So, ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the culmination of one man's quest for redemption. Now I'm not saying I would let him date my sister anytime soon, but you know what? I think it's time we honor the fact that he's paid his debts and acknowledge his contributions to music without letting it be stained by.you know, the incident. Todd (VO): After all, bad people can still make good music, and whether or not he's genuinely repentant, he is at least clearly deeply regretful for what he did, so I'm officially declaring. Todd: And while I'm sure many critics will argue that Brown's crime should prevent his career from ever recovering, В believe it or not, I think even I can actually find some room in my heart to let him have his comeback. And with the chart success of his latest single, it seems that he may have, at last, achieved his goal of making the public absolve him of his transgressions. Although many predicted that his star would never shine again, since the arrest, Brown has worked steadily to try and find some measure of public forgiveness, most notably an emotional, tear-filled performance of 'Man in the Mirror' at a BET Michael Jackson tribute. And yet nearly two years afterward, the public seems to be finally ready to let the exiled prince of R&B back into the kingdom. Afterwards, my opinion became that he was an unlikable, violent moron who had absolutely no understanding of what he actually did. Before then, I was willing to give him the benefit of a doubt as a very young person dealing with a lot of pressure in his life, and who obviously had some personal demons he needed to deal with. Todd (VO): It was every simpering, stupid, cowardly, mumbly, evasive thing he said about it after the fact. But believe it or not, it actually wasn't the assault itself that completely sunk my opinion of Chris Brown as a person. Todd: And then the arrest happened and, even as a non-fan, I shouldn't have seen that coming. Now over the course of the next three years, he went on to have an uninterrupted string of hit songs, not one of which was even remotely worth listening to. Todd (VO): My initial impression of Chris Brown was something along the lines of a black Justin Bieber-he was 15, he sounded like he was 15, and he came on with way more swagger than he could actually back up. Todd: And for what it's worth, I never liked Chris Brown to begin with, even before the assault charges. eggs for his famous homestyle breakfasts.

I love beating on Chris Brown just as much as Chris Brown likes beating. Todd (VO): Now, all critics have their favorite whipping boys, and from the beginning, one of mine was Chris Brown. Todd: But why settle for a bunch of second-string, washout Usher-wannabes, when you can have the original Usher-wannabe?Д¬lip of Chris Brown - 'Yo (Excuse Me Miss)' Todd (VO): Now in the meantime, with Brown all but gone from the charts, a number of B-listers rushed in to try and fill the void, including Jay Sean, Trey Songz, Iyaz, Taio Cruz, and, most unfortunately, that talentless little puke Jason DerГјlo. Lil Wayne - ' Down' Trey Songz - 'Neighbors Know My Name' Iyaz - ' Replay' Taio Cruz - 'Dynamite' and Jason DerГјlo - 'Ridin' Solo' Shortly thereafter, he released his newest album, which was met with scathing reviews, and produced only one minor hit, whose success was probably only attributable to the presence of the ever-popular Lil Wayne.

Now, faced with these horrible acts, the pop gods wisely revoked his right to stardom. Todd (VO): In February of 2009, the pop world was shocked when rising R&B superstar Chris Brown viciously and brutally assaulted his chances for a long-term career. Chris Brown is accused of assault and battery. A Grammy Award nominee has just posted bail on criminal threat charges. Tyga & Kevin McCall 'DEUCES'Д«reaking News report on KCAL 9 Juan: And we begin at 10:00 with breaking news.

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