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Chris Brown’s apology video for beating ex-girlfriend Rihanna should be taken with a grain of salt.
Anyone can sit in front of a camera and claim to be repented. It’s more telling how he behaves when he isn’t performing for the camera, where the hip hop singer owns the stage with his alluring dance moves and catchy lyrics. In case you missed it, here is Chris’ apology video:

I put more credence in watching Chris behave when he doesn’t know a camera is filming him. I just watched an episode of MTV’s “Punk’d”, where Chris’ mom helped Ashton Kutcher pull a prank on the “Forever” singer. A scowl immediately formed on Chris’ face while being punked at a restaurant, and he used foul language toward a woman and threatened violence against a man.

A similar scowl was on Chris’ face as he hid behind a hood as cameras trailed him and Rihanna out of a pre-Grammy party in February as they walked to Chris’ rented Lamborghini in which he cussed a female reporter as he drove off and ended up fleeing the vehicle after badly beating Rihanna.
Hopefully, Chris’ court-mandated domestic violence classes are taking root in his psyche and he truly transforms from stooping to violence to settle feuds.
Owning up to his behavior is a step in the right direction.
Chris’ fans already have forgiven him, so the apology video was meant for the millions who aren’t rabid supporters of the baby-faced, swift-footed singer to erase the five months of bad publicity from his arrest, felony hearing and plea deal for badly beating a woman, pop star Rihanna.

The video also was made to restore Chris’ charming and good-boy reputation that attracted endorsement deals for Wrigley’s Doublemint Gum and the Got Milk campaign before the corporations bailed on Chris following his arrest for the violent altercation with his ex.
So his unscripted actions, not an apology video, will indicate whether Chris is truly repented and not just sorry for getting caught on tape.

By Teneshia LaFaye

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