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November 7th, 2009 at 12:23 am

Chris Brown MTV Interview Video 11-6-09 [Full Program]

Here is the full Chris Brown MTV interview, broadcast Nov. 6, 2009, conducted by Sway. It was R&B singer-songwriter’s most recent public discussion of the domestic violence incident in Feb. 2009 with former girlfriend pop star Rihanna, resulting in his guilty plea to felony assault charges and subsequent plea bargain and sentencing.

The interview was shot on Mon. Nov. 2, 2009 and was broadcast in as a special program entitled Chris Brown: The Interview just a few hours prior to Rihanna’s ABC 20/20 interview with Diane Sawyer. Brief excerpts of her interview were shown on the MTV program, and he declined to speak in response, but rather released a statement which the host read as it was shown on screen:

“While I respect Rihanna’s right to discuss the specific events of February 8, I maintain my position that all of the details should remain a private matter between us,” he said in the statement. “I do appreciate her support and wish her the best. I am extremely sorry for what I did, and I accept accountability for my actions. At this point, I am taking the proper steps to learn about me and grow from my mistakes. I only hope that others in similar situations can learn from our experience as well. Abuse of any kind is always wrong. The rest I leave it to God.”

He talked about the assault and what he had learned from it in the interview. He said he was “confused” about public perception. He went on to elaborate, “Like, I think with my fans, they still love me, they support me, definitely. You have those people who will support you. So it’s kinda like 50/50 for me. I got the people that will come out and support and then the people that don’t wanna see me do anything. They basically want me in jail.”

Excerpts of an interview he gave to Sway for MTV at age sixteen were shown in which he discussed the domestic violence he had witnessed growing up as a child. The program also features segments with developmental psychiatrist, Dr. Michelle Callahan, discussing teen domestic violence and underlying issues.

Chris Brown additionally discussed his public appeals to Rihanna via Twitter as well as the public apologies he has issued since the Feb incident, saying, “When I apologize, I really apologize, definitely, about the situation, like me and her personally, obviously…We’ve exchanged, I’ve exchanged my apologies for her, but when I do it publicly, it’s for who I’ve let down. It’s for the fans, it’s for all the people, even the sponsors. Even the people that have invested in me and thought that I was a good enough role model to be branded or to be like, ‘OK, this is Chris Brown.’ I really wanted to apologize for the people that I let down and show people that I am wrong for what I’ve done, but I want people to learn from it and see that I’m really apologetic.”

Source: Chris Brown Opens Up About Rihanna Assault On MTV News Special

His forthcoming third studio album, Graffiti will be released in Dec. 2009 with two singles released, I Can Transform Ya and, Crawl.

The full interview video is below.

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