More than 5 months after the infamous Pre-Grammy incident, Chris Brown finally releases a public video apologizing for assaulting pop star Rihanna earlier this year in California.
In the video, the star apologizes for his behavior that February night and states that he “spent a lot time soul searching, and trying to understand what happened and why”. Peep the full video above.


i believe him.
it is time to move on. that is all he wants.
idc if he was reading off of somethin’ or not.
at least he apologized..imagine if you were in his shoes and were goin’ thru all this?
I applaud you on this Chris cuz it takes a lot of courage to do that ( :
May God bless you.
No one is perfect in life, and I happy he didn’t act like nothing didn’t happen. He looked like he is a shamed of himself. If God can forgive him why can’t we, he still a talented young man.. I hope he keeps seeking God and remembers what it was like living with his mother and how she was aboused… Keep your head up Breezy we all go through dark times in are lives…Can’t wait for the album
good for you breezy!
but i don’t think he owe anyone any type of apology other than rihanna…
good luck chris!
Oh Lord
That was so fake, it was like he was reading directly from a cue card. He’s just trying to prepare for his comeback.
I AM SO GLAD HE DID THIS, IT’S NOT A PERFECT WORLD EVERYBOBY MAKE MISTAKES.
Why did it take u 5 months to apologize u fake ass nigga! this is just another desperate attempt to get sympathy and album sales!!
it probably wasnt even necessary everyone knows she instigated the fight and shes a hoe. she got to play the victim role for a minute. AND NO im not saying it was ok for him to hit her.
It seems a bit rehearsed but you can still the emotion let the kid leave his life it aint like he killed people like Lil Wayne proudly professes all the time hence the tears tattoos represent he killed someone.
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IDK, there was a lot of drama in his eyebrows so I can’t tell. He had to address his fans and the press at some point so who knows…I know his shirt was killing me…I think Rihanna’s next album’s going to be a beast….
I’m Glad he apologized. You know, people will complain if apologizes and complain if he doesn’t… so it’s whatever…. But I’m glad he said there are no excuses and is taking respronsibility for his actions… I can accept this apology…
Much luv CBreezy
P.S. what the hell is he wearing!!!!
If he would of done one more take of the video, maybe he wouldn’t of stumbled on some of those words. lol
Replaying the actions that supposively occured that night is just shocking and I feel for them both, but everyone deserves forgiveness. Everyone is guilty of sin, it’s been that way since the beginning. I hope both of them continue to make wise decisions.
Wow, if it didn’t look like he was reading straight from a teleprompter I may have believed him! I love how he said “and I TOLD rhianna!” .. made me die laughing.
LAME.
Wow @ 9…she’s a ho? Can’t be a bigger ho than any dude! come on now…
somebody’s album is coming out soon….he should have done this months ago
THIS IS SUCH A STUNT I MEAN EVERY ONE THINKS HE IS GOOD FOR DOING THIS BUT HE HAS TO IN ORDER TO SELL RECORDS AND MAKE MONEY!!!!
ok Breezy!!
Chris Brown was just a kid. And yes because he is in the lime light he should have been more wise with his actions, but at the same time at the end of the day he is only human and no one is perfect. We all make mistakes. He should be forgiven as The Most High, Almighty forgives us we when make our mistakes.
We hear you Chris and thanks for stepping forward and taking responsibility for your actions. It takes growth and maturity to do what you just did!
Hang in there we still got love for you!
yall so damn dumb, her a$$ ain’t been to a domestic violence event yet, stfu
eventhough he’s reading 4rm a cue card he sounds sincere
we all need to 4give and learn not to judge people. It could happen to anyone…I’m glad he did this.
it is BEYOND me how CB could have such a bad Public Relations team. He needs to fire them all and hire some people that know what they’re doing. Hire someone that specializes in crisis PR please!! This video is so OBVIOUSLY rehearsed, he is so OBVIOUSLY reading his words and this is way too late! this should have came out the day after the trial ended. After keeping silent for so long when he finally spoke on the matter it should have SEEMED like he was speaking from the heart and meant EVERY word, even if he didn’t. Chris Brown you need more people!!!!
p.s. i personally feel like the public has no right to judge CB, that a job for God. unfortunately, most of the public (especially the young teeny boppin ppl that buy his records) doesn’t feel that way, hence, >from a PR standpoint you still need more ppl!!
is he apologizing for calling the press too?when they took pics of him smiling,having fun waterskiining?I’m sorry Chris,a little too late.you saw that your carrier is going down and thats the only reason you did this..boo!
Wooooooow….He was totally reading! But it’s still good that he apologized…
I’m not convinced.
He should direct his apology to Rihanna. She deserves it. And how any of you just know that she instigated the incident or is a “hoe” is beyond me. You must be in her inner circle or something. Lucky you.
REHEARSED, but sincere. At least he did it and he can read cue cards.
I am glad he did this…i’m glad he let the dust settle before coming out with this vid…its perfect timing because i believe RiRi is beginning to show her true colors via what we see her do…partying and eating and more partying—i dont know about yall and i’m not trying to judge her but thats a tramatic experiance for anyone to go through. with all the pics being released, and countless media folks up in thier biz, she hasnt missed a beat and it allows me to believe theirs more to the story then what has been eluded too…RiRi is being mis-used and she will end up being another naiive girl taken advantage by the music biz damn shame because look at how she was till now…i’m not a fan of hers anymore unfortunately..i loved her but i no longer feel she represents that island flair
Omg hes so FAKE!!! you can tell he was reading from one of them cue cards, whatever Chris, im not buying this you just tryna sell some albums with this nosense.
umm i think he is sorry but if you truly are sorry and remorsful then why do you need to read from cue cards?
if your apology is really heartfelt then you shouldnt need help speakin about it.
for that alone i think this is moreso about CB comin back on the scene and making money..he is slowly but surely realizing noone is usin it anymore lol
ill give him a C for effort tho..im still over him
…uhm okay…
FIRST, why did it take 5 months for him to release some sort of apology or statement for that matter concerning this issue.
SECOND, we all know he’s in the studio recording for his new album that he HAPPLY made sure to tell the world about before stating anything about this incident.
Im just confused…with this whole situation
It sounds like he wants ALBUM SALES!! thats IT!!
the whole apology looked forced…he’s not really a good actor in this scene he just presented.
He prolly got and started laughing saying to himself “now ima sell mad records”
How many times will we support the wrongs of ppl….yet Michael jackson was NEVER forgiven by media or anything else. LOOK IN THE MIRROR PPL … LOOK IN THE MIRROR!!
hell no i don’t forgive him he didn’t meant that apology get real get the fuck out of here and he’s late as hell him and his stupid stan already put rihanna threw hell chris brown fall hard bytch
hell no i don’t forgive him he didn’t meant that apology get real get the fukk out of here and he’s late as hell him and his stupid stan already put rihanna threw hell chris brown fall hard bytch
When your in a trail you can’t speak out on anything. By Law and his attorney told him not too, he said when this happened he wish he could speak about everything but due to the situation and the police involved and courts he was advised not to… He said sorry most NINJAS don’t even say that..He humbled himself and you see the shame all over his face…I hope he learns and grows from this situation. Like my father told me when I was in a similar situation. “DON’t Let anyone steal you joy, if they do then you need to let them go out of your life”
5 MONTHS THOUGH????
No fuckouttahere!!! Great he’s sorry..rite..when he walk around wearing a chain that says “oops” around his neck..
But yea atleast he said something…I guess. But I will not be forgiving this one sorry.
SMH… this boy is a good actor. I ain’t buying it, by the way he looked like he was reading something from the middle of the video to the end. Lol
okay okay.. rihanna is not a ho and he is reading lines.. at least i think so anyway
*yawn* it is rather Late tho
LOL @ the people talking bout “no i don’t forgive him”
it’s not up to you to do the forgiving, b/c he aint do shit to you..
I believe him, but Rihanna did him wrong. He still shouldn’t have hit her, but you know she said or did something to piss him off. Girls always get away with crap.
I think even though it seemed rehearsed, he is truly sincere and it took a great deal of courage for him to apologize. I hope he has truly learned his lesson and that he and Rihanna can both get on with their lives.
OF COURSE HE WROTE IT AND READ IT. SO WHAT , THAT’S WHAT HE WAS SUPPOSE TO DO!!! I ACCEPT YOUR APOLOGY, MOST OF ALL GOD FORGIVES YOU, YOU ARE HUMAN!
I’m really happy that he did this.
I know it’s been hard for him to do things or “come back” because of the incident but, even though it was wrong what Chris did, I’m tired of Rhianna walking around like it was completely Chris’s’ fought, and she had nothing to do with it. I don’t think that’s fair at all. But it is what it is.
I just wanna know how does chris brown turn into the victim in the situation for beating a womans ass? Some of yall on here are so dam stupid…blaming rihanna like she beat his ass and acting like chris brown is the one that got fucked up. UHGGGG. Stupid people.
SMDH at the immature litttle girls STILL blaming Rihanna for Chris’ assault on her!
How dare people say he is not sincere. You never Know whats in somebody’s heart. I forgive him because “Forgiveness is to set a prisoner free, and to realize the prisoner was you.” – Corrie Ten Boom (Nazi training camp survivor). If she can forgive the Nazi’s for ruining her life, we can forgive Chris for fighting his (then) girlfriend. “Let Him Who Is Without Sin Cast the First Stone.” What happened, happened and it can’t be taken back. And I know for a fact that he is sorry, expecially after all this backlash. Time to forgive and move on….
ok I’m done
umm that apology does not sound like he wrote it himself..if he did it would come off much more naturally..you can tell every time the screen moved or someone was changin the cards..if you wrote it you wouldnt need that much help..
maybe you all didnt notice but he was also sitting in an office somewhere..probably that crisis manangemnt firm he hired to save his sinking career. If he was truly sincere he woulda released an aplogy months ago. YOu can apologize without talking about your case. so that line about they told me not to talk was bull cuz you had no problem makin that youtube video when you was bowling and playin bball at shaq house.
Yea I’m guessing he was waiting for the media to die down on the issue.
But, pshh, I’d forgive him if he lick his lips like that one more time.
..lol j/p.
It was needed though.
COMEBACK?
We’re waiting ..
Hopefully Jigga will see this and stop knocking you out of doors Chris. As for the comments her instagating it that’s the dumbest shit i’ve ever heard in my life. When a dude knock your mother out just understand she asked for it. Just walk away man
TOO LATE
someone needs to take more acting classes
Negro it’s been half a year and you just now getting in front of the camera apologizing?
GTF out of here! When Janet’s titty popped out she was on TV apologizing two days later.
This dude just irritated me even more! Sit the *bleep* down!
Ok… I’m not done
HE WAS NOT ALOUD TO TALK DURING A COURT CASE…. Haven’t you heard of ” you have the right to remain silent, anything you say and do can be used against you in a court of law….” His lawyer told him not to say anything until it’s over. Thats why the apology is 5 months too late. Better late then never.
Was Sean Combs rolling the TELEPROMPTER?
Chris did good by making a public apology, though, and deserves forgiveness, as does everyone who has received mercy from our LORD and SAVIOUR Jesus Christ.
JUST DON’T DO IT AGAIN
AND ASK YOURSELF THIS: ARE YOU TRULY SORRY THAT YOU HIT HER, OR JUST TRULY SORRY YOU GOT INTO LEGAL TROUBLE?
YOU SURE DIDN’T LOOK SORRY AT THE WHITE PARTY
When is this going to be over…Chris doesn’t need to apologiez to anyone of you on this board …He only needs to ask for forgiveness from Rihanna and God no one else.
U R FOOLISH TO CONTINUE TO ACCEPT FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR ACTIONS. BEING TOO HUMBLE IS A SIN, AND SETS U UP TO BE USED AND ABUSED IN THE FUTURE. SELF DEFENSE IS A RIGHT OF EVERY LIVING THING. FOOLS HAVE WRONGLY ADVISED U, IF U WERE PROVOKED. EVEN IN MURDER CASES THERE ARE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF GUILT DEPENDING UPON IF THE ACTIONS WERE SELF DEFENSE, PRE MEDITATED, ETC. DUMB NEGROES NEED TO EDUCATE THEMSELVES AND USE COMMON SENSE, BEFORE SPEAKING. U R YOUNG. U R EXCUSED, BUT STOP STOP TAKING ALL RESPONSIBILITY. LIFE IS LONG, AND THE NEXT TIME SOMEONE PROVOKES U, U WILL BE ASSUMED GUILTY IF U CONTINUE.
seems very much rehearsed but again as long as they both seeked counseling then the incident shall not happen again and thats all that matters
it looks rehearsed, but of course it would be…as long as he meant what he said….lets all move on
seems like bullshit but dude was young and is a learning experience but hes should learn the consequences like other people but because hes famous he got off easily which is bullshit, i mean i probably will never buy his music anyways but still dont really care for him anymore shit didnt look real and dude need to seek help not partying it up like hes been doing for 5 months.