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Chris Brown did not appreciate getting questions about Rihanna. He allegedly locked himself in a dressing room after being asked about his former partner.
In 2009, Chris Brown was arrested following his assault of then-girlfriend, Rihanna. In the aftermath, Brown faced a litany of questions about his relationship and arrest. Two years after the assault, he fielded questions about it on Good Morning America. After the interview, the singer reportedly exploded into violence in his dressing room.
Chris Brown frightened people at ‘Good Morning America’ after questions about Rihanna
In 2011, Brown appeared on Good Morning America to promote his album, F.A.M.E. When Robin Roberts tried to ask him a question about the domestic assault case, Brown dodged it.
“I’m past that in my life,” he said, per The Guardian. “I’ve been focusing on this album.”
When she pushed again, he rerouted them back to the album. While he completed the interview, he was not happy about the course it took. Brown refused to perform a second song and stormed back to his dressing room, reportedly shouting, “That wasn’t cool, man!”
“He went crazy,” a source said. “He smashed a chair into a window and that glass is so thick, people heard shattering and security was called … It was to the point where people were scared.”
He reportedly smashed up his dressing room.
Chris Brown said it didn’t matter what people said about him and Rihanna
Five years after the assault, Brown still received questions about it. He said it didn’t matter to him at that point.
“When we’re not relevant anymore, that might be the case,” he told Billboard. “As long as you’re doing something good, people will always bring up old stuff or negative stuff because they don’t want you to surpass a certain level or elevate. But as long as you have your head on straight, it shouldn’t matter what people want to say.”
He said he didn’t live with regrets.
“I can still engage in it but not participate in the negative side,” he said. “Not everyone in the world is going to particularly love me. But I’m cool with that. As long as I love myself and my music, I’m fine. People are going to say what they want to say. I don’t look over my shoulder or wish I could turn back the hands of time.”
He was recently arrested in England
Brown was recently arrested in Manchester, England. He allegedly assaulted producer Abe Diaw with a tequila bottle at a nightclub.
Brown was initially remanded in custody but has since been released on $6.7 million bail. He addressed his fans on Instagram after his release. He is set to embark on a tour of Europe beginning on June 8 in Amsterdam.
“From the cage to the stage!!!” he wrote on his story. “Breezybowl.”
How to get help: In the U.S., call the RAINN National Sexual Assault Telephone Hotline at 1-800-656-4673 to connect with a trained staff member from a sexual assault service provider in your area.
