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February 16, 2009

Chris Brown's Apology: What Do Celebs Think?

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Everyone is talking about what went down between Chris Brown and Rihanna. The couple's alleged fight was one of the most talked about topics at the NBA All-Star Game in Phoenix this weekend.

Oprah Winfrey's BFF Gayle King tells "Extra" she rejects Brown's apology. "Right now I can't think of anything that makes me support anything that Chris Brown is saying at this time. And my heart just aches for Rihanna."

Actress Gabrielle Union says she's trying to stay unbiased. "I know them both. Unfortunately, no one knows all the facts yet... what I think is great about this unfortunate situation is it can get us talking about violence... violence is never the answer. It's good to get that dialogue started. I wish this wasn't the catalyst for that... it's never good to use violence as a means to an end."

Akon teamed up with Rihanna for the track "Emergency Room" and he tells the singer, "Keep doing what you're doing baby. Keep things positive!" He added, "She's a strong woman. I think she'll get through it."

"Dollhouse" star Eliza Dushku says any type of violence is unforgivable. "Any way, shape or form of domestic violence is inexcusable in my book."


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u know what, violence is not the answer for chris brown and what he did, was sooooo wrong i don’t even want to hear what he has to say right now….i am too pissed off at him and my prayers are with rihanna


- Marie
Posted 02/16/09 07:57 PM
 

hey people u guys need to stop takein sides chris & rihanna is old enough to solve their on problems its like this there are both teenagers the got a big life a head of them in relationship they must have fights and ups and down so lets all be supportive and give our best please
and they need to forgive gach other peace jare


- jare
Posted 02/16/09 07:56 PM
 

Just had to elaboate on some of these comments further. YES I AM ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT ARE SAYING LETS GET SOME FACTS!!!!!!!Right now we are going by what the tabloids and “sources” are saying. There the same people that have every star on the cover of the mag either getting divorced or pregnant. Sometimes one week getting divorced and then next week there pregnant. Rihanna didnt call any of us and say she was beaten. We dont even know if she really went to the hospital cause again that was all reported by a “SOURSE”. and if you translate the word “sourse” in the tabloid world it stands for “bullsh!t”. And that is why I say wait for the facts. I’m sure that her family knows what happened and they’ve formed there own opinions and there the only ones that have a right to. WHAT HAPPENED TO INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN QUILTY???? Hes already serving a lifetime sentence. His career will never be the same and hes branded a woman beater forever. Please dont get me wrong if all this stuff thats reported is true, he should be punised and he will. But lets give him a little credit and not brand him a woman beater before hes been charged and/or we know what happened. Rhianna’s not your sister, mother,daughter, granddaughter. She didnt call you from the hospital and tell you what happened.

And the people that are saying negative things about rihanna. “ARE YOU KIDDING ME”. I knew there was some ignorant people in the world but I never realized just how many.

COMMON PEOPLE HAVE A LITTLE CLASS

P.S To Lex im not sure if your closing statement was for me (” for the woman who said that she was a victim of domestic violence and she knows that sometimes the abuse was her fault.. sweetie you need to seek therapy..”) but if it was First of all I never said I was a victim of domestic violence I said I was in an abusive relationship. That could mean physical or mental. Second I gave the abuse right back. So I was just as wrong as him. It was both of our faults.


- lilrhodie
Posted 02/16/09 07:20 PM
 

Violenece is not the answer but Rihanna was just in the wrong as Chris was they both were agravated and both made mistakes but Chris is not all @ fault 4 what had went down it is just as much Rihannas fault. I feel deeply 4 her but @ the same time I can see where Chris is coming from even more!!!!


- yvonne
Posted 02/16/09 07:10 PM
 

Violenece is not the answer but Rihanna was just in the wrong as Chris was they both were agravated and both made mistakes but Chris is not all @ fault4 what had went down it is just as much Rihannas fault. I feel deeply 4 her but @ the same time I can see where Chris is coming from even more!!!!


- yvonne
Posted 02/16/09 07:10 PM
 

But you dont know what rihanna has put chris brown through and i think that his past has caught up with him but he didnt mean it he is now seeking counceling from his preast and etc. trying to get his life back on track so we should support him too. but it was a shamefull thing and also upsetting …


- kayla
Posted 02/16/09 07:04 PM
 

people seem 2 forget dat he is just human a kid at dat. there is no excuse of wat he did, but think about dis, he is takin responsibility, nd is ashamed. i really don’t think he meant to do wat he did, but people r acting lik he did. he made a mistake, we all make mistakes. nd if GOD can forgive,even does who murder. y can’t we. plus d media,nd press should really back off cuz they’re making it worse. dey should really let d couple settle their differences.


- Anonymous
Posted 02/16/09 07:04 PM
 

i don’t know y people in dis situation seem 2 find it hard 2 forgive. as if they’ve never done anything that requires forgiveness. we r not GOD to judge any1. I still i’m a very big fan of chris and rihanna. and i think both of them we’re wrong, they should have never put their hands on eachother.every1 talks about how men aren’t suppose 2 put their hands on women,well women shouldn’t put their hands on men either,(it should b equal rights).nd yes i’m a girl. my prayers r with d both of them.


- Anonymous
Posted 02/16/09 06:55 PM
 

mr brown should be very proud of his conduct,”he beat up a woman” i’m sure he’s a bad cat………..get real mr brown,you have joined the world of domestic violence,nothing to be proud of,only to be ashamed …..cya later tough guy


- Anonymous
Posted 02/16/09 06:32 PM
 

i just can’t believe this im shock


- Al3xis
Posted 02/16/09 06:14 PM
 

i dont understand why Chris cannot be forgiven for this we have sat here and let these celebrities be forgiven for things such as R. Kelly people are still supporting him and working with him and we know that he did what he did think about this what if Chris was one of your family members that is going through this you know that he did wrong but you would still stand by him you would have that sympathy for chris and rihanna relatives would stand by their families knowing that person has committed a felony knowing that they did wrong you forgive that family memeber and forget and let that family member face the consquences i know what chris did is wrong and i hope that him and rihanna can get through this without letting people who write these negative things affect them they will bounce back even murders get a second at life


- CC88
Posted 02/16/09 06:10 PM
 

Oprah BFF Galey King need to shut her mouth the only think I know of that woman is that she is Oprah hanager on I do not know Rihanna or Christ brown but I beleve God forgives every one, an I hope they will going on with there life, and for give each other we do not know what apping just the news and that we cant trust so Galey wipe your mouth off, thousand of woman go true and you do not here abouth it because they are not celp that do not give any one to put there hand on someone thery will learn from this God love to both of them


- valerie
Posted 02/16/09 05:59 PM
 

Being young is not a get-out-of-jail free card. Chris Brown needs to man up and admit what he did and stop hiding behind these lame, ‘I’m getting counseling from my pastor’ excuses. What exactly do you need counseling for Chris? Punching your girlfriend in the face? Could that be it? What did she do, forget to ketchup on your fries? Another little boy in a man’s body.


- beres
Posted 02/16/09 05:50 PM
 

It is never right to hit anyone, but when you lived in an abusive home, and never got help;this is what happen. I pray for them both because they are so young. It was a mistake and he is sorry. Can’t everyone forgive him in time?



- jojo
Posted 02/16/09 05:48 PM
 

Emma and Ken Strong you need to grow up. Any actor/actress or entertainer that says lets get the facts regarding Chris Brown beating Rihanna before we make a judgement does not need to be supported, period! Why should anyone wait to “get the facts”. What does it say about our culture when a woman can be victimized and we must wait to see what happened. We know she was abused, the police were called, he was arrested and that is the end of the story. We need to make an example of him and others to get the message across that violence against women (especially black women who are always devalued) is not acceptable nor tolerable, period! Grow up!

Dr. H.


- Anonymous
Posted 02/16/09 05:45 PM
 

It makes me really sick that woman on here are defending a man who beat a woman. Numerous times i have heard we don’t know all the facts, we can’t judge, we don’t have the whole story. Tell me, what facts are going to make it ok? Maybe she yelled and really irritated him.. o yea that reason to smack her or wait beat her to where she didn’t want to be touched! Maybe she hit him.. he’s got at least 80 pounds on her.. he could have held her down and filed charges against her.. its not right for anyone to put their hands on anyone else.. and for the woman who said that she was a victim of domestic violence and she knows that sometimes the abuse was her fault.. sweetie you need to seek therapy..


- Lex
Posted 02/16/09 05:31 PM
 

We don’t know all the facts yet.
HOWEVER,The facts we do know is all we need to know. Any kind of abuse, verbal or physical is so un-forgivable.
The words “I’m sorry” are so pitiful!!!
Those words are said only to get away with trying to cover up your stupid words or actions. Of course he is going to say “I’m Sorry”, O’Please forgive me’
he does not want to go to jail, I hope he goes there, & all the inmates beat the crap out of him, then they all say ” I’m Sorry,,
we won’t do it again, & then beat him again. I am a victim of both kinds of abuse,, & you never, ever, forget the pain. Scars hurt more in the heart then seen on your body.


- Donna May
Posted 02/16/09 05:17 PM
 

Hi,

Chris is only a teenager. We don’t know what environment he grew up in. I saw let try and train him how a man should act. We have all done something wrong. Support the brother in getting the skills he needs. Helen


- Helen
Posted 02/16/09 05:16 PM
 

facts facts facts he beat a women to the point where she had to be hospitalized people lets think like humans what would you have done if your sister,mother,aunt,or child called you from the hospital beaten and brused would you say honey wait a minute I don’t know the facts yet I see you are injured but I need to know why you were beaten baby just let me get the facts first! Hell no you would not say that put yourself in her shoes or in the shoes of her mother and father chris brown did watch his mother get beaten for years and that can turn a young man in to a man that will never put his hands on a woman or into a monster that thinks that is a way to control someone I have lived it with my mother and with myself and when i was almost killed by my kids father the last thing on my mothers mind was the f-ing facts real talk nobody can deny this man has given an apology but i will not support nor will I except it i respect the life of a hard working woman to much..


sf being real in ohio


- sf
Posted 02/16/09 05:09 PM
 

What part of being young don’t people understand. This is probably both of them first real relationship and its hard sometimes for young people to define how they should behave when things gets tensed. I am not downplaying volence, however why ruin to talented young people lives with such hateful words for Chris. WE should be about helping young people on how to act not scar them for life when they make a mistake. We help drug users. rapist, and killers why not help thse two overcome their very intense relationship.


- Venetia
Posted 02/16/09 05:07 PM

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