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Chris Brown’s Mixed Messages

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I think one thing is clear about Chris Brown’s “apology”: He is sending mixed messages. Brown starts out by saying, “I want to express my deepest regret and accept full responsibility.” He continues a few seconds later by saying, “I felt it was important that you heard directly from me that I am sorry.”

Chris Brown out and about in Beverly Hills, Ca

Read moreWhen he speaks during the scripted video, his facial expressions seem to support and emphasize what he is saying, which is indicative he is sorry. I’ve seen many scripted videos where people can’t pull off what they are saying regardless of a rehearsed script, but here Chris does. However, I am left with one big question. Who is Chris Brown apologizing to, and why?

To me, it seems like he is apologizing to us, his fans, but not to Rihanna, the woman he plead guilty to assaulting, only after he was given a plea deal. Brown says in the interview, “I’ve told Rihanna countless times and I am telling you that I am sorry.” The way Brown emphasizes the word “told” indicates he is frustrated that he hasn’t been forgiven by either Rihanna or the public (to which I don’t know). Frustration over not being forgiven is not a good sign.

Nowhere in the video does Brown address Rihanna publicly, which really makes his apology fall short, in my opinion. He may be genuinely sorry he kicked his career to the gutter because of his hot temper, but does this mean he really is sorry to the person he assaulted?

I personally don’t think so, or he would have addressed Rihanna herself.

Chris Brown

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Do you think this is a sincere apology?

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Joe Jackson on Larry King Live

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2009 BET Awards - Press Room

Joe Jackson was on Larry King Live last night saying that he never abused Michael. Did you see it?

When Larry King asks Joe about whether or not he was abusive to Michael, Joe answers, “I never been abusive to him”. You need to take a closer look at the words being spoken here. Joe Jackson clearly skirts the issues by playing with words, if you want my opinion.

Notice how convoluted Joe’s answer is? He talks about slavery and torture, and then ends up saying a lot of people spank their kids and don’t admit it. Why doesn’t he answer the questions directly? Then Joe ends his somewhat non-nonsensical answer by saying he’s “never beaten at all”. I think the key word here is “beaten”. It’s all semantics, if you want my opinion.

A man who abused his children and who is denial about it is likely to diminish his actions, and I believe that is what Joe Jackson is doing here. Notice how he doesn’t deny “spanking” Michael? And how he justifies everyone else must be doing it?

When I’ve seen Michael Jackson talk of how afraid he was of his father, I absolutely believed him.

Jeffrey Marsalis

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A reader asked me for my opinion about Jeffrey Marsalis, who was featured this week on Primetime.

I’ve been following this story about Jeffrey J. Marsalis, who is known as the “worst date rapist” ever in this country. Watching the case, I was curious what you would make of him. Watching his case, I saw (what I thought were) lies on both the sides, his accusers and he himself. A link to a video of him speaking can be found here: http://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/story?id=8069223&page=1

Read moreWhen I watched Marsalis speak, I see an arrogance and superiority complex that makes absolutely no sense, considering he has been accused of rape multiple times. If you are innocent and your name is being destroyed, you get angry and upset. You feel violated, and while Marsalis feigns anger, he does a horrible job of it. He is a horrible liar, if you want my opinion. He gives many clues to his deceit from thinking on his feet to inappropriate emotions and facial expressions to unusual tone of voice when he talks. I am happy to see that he has been locked up! I didn’t trust one word out of his mouth. He thinks he is smarter than everyone else, but thankfully, he has learned this is not so.

As for the women who accused him, I believe they are being genuine and honest. I did not detect deceit in the interviews that I saw during the Primetime show. These women were truly victims, and I do not believe for an instant any of them were making up the accusations that they were raped (as Marsalis suggested). Marsalis was a master at his craft and could fool many people. Worse, he chose victims, if you want my opinion, who were more trusting than the average person. He had a keen eye for picking out best targets for his crimes.

Marsalis Match.com Profile:

“I have to say that I am highly driven, and I am looking for that special someone that has the same qualities. … I am also looking for a woman to be a leader and take the initiative and make things happen for herself, and not blaming others for incidentals that might happen along the way during the pathway of life. … If you want to be my copilot on the magic carpet ride it’s carry on only, that means no stop signs, no stop lights, and throttle up.”

Chilling!

BTK Interview

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