E! Online: How Can Chris Brown Gain Respect Again?

SPEAK! SPEAK! SPEAK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Seriously it all boils down to what he says after the legal matters are over. He just needs to approach the public with his genuine character, let them know that he is not the monster the media is making him out to be.
Do a few major interviews. Go in to a booing crowd and leave with cheers of support (as only chris could do). Win over the public.
He needs to tell his side of the story and own up to whatever he did do.
He also needs to maintain some sort of relationship with rihanna whether just as friends or more so that the public doesn't think she holds a grudge against him.

Theres a bumpy road ahead but i sincerely believe chris can overcome it.

so true…he def has to say his side of the story and what really happened. he needs to show that he knows what he did was wrong. if tho it isnt any of our business, he still needs to do it because if he doesnt the media is just gonna bring up even more rumors.

chris brown gained my respect when this all happened i neva lost interest in chris and never will i will always love himm for who he is and we all just got to remember we are all human and will make mistakes when it comes around so i still love himm and will always be a bigg chris brown freak and big fan i love u chris

"He should not cry and blame others, hardships or pressures in his life,” PR pro Robert Collins posits." Ummmm…I haven't heard Chris blame others..what the hell "Mr. Collins" talking about. Chris has taken full responsibilty of this situation from the jump..smh

Chris never lost my respect and even he’s found guilty. Chris needs to speak after the case is closed. Be seen with rihannna, rihanna’s friends and family and so industry people who spoke out against him. Everything in due process. Maybe when the album being release he’ll make a PR move.

i agree with you, i have not heard Chris blame anyone. he is dealing with all this sh** hisself. it's a da** shame. but Chris is going to be alright people just watch and see. you know

IAM SURE HE WILL AND IAM SURE HE WANTS TO TALK SO BAD NOW BUT CANT BECAUSE OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES LIKE THE GOING TO COURT THING……PEOPLE ARE PUTTING IT ON HIM SAYING HIM NOT TALKING IS SAYING HE LIKED PUTTING HIM HAND ON WOMEN…THATS TOTALLY WRONG!!! PEOPLE THAT ARE DEALING WITH THE COURTS AND POSISBLE JAIL TIME/ SOME SORT OF PUNISHMENT CANNOT TALK TILL ALL IS DONE OR ANYTHING THEY SAY CAN BE USED AGAINST THEM….U DUMB FUCKS…..I KNOW THIS BECAUSE MY BROTHER IS GOING THROUGH SOME MESS AND IS TOLD HE CANNOT SAY ONE THING ABOUT IT TILL ALL IS DONE….SO EVERYBODY THATS HATING NEEDS TO HOP OFF SERIOUSLY…ITS NOT HIM WANTING THIS!

WAIT TILL ITS ALL DONE…IAM SURE HE WILL TALK AND THATS WHY I WANT THIS MESS TO BE OVER WITH ALREADY….HATE SEEING HIM NOT SMILING/SHOWING HIS PRETTY ASS TEETH AND TALKING….I MISS THAT BREEZY….I LOVE U BREEZY!!!!

CHRIS HAS ALWAYS HAD MY RESPECT AND WILL ALWAY HAVE IT. I'M A CHRIS FAN TO THE END.. CHRIS HAS SHOWED ME ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASSION THAT HE LOVE HIS FANS, SO I'M HERE FOR EVER AND EVER AND EVER.. THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Chris, I love the way you are handling this situation. Everyone is talking trash and you are doing just what you are suppose to do "hold your peace and let the LORD fight your battle". If you continue to do this your battle will be won.

Okay we all know Chris will speak when he can. This is more of media manipulation, which his team is ignoring for now. Those that love and believe in him have not lost respect. Those that are confused just want to understand how something like this happened that was not in the character we know about. I've read many hundreds of comments all over the net and have read many articles. Some have started to soften over the last few weeks but there is still venom out there and whenever the media gets the chance they pump up the volume .Anyway, I’ve already stated that I'm very biased. I have been thinking about that Jet Ski weekend. I think that was the setup. You never saw her but you knew she was there thru her entourage. He probably was encouraged to have fun while pictures were taken and he probably thought she was going to join him eventually, since she made a grand appearance in Mexico. Her camp knew what was going on. Moreover, his was taken by surprise with the vitriol that weekend brought. His camp had to regroup hard. That proved to me he was dancing to her tune until Monday.

He just needs to pay the full consequences of his actions, and Rihanna too, if she did anything to him. And they need to stop trying to get out of this situation so quick and easy, without paying the full price for their actions. No offers or deals should be made with celebrities just because they're "rich & famous".

If Michael Jackson, R.Kelly, O.J Simpson, etc… can get away with the crimes that they commited, then Chris Brown will get away with it too.

Well how the fck is he supposed to act all depressed,: While Rihanna Parties it up in Barbadoes

SMFH :

&Its been so long and this is still going on & the worst part is that WE STILL DONT KNOW WHAT HAPPEND EXACTLY!

On top of that i think Chris should have spoke out on the issue already instead of just releasing some bumbass "statement' _ but Tina & his camp and lawyers are probally telling him not to talk about it

1. Chris cannot speak out on what happened until after this legal episode is over. He is gagged until then.

2. Chris has my support and respect more so now than before this incident. He did not do anything personally to me so why should i hate him or look at him any different. I love his music, i love his energy, i love the way he dances and i still think he is a great guy (from what i see)
What he does in his personal life is not my business and i have no right to judge him.

3. The media are a bunch of hyprocrites and fucking vicious manipulative bastards. They have gone full out to destroy everything this boy has worked for and they have tried to turn everyone against him without knowing the full story.

4.Till this day WE DO NOT KNOW EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED, so people need to stop throwing mud at him and labelling him Ike Turner or OJ Simpson, he is nothing like these people.

5. Chris still has millions of fans whether the media like it or not, he has the respect, support and love of his fans. Some have dropped off but they were not true fans anyway but he has gained new fans too.

Im getting so pissed off with the media, they have taken this case and turned it into a murder trial or something.
They have no idea how bad, awful and maybe depressed this boy is right now.
They need to stop now.

i know when the court thing finishes chris can get up and say the TRUTH! at the end i know that im going to say HA HA HATERSSSSSSSSSSS

First of all Chris can't talk.

Second of all Chris didn't talk.

Third of all Chris isn't allowed to talk until matter is resolved.

Fourth of all this article is contradicting.

Fifth of all the PR pro is stupid and has no clue what he is talking, If I remember correctly Chris didn't say jack since that PR statement. Which is what it was a PR statement….

Moral of the story, some people just want to be talked about.

Chris Brown doesn't have to gain no ones respect. Who do we think we are GOD HIMSELF? THIS IS SO FUNNY TO ME. DRAMA DRAMA DRAMA JUST PLAIN DRAMA.

Read this please: From Vibe magazine.

In the cover story, “Tainted Love,” VIBE uncovers Chris Brown’s demons by way of a previously unpublished interview from 2007. When speaking about how domestic violence in his home affected him, Chris says, “I promised myself, I’m not gonna be that dude. I’m never gonna be that person that takes the argument that far.” He also adds, “being young, you always have to have a wholesome image. But I’m not perfect…”
In the same article, Chris’ manager, Tina Davis, talks about opening up her 4,000-square-foot apartment in New Jersey to Brown before he was signed to a record deal. “All I did was have parties with his friends. They’d come over and ride the elevator back and forth to different floors,” she recalls. “He was having a ball.”

Former bodyguard to both Chris and Rihanna, Chris Bush, tells Checkoway, “He’s under too many restraints. It’s like caging a pit–eventually he’s gonna lash out…” Bush also alleges, “there’s so many f*cking leeches around both of them” and believes the disturbing photo, released by TMZ.com on February 22, was leaked by someone in Chris’ or Rihanna’s camp, not the LAPD.

Another close source, who asked to remain anonymous, reveals never-before-told details about an altercation that took place between the couple, on the eve of their fateful night, at producer Timbaland’s Grammy party on February 6 at Boulevard3. The source paints a picture of an overly possessive Rihanna saying, “…she’s craaazy…she’s insane, you have no idea. She gets super-jealous and flips out on him.”

omg, i haven't looked at the pics yet but im scared to. I'm sorry chris, but if samantha is right, you need to LEAVE HER ALONE! im all for love, but this is not love; this is OBSESSION!

RUN, BABY, RUN!

okay, now that i looked at them…hmmm…i can see what yu mean. it does look a lot like it says chris, but it also coul be a repeating design.
Personally I'm going with the former idea just so I cn sleep well tonight, lol

umm i looked at the fotos of the chris on her ring finger and i could not make it out so wtf…anyway chris will speak in do time right now i thought he wasnt suppose to….JUST LEAVE HIM ALONE DAMN.

You know what? I've just been thinking, and I realize that I knew something bad was going to happen all along.
I mean, I know I'm not the only one who noticed Chris growing more and more depressed the longer he stayed wit rihanna. And remember that one picture of her in the club looking pissed the f*** off cuz chris was dancing with another girl? Rihanna was bad news from thestart, I just wish we could have shown that to Chris before any of this shit ever happened.

Im with you Bubblez589 i new it to…they just both changed when they were together you are not the only one that notced me and a whole lot of people was like wtf…they look like a DEAD COUPLE…..I thought something would happen or someone else would beat her up besides Chris…lol..she just dont do it for him…i wish he would be with someone else anyone but her..

Alot of fans tried to write to Chris and tell him they werent the right couple but he took it as jealousy not a sign from God..his fans dont mind him having a girlfriend just not her..

true…so many ppl are so quick to jump on him saying that his silence means that he likes hitting women..they are pissing me off..i can't wait til this is over so that he can finally speak his mind

okay..lol.
you sleep tight..
LOL.
and LOL@ your other comment..RUN BABY RUN!!
hahahaha..

but also.she wears the same bracelet -diamond one..necklace=love heart.. n ring everywhere she goes..so idk…
BUT WE WILL GO WITH THE FORMER IDEA…LOL…

You know it is really sad how this whole situation as turned out.chris is like any one of us and the man hasn’t spoken out let alone about DV we all know he this is it’s wrong and Gris trying to change himself.it really makes me sick when I see rihanna out and about and she avoids everything and acts as if chris fought himself. She is at fault to. I continue to pray for chris everyday evry hour and evry minute. I have faith that he will get through this chris has support and Alot of love he will without a doubt gain his respect back in due time. Also to that smoke jumpers I guess u gotta bring someone down to gain success well that will detremine how long their career will go which is nowhere. Those domestic violence shouldn’t recieve those proceeds because it defeats their purpose. Mr.Fenty who are u to say he is indenial?? u don’t know wut happened and stop acting like u care giving these sob stories u only know wut u read and wut u want to believe. chris is a great guy and everyoneneeds to stop judging this poor boy and love him for his music and stay away fromhis personal life. MAY GOD PLEASE PROTECT CHRIS AND SHOW HIM THE LIGHT OF UR WAY.

NO.the problem is him having a girlfriend..no matter who it is.
& some of his fans will be all up in his ass saying she doesn't deserve him.
they will always look at the bad things she will do to him.
BUT IGNORE the fact she might actually make him happy..

AND THAT'S THE TRUTH..

U know there are soooo many other violent people who do wut they do and never once turn them selves into the cops. Chris did. now to me that shows that he knows wut he did was wrong and that he shows remorse for it. Now how is that making him look like he’s content with hitting women. Please this is all rubbish.he Gots my respect!!!!!!!!!

thats not the truth with me…maybe with some of his fans but the people i talk too..said just not her they wanted keri hilson or that other girl he made a song with jordan they could just see him with someone else Oh SO YOU MUST BE a rihanna fan..obviously she wasnt making him happy…men dont beat someone they truly love..

I agree with all of you. He definitely has my respect and my love. I wish the very best for him not so much as a fan, which I am, but also as a mother with a son. I don't understand why other mothers with sons aren't more outraged because the way that this has gone down is just so unfair.

Kate, thanks for the clip from the Vibe magazine. I really think that Rihanna's camp released that photo because she was mad at Chris and wanted to nail him to the wall. I wrote this on another another site too but I really do think that she told one of her assistants to call the police too. I know that this should come up through the investigation of the phone records and I'm sure that they have listened to them by now but I"m still skeptical about this so-called witness. I just can't wait until the truth comes out about this whole thing.

just because i say that girls might be jealous of chris having a gf doesn't mean im a rihanna fan..LOL.
i dnt mind her though..
but u just wrote: "maybe with some of his fans"
that what i said too.
some..
some are like that.
i know some fans who just don't want him to have a gf..
im not saying ALL OF HIS FANS..
obviously they weren't making EACH OTHER HAPPY..
thats why this has happened..

i never meant it as rihanna makes him happy.i meant as
any future gf he has.some of his fans are just going to bitch about her
no matter how happy she makes him..
i didn't necessarily mean rihanna..
so calm down..

he never lost my respect either..

chris and rihanna havnt broken up..look at these pics she was in Barbados..

her index finger.left hand.the ring,..its says chris on it..
LOOK:

http://rihannaphotos.net/displayimage.php?pid=384...

& this one shows it more too:

http://rihannaphotos.net/displayimage.php?pid=384...

you can see the ch..
so who else would it be??

I watched a couple videos of Chris Brown performances yesterday and felt really bad for him. This is a really horrible thing to happen to a talented and spirited individual like himself. I still think he is a talented performer. He also has a lot of charisma and he's got heart. I was also saddened that people were taking shots at him. It's okay to have your opinion, but to drag him through the mud the way some performers/singers are doing, I think is cheap but I suppose this is one way of discovering who your real supporters are, who you can count on.

What he needs right now is his family to support him–especially his MOM. Don't forget, he's only 19 years old, still a kid. What he did was very wrong but at the same time we really have no idea about what happened exactly and what the nature of his relationship with Rihanna was. There have been reports about him falling into depression and drinking… Although I don't always believe what I read, if this is what is happening to him, it is proof that he really needs his family to support him in this time of need.

So… Chris Brown's MOM, if you read this… You need to hold onto your son.

CHRIS! YOU CAN MAKE A COMEBACK.
But what you need are 3 things:
1) Time
2) Patience
3) Counselling
4) Family support
5) and a really tight PR Team with a solid plan

You can come back from this. I know it! (Think about it……. And not to trivialize or make light of the issues you are up against….. If Britney can come back from the brink of insanity, YOU CAN MAKE IT THROUGH ALL OF THIS AND COME OUT ON TOP. DON'T GIVE UP!)

yea i don't believe it sayz chris's name either..it can easily be saying Chanel or something..but who knows *shrugs*

THIS IS THE KINDA SHIT MEMBERS POST ON YOUNGLOVE.NET THAT PISSES ME OFF:

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and from what it sounds like Chris, is taking one for the 'Chrianna' team.
my understanding from what Jess said, seemed to imply that Christopher is gonna be a gentleman
and put his shit on the line for reasons honorable, when other niggas coulda been like "FUCK THAT BITCH! IF IMA GO DOWN, THAT BROAD `GON COME WIT ME!!"

qualities like that are ones i can really, honestly respect.

SO MEMBERS OF CB'S OWN FAN SITE WANT HIM TO TAKE ONE FOR THE CHRIANNA TEAM, SO HE MUST DO JAIL TIME TO SAVE RIHANNA. He MUST GET A CRIMINAL RECORD FOR RIHANNA AND HE MUST LOSE HIS CAREER FOR RIHANNA.

I HATE RIHANNA MORE EVERYDAY AND I HATE YOUNGLOVE AND ITS MEMBERS.

which she wears everyday..& every country she goes to..and NEVER TAKES IT OFF.
damn!she must love THAT CHANEL RING!
LOL..

6) and a strong ass fanbase!!!

lol.

Brown should acknowledge that domestic violence is wrong without jeopardizing his chances in court—in other words, “acknowledge that assault and abuse are serious issues.

this pr is kinda stupid cause i think he acknowledged it when he turned him self in && went to that college or university during DV week.

true…us (true) fans will support him through thick and thin

7) and a girl named cakez lol

I guess when you put that big NO the problem is ..that you were saying what i wrote was not right….but i feel its like a mother a mother like some people you date and not others…or maybe none.. so i guess thats what you are saying….its doesnt matter..4 5 6 yrs from now we will be laughing at all this cause these stars come in and out..first it was little john on everyones song and now its t-pain….who knows what the future holds…

Note to E! Online….Chris is not allowed by law to say or do anything involved with the case until it has been closed. E! Online knows how the legal system works; they use it to their advantage every day when they publish that garbage needed to keep them afloat. They want to influence people's perspective of Chris, by making it seem like the dude doesnt care or isn't taking responsibility. If I were Chris, I would sue them for defamation of character i.e. slander and libel.

damn if i was chris i would be scared. this could be like lindsey and samantha, he needs to get a restraining order a.s.a.p.

i think chris and ciara (dancer) would be good together, or miranda kerr (very pretty), or beyonce can break up with jay-z and it would be perfect(bingo) instead of rihanna (devil) lol

LOL…

AM A MOTHER OF A SON AND IT HURTS TO THINK IT COULD BE ANY MOTHER'S CHILD GOING THROUGH ALL THIS SITUATION AND CHRIS BROWN HAS GAINED A FAN AND SUPPORTER.. I AM A JAMAICAN AND I HAVE NEVER SEEN PEOPLE TRYING TO DESTROY A YOUNG MAN'S LIFE LIKE THIS BEFORE…WHERE IS THE MERCY IN ALL OF THIS …HAS HE KILLED A MILLION PEOPLE THAT HE IS SOME DUDE THAT CAN NOT RECEIVED FORGIVENESS AND HELP..IF THAT IS THE APPROACH TO ALL YOUNG MEN IN SOME TROUBLED SITUATION THIS WORLD WOULD BE A TERRIBLE PLACE WE WOULD BE LIVING IN

IF THE ONLY SOLUTION TO ANY PROBLEM IS TO LOCK THEM UP AND THROW AWAY THE KEYS ..SAD WORLD AND THAT IS WHY THERE ARE SO MUCH HATRED IN THIS WORLD…WHERE IS THE LOVE????????JUST A LINE FROM BOB MARLEY SONG "The road of life is rocky and you may stumble too,So while you point your fingers someone else is judging you,Love your brotherman! "

MOM TAKE CARE OF UR SON AND HELP HIM GET OUT OF THIS CHALLENGING TIMES..HOPE HE WILL LEARN FROM ALL WHAT WENT DOWN AND COME OUT OF IT A BETTER PERSON..THIS YOUNG MAN HAS A LOT TO OFFER SOCIETY DON'T KILL HIM FOR HIS FIRST MISTAKE..PRAY THAT HE WILL BECOME A BETTER PERSON AND CONTINUE TO ADD MORE POSITIVE THINGS TO THIS WORLD.. WE ARE LOSING TOO MANY OF OUR YOUNG MEN TO THE NEGATIVE THINGS OF SOCIETY .

HE IS ALL URS HELP SAVE HIM TOO DON'T GOING SAYING ONLY NEGATIVE THINGS ABOUT THIS GUY DEEP DOWN HE HAS MORE POSITIVE THINGS TO OFFER THAN NEGATIVE ONE…I WILL PRAY FOR U THAT U WILL GET OVER THIS AND RHIANNA TOO…

If u do the crime, u should do the time……….i was a huge fan of Chris brown since this incident. I belief he should get locked up for what he did. No matter the situation he as no right to hit riri of any other girl.
Its going to be hard to get the public on this side, beacause the fact still remain that he hit her

Leonica
I really hope u get into some trouble and see if anyone has any sympathy on ur ass. And don’t make rihanna look so innocent cause we all know what she did.and bitch go take ur cmmnts else where cause u out numbered here. U uneducated fool. call me when someone has knocked some sense into u.and this is coming from a person who firmly believes not judging until I known the other side of things not a chris brown fan so dont even go there. Plus if god gives people second chances then I do to. *someone hand me some water cause this bitch got me heated*

Brianna
Although I like those choices there’s some problems.
ciara is way too old.
Miranda kerr is dating orland bloom
beyonce likes ugly men.
And rihanna is evil
I think either cassie or Chanel iman.

Yes, what he did was absolutely wrong but we don't even know what happened or what the issues are here.

Of course, he did something extremely wrong and there should be consequences and that is what the judge and lawyers are trying to determine. Has anyone thought perhaps that there are other parties involved in this, calling the shots? Like his record label reps and other professionals who have interest in not seeing him go to jail? There are a lot of things the press does not reveal. It's not just him calling the shots and telling his lawyer what to do. I am sure that there are a lot of other people behind him who are pulling all the strings and trying to control the future outcome of this whole situation.

So we just need to chill out, relax, stop speculating, stop crucifying him and wishing him ill, etc… I am sure he gets enough of that as it is.

We don't know him besides the persona he projects through his celebrity-dom… why do we act like we know him and want to see him go down the toilet? I see him as somebody who really needs help. Why do we shove people like this down the toilet?

CB i still respect u man,big up! Nw if u’v lost ur respect 4 CB ur simply jus a hater.peopl, tha media or wateva can say wateva they want 2 say but CB is on top of tha world.with all due respect 2 mr collins don’t take sides sir.Breezy i can see this now Chris Brown & Jordin Sparks not tha im sayin leave rihanna and Jordin if u you don’t take your chance its your loss n you aint gotta be afraid.breezy keep ‘em poppin’