This is depressing. This morning Chris Brown performed on the Today show, where fans had been lined up and camped out for days to catch a glimpse of his performance. One man on Twitter noted, "They're comparing the line for Chris Brown's Today show appearance to a Harry Potter midnight screening." Except with Harry Potter everything is magical, and with Chris Brown everything seems to be abusive and homophobic.
Jim Bell of the Today show noted that the line was going a long way down 5th Avenue, and that it's happened before with Springsteen in 2007, Coldplay in 2008, and Lady Gaga last year. Never thought we'd say this, but we're gonna have to echo the sentiments of this librarian and lactation counselor from Ft. Lauderdale, who says: "18,000 of ya'll waited on line, some since Wednesday, to hear Chris Beatherdown Brown lip sync on the today show?"
Check out the performance below—spoiler: Roker sings along! (At press time there's no reports of broken windows at the Plaza).
I am truly amazed that the Chris Brown Haters can only justify their judgemental over the top attitudes by continuously stating that those who are fans of Brown are in someway less educated. Now who here is the real Asshole? GMAFB! Chris Brown is not an abuser of women. He only beat the hell out of one woman. I guess the truth wouldn't sound so dramatic. So maybe there was more to it than him just being a woman beater. Many of you sound as though you have been either abused by your man or your MAN! Sound like every man that has ever been accused of beating a woman(other) will be paying for that in your giant intelligent minds. How much of a life can you have if you spend so much time chasing after people you don't nor will ever know. Someone who could care less about your ass and who has more money than you will make in an entire lifetime. Jealous? You think Rhianna gives a good got damn about you? Nor shoul she. I bet she care about CB because she and he are the only ones who know what happened and why? Get a life of your own and quit chasing after talented people who have paid their dues according to the justice system. R U GOD? That God U r not. Thank HIM that neither am I. There are more than a few stupid jackasses that would probably be shaking in their boot if I were. The world would be a lot better if people would just get over themselves and their inability to mind their own business and stay out of matters that that haven't a real clue. Carry on.
to all the haters chris brown keeps his head up high and his middle finger up higher quit hating he paid his debt to society stop talking about stuff that happened 3 years ago and like you never heard any other man say the word faggot seriously get a life quit hating team breezy in this bitch
ktinnyc
Can any of "team breezy" write like they have more than a 4th grade education? Just about each and everyone of you comes off like a complete idiot.
GrahamCracked
well, think of it like this: chris brown is an abusive, closeted criminal with anger management issues, he's got maybe a 4th grade education - those are probably the approximate demographics of team breezy
why so mad ? you guys cant forgive and forget ? geezz .. wat would the world be like if no one forgave and forgot the bad times . just relax .. yu gotta admit wat he did was wrong ..but now shes moved on and hes moved on ..so everyone else should too. dont have to like him but he did apologize and rihanna has forgave him and they still friends. hes an amazing performer and the reason why he still here is cuz he be making good music and album tht hit #1 .soo why keep hatting ?? it seems tht everyone else has except all the haters..but its okay cuz he still here and if you wer a fan u would kno all the things chris does for his fans.. :) hes a good person(funny,kind,caring,loving) beside wat he did in 2009 ... :) so why dont al you haters take the time to understand him ??
GrahamCracked
and another woman who'd go back to a man that beat her speaks up - bravo!
ktinnyc
Where the hell is Barbara Billingsley when you need her?
have you heard him live or accapella his voice is amazing quit being a hater
GrahamCracked
and chris brown fans grow up to be the mothers who defend their thug sons in the news saying crap like "he was a good son, they can't prove he killed nobody; he was framed all 37 times that a crime ended up on his record; it is a conspiracy against black people"
As long as the media keeps reporting about him, the longer he will stay relevant. Team Breezy has only intensified because of all the media hate. So keep it up. There's really no other black celebrity that gets as much attention as he does. Nicki and Rihanna fan's are crying somewhere right now.
Peanut_Butter
I just want to say something irrelevant: 1. I like the song. 2. He can dance (better than I). 3. I'd be moving if I was in the crowd.
Us3r
...and please help me understand why people get paid to fail nowdays
Us3r
I love how black women like this will blame white people for the condition of their lives because of slavery, which happened two hundred years ago, but will stand in line to see chris brown, apparently forgetting that he beat Rhianna up less than five years ago... ahhhhh collectively remembering and collectively forgetting.
Misty Jean Moore
Where did slavery come from? People still support Elvis, Micheal, and hundreds of other male artists with mischievous pasts.
GrahamCracked
slavery came from strong tribes of african warriors overcoming weaker tribes and selling them to people from other countries as slaves
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