Chris Brown had a mild war of words with Winfrey after she aired a domestic violence episode following his brutal assault on then-girlfriend Rihanna in 2009. In the special, Winfrey says firmly, "He will hit you again."
After the episode aired, Brown told People, "I commend Oprah on being like, 'This is a problem,' but it was a slap in my face. I did a lot of stuff for [Winfrey,] like going to Africa and performing for her school. She could have been more helpful, like, 'OK, I'm going to help both of these people out.'"
Winfrey's rep issued a statement to TMZ, noting, "Oprah is very appreciative that Chris Brown performed at her school but she takes domestic abuse very seriously. She hopes he gets the counseling he needs."
Brown later told Hot 97 (via MTV News), "As a young black man myself, I need older black male role models to step in and kind of mold me. Not people bashing me, 'cause that's not how you learn from mistakes."
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