Jordin Sparks is the most recent star to indicate her assist for Chris Brown.
Over the weekend, controversy was sparked when Brown gained Favorite Male R&B Artist on the 2022 AMAs however was absent, and Kelly Rowland defended him onstage whereas accepting the award on his behalf.
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TMZ caught up with Sparks on Tuesday outdoors ABC Studios in New York and requested her concerning the controversy.
“You’re keen on asking me about Chris, however we love Chris,” Sparks mentioned. “He ought to’ve been there.”
On social media, Brown claimed that he had been set to carry out a tribute to Michael Jackson with Ciara on the awards present, however the efficiency was scrapped.
Brown has been the topic of a lot backlash and criticism through the years for quite a lot of incidents, together with violent behaviour and assaulting then-girlfriend Rihanna in 2009.
Requested if folks ought to transfer on from the artist’s previous, Sparks mentioned, “Truthfully, I believe that shouldn’t even be a dialog anymore. It’s about his expertise. They shouldn’t have cancelled the efficiency. That’s how I really feel about it.”
She added, “Individuals deserve to have the ability to develop, and study and have the ability to reside their life with out issues hanging over them. Everyone deserves that. Him particularly.”
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After telling the booing viewers on the AMAs to calm down after which praising Brown as an “unbelievable performer,” Rowland spoke to TMZ concerning the incident.
“I consider that grace may be very actual, and all of us want a dose of it,” she mentioned. “And earlier than we level fingers at anyone, we should always understand how grateful we’re for each second that we get, for even our personal issues that we’ve. I simply assume it’s essential to recollect to be human. We’re people.”