Over the weekend, Chris Brown released the following statement:

“Words cannot begin to express how sorry and saddened I am over what transpired. I am seeking the counseling of my pastor, my mother and other loved ones and I am committed, with God’s help, to emerging a better person.

“Much of what has been speculated or reported on blogs and/or reported in the media is wrong.

“While I would like to be able to talk about this more, until the legal issues are resolved, this is all I can say except that I have not written any messages or made any posts to Facebook, on blogs or any place else.

“Those posts or writings under my name are frauds,”

While I am all for giving a person the benefit of the doubt, when I read the beginning of Chris Brown’s statement in which he says he is sorry over what has ‘transpired’ I almost get the impression there is no culpability there.   This to me, seems like a very carefully worded statement.  It’s almost as though there was an ‘event’ that ‘transpired’ as opposed to a choice and an action on his part.  Again, we have to presume innocence until proven guilty, but the fact is he is being investigated for domestic assault and Rihanna does have injuries.

The other thing I think about, especially as this is showbiz, is the P.R. people involved and how stories are ‘spun’ to influence and affect the general public’s perception of the person/event.  In this case the help of church and God.  Kind of tugs at a person’s heart, doesn’t it?

I happen to like what Jay-Z had to say about the situation (from People):

“This is a real situation,” he said in Phoenix at the Sprite Green presents the Third Annual Two Kings dinner with Jay-Z and Lebron James, as part of the NBA All-Star Weekend.

“You have to have compassion for others. Just imagine it being your sister or mom and then think about how we should talk about that,” the hip-hop mogul, 39, continued.

“I just think we should all support her. She’s going through a tough time. You have to realize she’s a young girl, as well. She’s very young.”

There is no justification for this type of violence.  At all.  You can not use the excuse you were ‘provoked’ because ultimately we are responsible for our actions and how we decide to proceed in life regardless of what circumstances come across our path.

What are your thoughts on this?

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