Singer/actor Tyrese Gibson is providing a new perspective on Chris Brown's recent legal issues. Gibson, who is friends with the 19-year-old singer, says that despite his public persona he is trying to get over the alleged altercation with girlfriend Rihanna. "Although he appears to be really strong through all of this, it's really taking a toll on his spirit," Gibson said in an interview. "People like me and Puff, we're just trying to show him love and keep his spirits up while he's going through all of the heat, and there are a lot people doing the same for Rihanna." Gibson went on to say that Brown has been having trouble separating work from his personal life. "It's really hard for him to focus right now on his music, even though he really wants to."
Gibson has also had his share of public relationship problems. His ex-wife of 10-months, Norma Mitchell, accused Gibson of being a deadbeat dad and petitioned his original divorce declaration. She stated that the actor/singer made upwards of $800,000 dollars during their marriage, and she felt it "unreasonable" that she receive no financial support despite their short marriage. She was later awarded $65,000, plus $2,730 for rent and $800 for her monthly car payment. Gibson will also pay over $6,000 a month in child support for the couple's infant daughter until she is 18. Prior to their courtship, Gibson was brought in for questioning after allegedly hitting Mitchell while she was pregnant with their daughter.
"At the end of the day, I'm not trying to justify it because wrong is wrong, but unfortunately, us as entertainers, we have to grow up on stage with a lot of people looking at us. And a lot of people forget that he's 19, she's only 21," Gibson finished.
Brown made headlines on February 8 after an alleged fight with Rihanna left the pop star bloodied and bruised. According to reports, Brown punched her several time while driving his rented Lamborghini in Hancock Park, a suburb of Los Angeles. The two have since become the center of media frenzy and reconciled shortly after their fight. While Rihanna initially went into hiding, both she and Brown re-emerged in Miami and Los Angeles, spending time together leading up to Brown's hearing last month.
The Virginia native was charged with two felonies including making criminal threats and assault. Earlier today his lawyer Marc Geragos, attended a closed hearing on Brown's behalf. Although public information regarding the hearing has not been released, Brown was not required to attend even though it is about the case.
TMZ reported that the hearing is regarding whether or not Rihanna will testify against Brown. Lawyers for both sides have stated that the 21-year-old should not be called to the stand because her privacy as a victim has been jeopardized due to the popularity of the case.
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NekeyaB27at 3-24-2009
LOL, OK U I JUST SAW THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW WITH DIDDY ON THERE TALKN ABOUT CHRIS BROWN AND RIHANNA INCIDENT . AND HE WAS TALKING ABOUT TWITTER AND SHE JUMPED IN AT THE END AND SAID OK WELL SINCE YOU LIKE CLEARING UP STUFF ON TWITTER , HOW ABOUT CLEARING UP SOMETHING FOR ME AND HE SAID OK. HE SEEMED MADDER AND MADDER AS MORE AND MORE OF THE QUESTION WAS COMING UP. I LOVE THE WAY HE PUT IT , HE SAID WE NEED TO STOP CASTING STONES ON CHRIS AND RIHANNA BECAUSE NEITHER OF US KNOWS WHAT HAPPENED THAT NIGHT IN THAT CAR, HE SHOULDNT HIT HER AND SHE SHOULDNT HIT HIM, SO DIDDY IS CLEARIFYING THAT THEY BOTH HIT EACH OTHER. AND OBVIOUSLY THEY HAVE TOLD HIM WHAT HAPPENED AND BECAUSE CHRIS CANT REALLY COME OUT AND TELL US WHATS UP DIDDY CAME OUT AND TOLD HIS SIDE OF WHY HE LENDED THE HOUSE OUT AND GAVE A PIECE OF EVIDENCE THAT PEOPLE NEEDED TO KNOW AND HEAR. BECAUSE EVERYONE IS CASTING SO MANY STONES AGAINST CHRIS. AND HE RIGHT WE DONT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED AND PEOPLE SHOULDNT JUST JUMP OUT AND JUDGE CHRIS NOT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. NO HE SHOULDNT HAVE HIT HER BUT AT THE SAMETIME SHE SHOULDNT HIT HIM. AND THEIR PRIVATE LIFE SHOULDNT BE JUDGED WITH THEIR CAREER AND ITS A SHAME IT IS. THEY ARE HUMAN JUST LIKE US AND THEY WILL MAKE MISTAKES. JUST PRAY FOR THEM. AND THOUGH EVERYONE IS SAYING YEA I UNDERSTAND WHEN SOMEONE HIT YOU AND YOU HIT THEM BACK BUT CHRIS WENT OVERBOARD, HOW DO WE KNOW HE WENT OVERBOARD, OK I SEE THE PICTURES BUT HOW YOU KNOW THEY HAVED BEEN ALTERED? AND EVEN MORE LOOK WHOS PUTTING ALL THE PICTURES AND POLICE REPORTS AND RUMORS AND LIES OUT , THE SAME WEBSITE IS DOING ALL OF THIS AND THE OTHERS ARE HEARING IT AND JUST POSTING IT BECAUSE THEY THINKING ITS TRUE, BUT COME TO FIND OUT THIS WEBSITE IS DOING ALOT OF LYING JUST TO HAVE SOME TYPE OF STORY CAUSE THEY REALLY DONT HAVE ONE AND NEITHER DOES THE OTHERS, SO BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT THE 2 INVOLVED IN THE SITUATION IS BIG TIME CELEBS. THEY GOING TO GIVE THE PEOPLE WHAT THEY WANT TO HEAR A BUNCH OF BULL CRAP, AND ITS SICK AND I CANT BELIEVE THE SO CALLED 100% FANS JUST TURNING THEIR BACK ON HIM WITHOUT KNOWING THE FULL TRUTH. (TMZ) IS PUTTING OUT A BUNCH OF LIES AND RUMORS AND THEY PUT THEM OUT THEN NEXT THING YOU KNOW IT ISNT TRUE A DAY OR 2 LATER, IT COMES OUT TO NOT BE A TRUE STATEMENT. BUT GUESS WHAT WE ALREADY DONE JUDGED CHRIS EVEN MORE WHEN WE FIRST HEARD IT SO WE CANT TAKE IT BACK. STOP LISTENING TO TMZ IT IS FULL OF S**T. THEY HAVE NO TRUE EVIDENCE. YES I THINK THEY GOT HOLD OF HER PICTURE BUT DO I THINK THEY ALTERED IT YES I DO, CAUSE THEY HAD TO BACK UP WHAT THEY ALREADY HAD SAID SHE HAD CONTUSTIONS ON EACH SIDE OF HER FACE AND A BUSTED LIP, O YEA I THINK THEY ALTERED IT CAUSE THEY THE ONES STARTED THE RUMOR OF WHAT SUPPOSLY HAPPENED, THEY HAD TO BACK UP THAT RUMOR. AND NOW WE FINDING OUT THAT THE POLICE REPORT WAS LEAKED , HER STATEMENT, COME ONE NOW IF HERS WAS LEAKED WHY DIDNT THEY LEAK CHRIS STATEMENT, SO AGAIN WE HEARING ONE SIDE OF THE STORY, PEOPLE GET IT TOGETHER AND STOP LISTENING TO THIS CRAP. LIES LIES LIES. I BELIEVE THEY BOTH WERE FIGHTING EACH OTHER THE WHOLE TIME BUT CHRIS GOT THE BEST OF HER. CAUSE OF HIS BACKGROUND SELF DEFENSE. IT SEEMS TO ME RIHANNA STARTED SOMETHING SHE COULDNT FINISH. AND JUST LIKE DIDDY SAID (PEOPLE NEED TO BE HONEST WITH THEMSELVES, AND WHATS GOIN ON CAUSE SITUATIONS DONT GET BLOWN OUT UNTIL IT FINALLY GETS BAD,LIKE THIS ONE) SO IT SEEM TO ME THAT RIHANNA AND CHRIS ARE ALWAYS FIGHTING OR HAVE FOUGHT BEFORE BUT IT WASNT AS BAD AS THIS ONE , BUT IT SEEM THAT ITS GOING BOTH WAYS THEY ARE FIGHTING EACH OTHER. DO I REALLY THINK THAT CHRIS HIT HER FIRST WHEN THEY FIGHT (NO) , IM SORRY PEOPLE BUT I CANT BRING MYSELF TO SEE THAT. OR DIDDY SAYING THAT COULD MEAN THAT RIHANNA ALWAYS HITTING ON CHRIS AND NOW HE RESPONDED AND WHEN HE RESPONDED THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED. YOU ALL THINK ABOUT AND PRAY ABOUT AND WHY YOU ARE PRAYING ASK GOD FOR FORGIVENESS FOR JUDGING PEOPLE. CAUSE WHO ARE WE TO JUDGE SOMEONE LIKE WE ARE PERFECT COME ONE . AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST ELLEN IS GAY I USE TO BE GAY , AND IN LESBIAN RELATIONSHIPS THERE IS CONSTANT FIGHTING SO ELLEN NEED TO SHUT UP CAUSE IM SURE HER AND HER GIRL FIGHT IT JUST HAVENT GOT OUT , AND IM SURE ELLEN HITS BACK IF SHE DONT SHE IS A FOOL. TO WOMEN CANNOT BE TOGETHER AND NOT FIGHT IM SORRY IT AINT GOING TO HAPPEN. YES RIHANNA IS A GIRL AND CHRIS IS THE BOY BUT RIHANNA SHOULDNT HAVE HIT HIM IM SORRY SHE STEPPED OUT OF CHARACTER AND GOT HER A** WHIPPED. SO BE IT . AND FOR THE RECORD YES CHRIS DID HAVE BRUISES , IF YOU READ WHAT THE DEPTY ON DUTY SAID HIS INJURIES WAS NOTHING COMPARED TO HERS. O WELL I GUESS NOT BECAUSE HE HAD TO TURN HIMSELF IN SO HE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO HOME AND CLEAN HIMSELF UP, MAYBE IF HE WOULD HAVE LEFT HIS SELF BLOODY HE WOULD HAVE LOOKED BAD TOO. AND IM SURE HE DID MORE DAMAGE THAT SHE DID TO HIM. RIHANNA DIDNT HAVE TIME TO GO GET CLEANED UP SO ALL THE BLOOD AND STUFF WAS STILL THERE. OF COURSE SHE GON LOOK WORSER. CHRIS AND RIHANNA GOT INTO A FIGHT , HE WAS TIRED OF HER HITTING HIM AND HE HIT HER BACK AND WHEN ALL WAS OVER HE SAW WHAT HE DID AND SOMETIMES THAT HAPPEN, WE GO OFF CAUSE WE GET SICK AND TIRED AND WE DONT REALIZE WHAT WE DID UNTIL AFTER ITS OVER, AND HE RAN WHEN HE REALIZED WHAT HE DID, HE GOT SCARED AND RAN. ITS OVER PEOPLE AND WE CANT CHANGE THE PAST WE CAN ASK FOR FORGIVENESS AND PRAY AND MOVE ON , IF HE COULD CHANGE WHAT HAPPENED IM SURE HE WOULD, BUT HE CANT HE CAN ONLY LEARN FROM IT AND MOVE ON. I COMMEND ALL THE CELEBS THAT GAVE POSITIVE ADVICE, AND EVEN OPRAH CAUSE OPRAH DIDNT ONLY SAY IF HE HIT YOU ONCE HE WILL DO IT AGAIN, SHE ALSO SAID OTHER THINGS THAT WAS HELPFUL TO BOTH SIDES, BUT OF COURSE THE MAIN FOCUS WAS "IF HE HIT YOU ONCE HE WILL DO IT AGAIN". THE MEDIA NEEDS TO STOP ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. THIS IS SICKENING THEY ARE MESSING UP THESE KIDS CAREER. AND ALSO FOR THE RECORD CHRIS SHOULD GET RECOGNIZED FOR ALL HIS HARD WORK AND SWEAT FOR HIS FANS, SO I DO BELIEVE HE SHOULD STILL BE IN THE NICKELODEON AWARDS BALLOT, BUT HE TOOK HIMSELF OUT AND IT WAS FOR HIS OWN REASONS. AND THATS FINE SO BE IT . GOD BLESS CHRIS AND RIHANNA. OOOOOOO ONE MORE THING FOR REAL THEN IM DONE , I SAW A COMMENT AND IT SAID THAT CHRIS IS WRONG BECAUSE AT A YOUNG AGE MEN ARE TAUGHT NOT TO HIT GIRLS/ WOMEN, YOU ARE RIGHT TO WHOEVER WROTE THAT BUT, ALSO AT A YOUNG AGE WE ARE ALL TAUGHT THAT IF SOMEONE HIT US , HIT THEM BACK. GOD BLESS, IM DONE.
Buzzat 3-24-2009
Boring and it's not nice to type in all caps.
Tataat 3-24-2009
Jesus taught us to turn the other cheek--period. God bless.
llacreciasat 3-24-2009
Well, I don't condone hitting. Hit a dog everyday and it will turn and bite you. I know for a fact. I was hit and slapped in the face by an abusive aunt for years and years. I eventually blacked out and snapped on her. I didn't know I did it until after the fact. It could have been worse, but with the grace of GOD, I made it through and moved on. Sometimes an abuser will pick you out, because they see the characteristics of someone who's been abused. In the bible it states, those that judge shall be judged. In America, we're supposed to be innocent until proven guilty. The media is supposed to have facts, but their main agenda is dollars with no sense. I think the media should be fined for giving false information and misinforming society. The devil is everywhere and the media will have to answer to a higher power, when they stand before Jesus. They can laugh and make jokes, but the Lord have our life written, when we were just an embryo in our mother’s womb. Adults are supposed to give guidance to our youths and point them in the right direction. There is no sin bigger than another is, so people can point the finger at Chris or Rhianna, but they are pointing at themselves. They are sinners, by judging and ridiculing. If you don’t have something nice to say, don’t say anything at all. These young people made a mistake in their lives, and yes they’ve learned from it and they will grow from it to be better people. Get a life and volunteer to help the abused, hungry, homeless, fatherless, and motherless. Do something to help the problem and stop hurting the problem.
NekeyaB27at 3-25-2009
Thank you so much for sayn that i swear im grateful for u getting on here and doin that cause this whole incident all you have heard is them both being critisized and bashed and judged and its wrong because none of us are perfect and who are we to judge them like we've never done things in ourlives that we are ashamed of , but the point is to learn from your mistake and move on and turn away from it , no one said the road would be easy, and God knows just how much we can take. So he knew chris and rihanna could take all this thats why he allowed them to endure this storm, and im prayn for them and i thank God for u , because u hit the hammer right on the nail with what u said , THANK YOU! GOD BLESS
Destinyat 3-25-2009
Regardless if she hit him first, he had no business hitting her like he did. Especially after what he grew up with, watching his mom being beat all the time. She had no right to hit him no matter what, but a man should never hit a woman NO MATTER WHAT! I liked them both before this, but now, if they were to come out with a new cd or tour, I would not pay a dime to buy it. Being in the spotlight and such role models for the kids, what kind of message do you think this is sending to them? That its ok to put up with being hit (man or woman). I too grew up watching my mom being beat and raped and I will NEVER tolerate a man laying his hand on me, nor could I do the same to a man! And trust me, I have wanted to and come close a few times with my husband but I think about how it made my mom feel being beat, the damage it did to her not just physically but emotionally, and the damage it did to me as well. My siblings were way too young and really didn't know what was going on. Tyrese said Chris is 19 and shes ONLY 21....AND?? Whats the point here? Yeah Chris and Rhiannna are young but age has nothing to do with this. They were both in the wrong for laying hands on eachother but two wrongs don't make it right.
NekeyaB27at 3-25-2009
gurl please have you ever heard of a thing called forgiveness, Everyone deserve a 2nd chance i dont care what they did , if you feel they are wrong just pray for them and stop bashing them, plain and simple. God bless U, convo over.
Ms Grahamat 3-28-2009
People do forget this is a 19 yesr old young man. He made a mistake. He is not the first and will certainly not be the last. No, you should never resort to violence in any situation. And yes he was wrong but I am more than sure he realizes that. He is being persucuted more than the murders and child molestors. People need to stop throwing stones at glass houses. If Rhiana can forgive him, the rest of the world should too. Also to double mint. Your product is not all that. I for one will NEVER purchase your product again. There are more people who are doing far worse things and still keeping their endorsments (Michael Phillips).
gochatmanat 4-15-2009
I reserve the right to judge myself and no one eles, I was'nt there and thats that.
Susanat 4-15-2009
I think the even though Chris Brown is young he still should know better than to assault a woman or anyone. If they had issues he could've easily just walked away or took her home. I realize they are young but especially being in the spotlight those two are be role models for younger kids. With big success also comes big responsibility. He should have to pay the fines or at least do community projects to make him realize how wrong that was.
wg233at 4-29-2009
Chris is an IDIOT--all the apologists for him need to wake up--this isn't the schoolyard or the ghetto-it's NEVER COOL TO PUNCH WOMEN IN THE FACE-I don't care WHO you think you are--or what your'boys'have to say---the jails are FULL of dumbass motherfuckers who hit people instead of walking away--and I used to think Chris was alright--but now he's JUST ANOTHER FELON.
Good luck getting WORK, you chump--NOW you're untouchable--and your endorsements are at an END.
SAMPAGITAat 6-10-2009
CRIMINALS GOT TO PROTECT EACH OTHER!!!!!!!!!!
SAMPAGITAat 6-10-2009
HE IS NOT REMORSEFUL... IF I WERE HIM, HE BETTER START SHOWING SOME REMORSE OR ELSE THE JURY WILL THROW THE BOOK AT HIM.
SAMPAGITAat 6-10-2009
I am telling you..... I am a domestic survivor. I have seen it all.... JURY WILL NOT LIKE HIS ACTION.... SPECIALLY THE VIDEO HE RELEASED ABOUT PEOPLE HATING HIM, ASKING TO SEE THE POLICE OFFICER'S PERSONNEL FILE.... LET ME TELL YOU... JURY ARE NOT STUPID... If he does not show remorse from here on..... HE WILL GET THE MAX...No early released. I think the people of Cali will make an example of him. Enough is Enough!!!!!!!!! Maximum sentence. And all these hoodlum protecting him, your day is coming....... HOODLUM AND CRIMINALS STICK TOGETHER.... Their mother raised them this way.