In an interview with veteran radio DJ Angie Martinez of the New York radio station Hot 97, R&B star Chris Brown opened up about his thoughts on the reaction of his fans to the Rihanna incident.
“I’m human. If people feel a certain way, I’m not going to say they’re wrong. But it’s not right to judge somebody when people make mistakes all the time,” Chris told the DJ. “I’ve learned from my mistakes and I’m learning from them. And I regret every moment, every second of it.”
Though Brown was adamant about giving information about what really happened between him and Rihanna, he felt that he “let a lot of people down”. But the star told his fans that the incident, an embarrassment for him as a role model to kids, will never happen again. He also said that he has separated himself from those creating an atmosphere of domestic violence.
“I can be certain, for sure, from me…me being a kid who grew up with domestic violence, certain things in my household when I was growing up, that’s something I never want to put anybody through…That’s not who I am at all,” he said.
As for his feelings for Rihanna, the star admitted that he wasn’t over their relationship.
“We’ve been friends since I was like 15, we got serious when I was like, 17,” he said. “Feelings are feelings and they don’t go away overnight, especially if you sit down and be like, ‘Look, I’m [going to] really be in this relationship with you, past whatever the case, past our busy schedules, past us being two of the biggest artists.’ I really care about her.”
Brown emphasised as well that this will be the last time he’ll ever talk about the Rihanna incident.
“This is the last one,” he said. “I’m going to focus on what it was and learn from it. This interview will be the last time I really speak on the subject.”
