Chris Brown is responding to a journalist who claimed that the singer continues to abuse women.
Last week, David Dennis Jr., a Senior Writer for Andscape, shared a video on his personal Instagram account discussing why Brown’s fan base continues to stand firmly behind the singer despite his history of legal troubles.
“I would like to offer a different perspective, and I just think that those fans don’t necessarily love him enough,” Dennis Jr. said in the video.
He explained that he views guilty pleasures without trying to justify them, using his enjoyment of “trashy reality shows” like Temptation Island as an example. According to Dennis Jr., he can enjoy the show without having to “make excuses for it.”
He continued, “Sometimes when I think about Chris Brown fans, you ask them, ‘Hey, why do you like Chris Brown?’ And they say things like, ‘Well, he only brutally assaulted Rihanna two decades ago when he apologized for it.’ And they kind of don’t really acknowledge the fact that, yeah, he’s still actively abusing women to this day and kind of never stopped. And when you kind of make these excuses, you sound worse.”
Dennis Jr. encouraged fans to simply admit that they value Brown’s musical talent more than the allegations of mistreatment against women, saying, “I just think that if you love Chris Brown, love him for who he is, ‘cuz that’s a real sign of love. Love him while he’s abusing. And just be honest with yourself. Say, ‘That man backflip so good. I don’t care that he abuses women. I love his music more than I care about how he abuses women.’”
“Real love is loving somebody for who they are. Just love that man for who he is. That is the sign of true love. And until you can love him like that, I don’t know if you love Chris Brown enough,” he concluded.
Brown later entered Dennis Jr.’s comment section and challenged the claim that he currently abuses women.
“Hey brother: can you show me where I’m actively abusing women to this day. NOT ALLEGEDLY, NOT I HEARD. CRIMINALITY IS PUBLIC INFORMATION WHEN YOU ARE CONVICTED OF SOMETHING!” he wrote. “So hey my good brother. PLEASE print some receipts for your claim. WHAT ABUSE CHARGES (VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN) CURRENTLY and over the last 17 years have I been convicted of?”
He continued, “I want you to show me those charges and convictions. Love your message but you are clearly misinformed or you believe any headline with out facts. Must be from all this toxic shows you speak of watching. Hope this helps your journalism. God bless and good day my brother [prayer hands emoji]”
