP Photo/Oxfam, HO) ** NO SALES **
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In this photo provided by Kraft Foods, Spice Girl Mel B, left, serves as the emcee at a fashion show and launch of "Pose for the Cure" web site to help Kraft Foods raise money for the 'Susan G. Komen for the Cure' fight against breast cancer in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2008. Mel B wears a T-shirt she designed based on the classic pink ribbon used for breast cancer awareness. The shirt is for sale on the web site and the net proceeds will benefit the foundation. The woman at right is unidentified. (AP Photo/Kraft Foods, Ray Stubblebine) **NO SALES**
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NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 09: TV personality and designer Khloe Kardashian and Olympic-level swimmer and model Amanda Beard (R) pose backstage at the Mel B With Ultimo Spring 2009 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at the Metropolitan Pavilion on September 9, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images )
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NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 09: Ultimo Scottish designer lingerie brand founder Michelle Mone (L) and pop singer Melanie Brown pose backstage at the Mel B With Ultimo Spring 2009 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at the Metropolitan Pavilion on September 9, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images )
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NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 09: Pop singer Melanie Brown poses backstage at the Mel B With Ultimo Spring 2009 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at the Metropolitan Pavilion on September 9, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images )
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NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 09: Pop singer Melanie Brown and Olympic-level swimmer and model Amanda Beard (R) pose backstage at the Mel B With Ultimo Spring 2009 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at the Metropolitan Pavilion on September 9, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images )
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NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 09: Pop singer Melanie Brown and singer Aubrey O'Day (R) poses backstage at the Mel B With Ultimo Spring 2009 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at the Metropolitan Pavilion on September 9, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images )
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NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 09: Pop singer Melanie Brown, Olympic-level swimmer and model Amanda Beard, singer Aubrey O'Day and TV personality and designer Khloe Kardashian pose backstage at the Mel B With Ultimo Spring 2009 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at the Metropolitan Pavilion on September 9, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images )
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A spokesperson for the company issued the following statement regarding Brown's advertising campaign for Doublemint gum:
"Wrigley is concerned by the serious allegations made against Chris Brown. We believe Mr. Brown should be afforded the same due process as any citizen. However, we have made the decision to suspend the current advertising featuring Brown and any related marketing communications until the matter is resolved. Given the current information around the incident is speculative it is premature for us to comment further."
Sunday night, the chart-topper was arrested for allegedly assaulting an unidentified woman – who many believe was his girlfriend Rihanna -- in Los Angeles earlier that day.
A Jive Records spokesperson did not respond to inquiries regarding the controversy.
Mel B Pictures
In this photo provided by Kraft Foods, Spice Girl "Mel B" poses for a photo wearing a T-shirt she designed based on the classic pink ribbon used for breast cancer awareness, after a fashion show and launch of "Pose for the Cure" web site to help Kraft Foods raise money for the 'Susan G. Komen for the Cure' fight against breast cancer in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2008. The shirt is for sale on the web site and the net proceeds will benefit the foundation. (AP Photo/Kraft Foods, Ray Stubblebine) **NO SALES**
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In this photo provided by Kraft Foods, Spice Girl "Mel B" poses for a photo wearing a T-shirt she designed based on the classic pink ribbon used for breast cancer awareness, after a fashion show and launch of "Pose for the Cure" web site to help Kraft Foods raise money for the 'Susan G. Komen for the Cure' fight against breast cancer in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2008. The shirt is for sale on the web site and the net proceeds will benefit the foundation. (AP Photo/Kraft Foods, Ray Stubblebine) **NO SALES**
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In this undated image released by Oxfam Tuesday Sept. 23, 2008, British singer Mel B participates in the 'In My Name' global campaign calling for action against poverty and demanding world leaders keep their promises on millennium development goals. (AP Photo/Oxfam, HO) ** NO SALES **
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In this photo provided by Kraft Foods, Spice Girl Mel B, left, serves as the emcee at a fashion show and launch of "Pose for the Cure" web site to help Kraft Foods raise money for the 'Susan G. Komen for the Cure' fight against breast cancer in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2008. Mel B wears a T-shirt she designed based on the classic pink ribbon used for breast cancer awareness. The shirt is for sale on the web site and the net proceeds will benefit the foundation. The woman at right is unidentified. (AP Photo/Kraft Foods, Ray Stubblebine) **NO SALES**
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NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 09: TV personality and designer Khloe Kardashian and Olympic-level swimmer and model Amanda Beard (R) pose backstage at the Mel B With Ultimo Spring 2009 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at the Metropolitan Pavilion on September 9, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images )
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NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 09: Ultimo Scottish designer lingerie brand founder Michelle Mone (L) and pop singer Melanie Brown pose backstage at the Mel B With Ultimo Spring 2009 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at the Metropolitan Pavilion on September 9, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images )
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NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 09: Pop singer Melanie Brown poses backstage at the Mel B With Ultimo Spring 2009 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at the Metropolitan Pavilion on September 9, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images )
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NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 09: Pop singer Melanie Brown and Olympic-level swimmer and model Amanda Beard (R) pose backstage at the Mel B With Ultimo Spring 2009 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at the Metropolitan Pavilion on September 9, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images )
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NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 09: Pop singer Melanie Brown and singer Aubrey O'Day (R) poses backstage at the Mel B With Ultimo Spring 2009 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at the Metropolitan Pavilion on September 9, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images )
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NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 09: Pop singer Melanie Brown, Olympic-level swimmer and model Amanda Beard, singer Aubrey O'Day and TV personality and designer Khloe Kardashian pose backstage at the Mel B With Ultimo Spring 2009 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at the Metropolitan Pavilion on September 9, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images )
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By: hate it or love it on 2/15/2009 6:26PM
FACE IT..he's a women basher duh!!!
u think rihanna gona have herpes..what planet yahs from..reality check. ..da kid hit her aint no excuse 4 that..bt yahs can keep makin excuses up for him.
no wonder the world messed up!!
peace
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By: Taylor T on 2/16/2009 1:48AM
HERPES!!! Its really sad to here all of this but lets be real just for once. Just maybe she was in the wrong for not being honest about her health. Just like any Hollywood story let the cover up begin.
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By: Wilhemina Boone on 2/20/2009 12:26AM
i am from virginia. the true VA as i call it. down south and not from the northern virginia(nova) that chris brown is from. he is not from any hard streets by far. i think strongly that people play on the "women getting hit by a man thing" to much. it has been strongly reported that she is not testifying against him. i get tired of women playing victim until the cops come. if you think he is so bad then testify. dont even make a big deal about it if you arent going to make the final step against him. it makes women look weak and spiteful.
i just want to ask everyone espcially the women this one question. i know that it gets played out a lot but i really really think that it is a vaulable question to ask. if all that is being said is true and rhianna did give chris a std what would be the cause if the tables were turned? i dont know about you but i would probably be just as heated as chris was. i understand that men should not hit women, but you and i(as women) need to realize that women do a lot to make men get mad. men do a lot to do make women mad also, but sometimes women fall back on the fact that men arent(or shouldnt) hit women and so we feel like we can do and act however we want to. its sad. if a man gave me an std and we were in a committed relationship and "reportly engaged" i would possibly a helluva lot more than what chris did to her. i can honestly tell you. i believe that the std that has been most commonly reported in herpes. if you dont know if you get herpes you hav eit for life. i mean it isnt anywhere near as deadly as aids/hiv put it is with you FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE. i think a person might respond extremely strongly to becoming infected with it. i think before any of us pass judgement maybe we should step back and lay out all the facts and really look at everything; good, bad, and HERPES.
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By: G on 2/20/2009 9:17AM
THAT PIC HAS BEEN ENHANCED
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By: Foxxyy on 2/20/2009 6:10PM
OMG, how could something so serious be taken so lightly. Put yourself in her shoes, let that be your sister, or your mother. Do you think it is really ok for a man to hit a woman? What has this world come to? We should never take something like this lightly. I am sure he would never raise his hands to a man because he is not a real man, only a kid trying to carry on the role of a man.
No matter what she did, she did not deserve to be hit. I am a product of abuse. He was never provoked, he was just an abuser who wanted power. These type people need to be stopped. It only gets worse.
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By: tammy on 2/23/2009 7:16PM
you know both of them are young.we will probaly know what really happened because we all know how we all can be sometimes nobody wants the blame for nothing.the media sometime can make things worst.i just pray this incident don't ruin their careers because they are both talented.let's keep praying for them.
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By: liyah. on 2/21/2009 11:17AM
RiHANNA DiDNT GiVE CHRiS NETHiNG. PPL JUZ LiKE TO SPREAD RUMORSz. Ok BUT HE ShUDN'T HAVE PUT HYZ HANDSz ON HER. HE KUD OF FOUND SUMTHiN ELSE TO DO OTHER THAN THT. BUT YES THEY WER' SO kUTE 2GETHA.
i USED TO LOVE CHRiS BROWN BUT HE LOSiN ME. lOl. BUT i KEEP THEM iN MY PRAYERSz Nd HOPESz THEM BOTH 4 tHE BEST .
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By: Monea Alizae on 3/01/2009 5:38PM
I kind of knew that because of the seriousness of the situation that his endorsemnet deals were gonna be gone.....
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By: Anna Lee on 3/13/2009 12:06PM
When you look at the young lady she seems to like to be pushed around. Remmeber he is american. If he was from her home she would have gotten worse than that.
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