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No star has been vilified over the last year or so more than singer Chris Brown. Tiger Woods you say? Not even close in my opinion.
Chris' career was riding high until the February 2009 night when he assaulted then girlfriend, Rihanna.
Since that point the press and a lot of fans have ripped the man to shreds and deservedly so. Hitting a woman is not something that should be taken lightly.
Probably one of Chris' lowest moments as a professional entertainer had to be the 2009 BET Awards show when he wasn't allowed to participate in the tribute to his fallen idol, Michael Jackson.
At some point though, every person deserves a second chance.
Last night (June 27), Chris got that chance and gave what many feel was the performance of the night. He tearfully sang and danced his way back into a lot of fans good graces with his MJ tribute.
But were the tears real, or just a desperate act for a man who's career is on life support?
The internet is buzzing and seems like everyone has an opinion on what they saw last night.
Avis Thomas-Lester blogged in today's Washington Post that Chris' performance was a "reinvention ploy". She wrote, "All those tears were a bit much. I'm about as devoted a Michael Jackson fan as any, but I'm not buying that Chris Brown was close enough to M.J. that the weepy breakdown during his performance of "Man in the Mirror" was real. I think it was contrived to elicit publicity and sympathy for prior wrongs."
Personally, I think his performance was sincere. It seemed like all of the emotions from the last year just came to the surface at once.
Other stars who witnessed it live gave their opinions in the video below. Most seemed to think his emotions were genuine.
What do you guys think, were those real tears or just an act?
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Stars Weight In On Chris Brown's MJ Tribute
At some point though, every person deserves a second chance.
Last night (June 27), Chris got that chance and gave what many feel was the performance of the night. He tearfully sang and danced his way back into a lot of fans good graces with his MJ tribute.
But were the tears real, or just a desperate act for a man who's career is on life support?
The internet is buzzing and seems like everyone has an opinion on what they saw last night.
Avis Thomas-Lester blogged in today's Washington Post that Chris' performance was a "reinvention ploy". She wrote, "All those tears were a bit much. I'm about as devoted a Michael Jackson fan as any, but I'm not buying that Chris Brown was close enough to M.J. that the weepy breakdown during his performance of "Man in the Mirror" was real. I think it was contrived to elicit publicity and sympathy for prior wrongs."
Personally, I think his performance was sincere. It seemed like all of the emotions from the last year just came to the surface at once.
Other stars who witnessed it live gave their opinions in the video below. Most seemed to think his emotions were genuine.
What do you guys think, were those real tears or just an act?
Follow Me @ChasinMoPaper
Stars Weight In On Chris Brown's MJ Tribute
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