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Chris Brown on BET Breakdown and Failed Usher Tour

We've heard everyone weigh in on Chris Brown's breakdown at the 2010 BET Awards. Was it a publicity stunt or heartfelt emotion? But only now is he openly talking about it. In an interview with New York radio host Angie Martinez, the 21-year-old says it was all genuine. "I was gonna really sing that song, he said. "Then for a split second I really heard the words and I was like, 'uh, am I crying?'" Here's what you had to say: Kat commented via Facebook: "I've cried to 'Ribbon In The Sky' and 'You and I' by Mr. Stevie Wonder!" Lisa wrote via Facebook: "I love Chris Brown. Glad you're back, baby. Move forward and do you, and no more violence."
Chris Brown on BET Breakdown and Failed Usher Tour
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By Essence · Updated October 29, 2020
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We’ve heard everyone weigh in on Chris Brown’s breakdown at the 2010 BET Awards. Was it a publicity stunt or heartfelt emotion? But only now is he openly talking about it. In an interview with New York radio host Angie Martinez, the 21-year-old says it was all genuine. “I was gonna really sing that song, he said. “Then for a split second I really heard the words and I was like, ‘uh, am I crying?'” Addressing those who questioned whether it was all an act, Brown said. “I think I naturally felt what I felt and it was genuine from my part.” On why his buzzed-about tour with Usher never worked out, Brown says it was all just bad timing. “We kinda had different views on the tour — no beef… We both have two different promoters, so whoever would get the tour would have to work it out and I think they didn’t see eye to eye.”