Posted by denised in Yeah, ummm, I don’t know Chris. Really Bad Boss is all about people in charge, taking responsibility for their actions. Parents raising their kids well, politicians honoring their promises to their constituencies (and wives), and entertainers (often role models for legions of teen fans) taking responsibility for their actions.
Like the rest of the country, well the rest of the country who cared, we were pretty shocked six months ago to see the bruises on pop singer Rihanna’s face, and even more shocked to learn they got there as a result of a beating handed down by her just as famous, pop-star boyfriend, Chris Brown. Several court appearances and apologies later, Chris Brown, dressed in baby blue and sporting a bow tie, sits down to an interview with Larry King and says…well, watch it for yourself.
He now says he was shocked when he read the police report and doesn’t really remember the events of the evening. Until the episode airs, we won’t know what else Chris is saying, but it’s hard to imagine not remembering beating someone over an extended period of time while driving through LA, in a rented Lamborghini. I mean, I had a particularly harrowing slap fight with my sister back in ’83 and the event and subsequent trauma is still clear as a bell today. So it’s kind of hard for me to believe Chris Brown doesn’t remember the events of the night in question.
That said, Brown’s not remembering is not the same as him saying it didn’t happen. In fact, Brown has been publicly and privately apologetic since the event. So, is his not remembering a ploy for sympathy, or a real reaction to an incident that was truly out of character for him? Police reports indicate that this wasn’t the first incident of physical abuse between the pair. So the temporary amnesia explanation isn’t as believable when your realize that there might have been a pattern of abuse.
The Larry King interview with Chris Brown is scheduled to Air on Wednesday, September 2nd. We’ll watch to see what Chris says and does, but ultimately, his legions of young fans will be the ones to decided, with their dollars, whether they’ve forgiven Brown’s really bad behavior or not.
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