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R&B crooner Chris Brown is talking to the media again. He's promoting an upcoming album and last night (Oct. 21), the Virginia native paid a visit to hip hop radio personality Angie Martinez's popular New York City radio show. The 20-year-old singer – who was sentenced to180 days community service sentence after assaulting his girlfriend Rihanna -- revealed that he is "tight" with media mogul Oprah Winfrey for not supporting him. He also vowed he will never hit another woman. "I don't diss Oprah because I respect her as a woman [and] what she does for women all over the world, but I just feel me and her did so many things together," Brown stated. "I just felt that at the time where would've I need a helping hand -- not to boost my career just me as a person -- for her to reach out and talk to me and Rihanna or something and make it like, 'look this is what it is, this is wrong, this is right, this is not what it's supposed to be....' I'm not saying having me on the show ... just help. That's all I was asking for. Because at the end of the day I thought [Oprah and I] had that relationship to where it could be like that."
Shortly following the headline-grabbing altercation last February, Winfrey – who suffered domestic abuse, herself -- told her international television audience: "If a man hits you once, he will hit you again."
Brown doesn't believe that comment applies to him.
"Statistically that goes into that, but me, I'm a guy who learns from his mistakes fast. I'm a guy who's real like afraid of that, so I learn from my mistakes. I can be certain as Christopher Maurice Brown that it won't happen (again)," he pledged. "At the end of the day, I'm doing my domestic violence counseling classes ... and I see the hurt that it's put a lot of people through. I've seen the hurt that it's put my family through. Whether it's been my family, Rihanna, [or] anybody and I don't want to inflict that on anymore."
Listen to more of the interview on Angie Martinez's official website.
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By: Think Pink on 10/22/2009 8:49PM
Um.. Chris, from what we saw of Rihanna's face, I don't think your hand needs any help from Oprah or anyone. You just need to learn to keep those hands to yourself. Oprah has nothing to do with the place you find yourself in at this moment in your life and career. You have only you to blame for your actions and the publics reactions. You have built up an amazing career with those hands and with one swipe/left hook you have broken it all down. Start with the man in the mirror, playboy. He is the one that holds your future in his hands. Oh yes, the music buying public does too and they have two words for you, "Trey Songs". Oh yeah, good luck with that cd. LOL!
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By: Mommy on 10/28/2009 5:23PM
You missed his his whole point.. He did not ever say Oprah was responsible for the mistake he made. He said he thought he had the kind of relationship with her where she would reach otu to him even if it meant she would "get in his face" and let him know she was disappointed in his behavior and that she was angry at him for using his hands for violence. SHE DID NOT DO THAT!!! I love Oprah but she is a a fair weather friend: She will only stick around when the weather is good. She appears to be ingenuine fake whatever you wnat to call it, when it comes to REAL FRIENDSHIPS. Am I saying Chris Brown was right for hitting Rhianna? HELL NO! But he is still a human being who made a big mistake. AND he is not the only one. It just seems to me that he has become the fall guy for ALL abusers.
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By: Trina on 10/23/2009 1:29AM
I saw the friday show where Oprah and Gale were kind of hard on Chris about the incident. I do believe the bigger issue is that he gets help because the comment I didn't like that Oprah made is if he hits you once he will do it again. If these men in our society are young abusers are we suppose to just give up on them? We have to get these men some help so the nation can survive. If we ignored or put all these men in a category and just label them as abusers then what we just accept that? NO! They need to know they can change and after watching Larry King, I see why Chris beats women. His mother has not taken responsibilty for her part. She said she got out the relationship but she didn't admit that letting Chris see all the abuse may have affected him. I was a first grade teacher. It does mothers, what your child sees you go through, it affects them.
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By: raywil3 on 10/26/2009 12:21PM
I don't disagree with you that the men need help and we shouldn't give up on them, but first there must be some accountability. I have to agree with Oprah, if a man hits you once, he will hit you again. That also goes for aggressive female physical abusers. The best help that could be provided is for women and men to believe that physical abuse is never acceptable.
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By: DNice on 10/26/2009 6:33PM
Sorry Raywil3, with counseling one can stop abuse. There is a certain thing called redemption. We're not talking about someone who beat someone and refused to seek counseling. We're talking about someone who is trying to better himself and not make the same mistake twice. It's easy to condemn someone when we are on top. But once we fall, we suddenly have a barrel full of compassion.
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By: LadyJNewYork on 10/23/2009 11:54AM
Ummmmm. Chris Brown get over yourself!! Puhlease, you need to accept responsibility for your actions, Oprah didn't have anything to do with you putting your hands on Rhianna....Obviously the sympathy was with Rhianna, did you see those photos of her face? Gheez, move on and try to learn and be a better person, don't nobody owe you jack. Grow up, boy!!
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By: Andre Johnson on 10/23/2009 1:46PM
What can I say about a chick who has the tattoo ofa psitol on her. Could it be said that she may be dangerous. That is little different that a chick with a flower tattooed on her. Attitude is everything and most black women today a single because they have the attitude that they are just as strong as aman and don't need a man. So they have acquired a nasty attitue. How many woman do you know that have said " Let me get you straight."
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By: churchontime7 on 10/24/2009 4:46AM
Oh brother please, we can go back and forth all day with this black women are mad all the time idea, yeah, we're mad sometimes and so are white women and latin women... Oprah is human, Chris is human an so is Miss Rihanna... I don't doubt for one minute that Rihanna wasn't pissing Chris off here and there but it's no reason to yoke her up and beat on her so they both have lessons to learn and healing to get to... as far as Oprah is concerned... Oprah loves Chris but I could tell that Oprah was talking with alot of the anger and pain she claims to have "released"... I think this situation just snatched a scab off of her stuff and when she did the show, she was mad and oozing... she's probably better now, but oh well Chris, this is just how it goes, things don't go down like you think they should... another lesson. One day, you and Opy will talk. Until you've walked a mile in our shoes brother... it''s deeper than you care to delve into and by the way, you're the one that sounds mad...I bet you've heard " let me set you straight" because you needed it, like right now.
all the best to Chris and Rihanna- Chris... you are working your "stuff" out in the public eye. Opinions are like booty-holes, everyones' got one... absorb from the positive, cast the rest to the wind. Your fans got you... and Rihanna too.
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By: Dr. Lindacb1 on 10/28/2009 7:19PM
And that warrants you putting your hands on her?????????????????
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By: Sus7637 on 10/26/2009 1:09PM
Who needs you Andre? screw all of you tired ass blk men blame placing on no other than blk wmn for all your trifling pathetic excuses you always look for, and for all your weak ass finger pointing at us because you all just about dont like being responsible and doing. Your nothing but a blk on blk kkk self hater along with the majority of other blk on blk kkk weak brained blk men haten on blk wmn and always finding fault with us... because you hate yourselves so much. go suck on some more white penis heads that you love so much. you big bitch!
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