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Chris Brown: ‘GMA Wanted to Exploit Me’

March 24, 2011 By Cara Harrington Leave a Comment

Chris Brown got a case of the angries and went all HULK SMASH, HULK ANGRY on a cooler and a window at the Good Morning America studios after Robin Roberts asked him questions that Brown and his team approved. ABC confirmed that not only did they get the questions approved, but Brown’s team did not offer talking point sheet. Chris told BET “106 and Park” that they did submit a talking points that focused only on the album. (Click HERE for the original reported including a photo of the damage and a video of interview…)

He started with a respectable apology that sounded like he was going to man-up and take responsibility.

“First of all, I want to apologize to anybody who was startled in the office, anybody who was offended or really disappointed in my actions because I was disappointed in the way I acted.”

Then he began to try and justify his actions…

“A lot of people don’t know what went down,” he continued. “When I do shows or when I do interviews, we send out like a talking point sheet. And if the network or whoever isn’t compliant with what we want to do so that we can equally accomplish a goal, we usually kind of back out. Everything that was sent to me was about the album. That’s what we were talking about,” he said of the interview. “So when the interview proceeded, I was thrown off. I felt like, ‘OK, they told us this to get us on the show and exploit me.’ I took it very, very hard. I kept my composure throughout the whole interview … And when I got back I just let off steam in the back. I didn’t physically hurt anyone. I just wanted to release the anger inside me. I got very emotional.”

Ok, Imma gonna go all Oprah… Again, I get that the topic is old news and I am sure he is tired of being persecuted for his past actions. However, there is a difference between “blowing off steam” and acting like a child throwing a tantrum. He has no one to blame for his choices and actions. Even if ABC failed to mention their line of questioning (which I doubt) or treated you unjustly…there is a way to handle things with class and maturity.

Filed Under: Celebrity Crime, Celebrity Feuds, Celebrity Gossip, Television Tagged With: ABC, approved, BET “106 and Park”, Chris Brown, did not offer talking point sheet, did submit a talking points, Good Morning America, Robin Roberts

Adam Lambert Defends His Over-The-Top Performance

November 23, 2009 By Holly Stafford 1 Comment

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, or you’re just now waking up from your vodka & cranberry induced hangover, then you’ve heard about Adam Lamberts‘ way over the top lol-tastic AMA closing performance last night singing his new single “For Your Entertainment.” (Check it out here.) Now Lambert is speaking out, giving no apologies for his sexually-charged performance which angered parents who quickly began posting messages of disgust online.

Per StarPulse:

“I’m hoping people were entertained. For those who weren’t, maybe I’m not their cup of tea. I’m just trying to have a good time onstage. It’s a sexy song. It’s 2009; it’s time to take more risks. It’s about entertainment. People want to be surprised. It’s too bad that people are so scared.”

In addition to starting the performance out by dragging a female dancer around by her ankles, pushing a male dancer’s head into his gyrating crotch, snapping the bikini area of another female’s costume, flipping off the crowd, walking a pair of male dancers around on a leash, and taking every opportunity to thrust his hips and remind us all that he’s a very limber guy, Lambert took a moment mid-song to play tonsil hockey with his straight keyboard player on the spur of the moment. When asked how he would feel if the performance was edited for West Coast viewers, Lambert said he would not be happy.

“If it’s gonna be edited, then in a way that’s discrimination. I don’t mean to get political, but Madonna, Britney and Christina (kissing at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards) weren’t edited. It’s a shame. Female entertainers have been risqué for years. Honestly, there’s a huge double standard.”

ABC had to quickly cut to an audience shot during the performance when Lambert had a male dancer simulate oral sex on him, and at least some portion of that performance (presumably the latter) did not get approved beforehand, and was cited as being too racy to repeat on the west coast airing. Critical reaction to Lambert’s performance mixed, with some applauding his boldness but more questioning the over-the-top nature of what can only be described as him trying too hard to be noticed and taken seriously. Luckily, he gets a semi do-over tonight on Letterman where he will hopefully tone down the antics and concentrate more on what he should be known for – the singing. Adam sounded like a lounge act in Reno last night. This kid is trying too hard to be “edgy” and “controversial”. Not of fan of his cheap tricks to get fame. It was all “For HIS Entertainment.”

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Madonna Wins Mercys’ Adoption Appeal

June 12, 2009 By Holly Stafford 2 Comments

Watch out Angelina, looks like Madonna is catching up to you! In a desperate bid to add another baby to her collection, Madonnas adoption appeal for Mercy James has been approved. Overturning a lower court decisions, her Madgesty is now allowed to adopt a second child from Malawi.

Per People:

“I am extremely grateful for the Supreme Court’s ruling on my application to adopt Mercy James. I am ecstatic … My family and I look forward to sharing our lives with her,” Madonna said in a statement through her spokesperson Friday.

Chief Justice Lovemore Munlo ruled that her initial denial by the lower court was based on an old law. Although she hasn’t lived in the country for the required 18 months, the court said it should have taken into consideration her philanthropic efforts in the community. Madonna founded the charity “Raising Malawi” which helps to feed, educate and provide medical care for some of Malawi’s more than 1 million orphans. While preparations to bring 3 year old Mercy to America are now underway, it will take anywhere from 3-5 days to go through the necessary paperwork and to schedule the private jet with either Madonna’s lawyer or the director of her Malawi charity making sure she gets on the plane and arrives to the US okay… Wait, so let me understand this – she made such a big fuss over this adoption ordeal but now can’t find the time in her busy schedule of bumping uglies with Jesus to go and pick up the child herself?

Madonna’s lawyer said she was “ecstatic” when she heard the news that the adoption was finalized. Until she leaves, it is believed that Mercy may be moved to the Kumbali lodge where Madonna stays when she is Malawi. Mercy will join Madonnas other children children Lourdes, Rocco, and David, in New York where it is expected that she will attend nursery school with David. Madonna got her way, as she almost always does. While I find it wonderful that Mercy will now be able to have a decent life, laws are laws and she should have had to follow the requirements just like any other human being would have. I guess this goes to show that money does talk. I hope the Malawi government is proud that they basically sold a child. Am I the only one who sees the wrong in this situation?

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