After Chris Brown wrapped up his felony assault case on June 22 with a plea deal, many fans wondered exactly when and where the R&B star would make his return to the stage. It turns out an unimaginable tragedy for the music community has made that return sooner than anyone thought.
Brown will perform on stage at Sunday’s BET Awards as a part of a special tribute to the fallen King of Pop, Michael Jackson, Access Hollywood confirmed today.
Producers for the show have been scrambling to revamp the ceremony to honor Jackson since he died unexpectedly Thursday (June 25), but luckily there was no shortage of stars willing to take part in the many tributes planned.
Throughout his career, Brown has made no secret of the fact that he idolized Jackson. For his 2007 MTV VMAs performance, Brown owned the stage with a masterful Jackson imitation in the middle of performing his hits “Wall to Wall” and “Kiss Kiss.”
During his tour of Australia and Europe last year, the 20-year-old took time out every night to perform a few Jackson hits and recite the famous breakdown dance to “Thriller.”
“Michael Jackson is the reason why I do music and why I am an entertainer,” Brown said in a statement after learning of his idol’s passing. “I will continue to be humbled and inspired by his legacy.”
The admiration was mutual. “Chris is a bright and shining star whom I enjoy watching perform,” Jackson said of the young star in 2007. “I am happy to have had a positive influence on him.”
Check out CB’s 2006 performance of Thriller at the World Music Awards below.
Too bad it’s not true. We luv u Chris!
Good God, I hope NOT. Michael Jackson deserves better than to have a guy freshly convicted FELON do a tribute to him. Michael had allegations, but never was convicted. Chris admitted to his crime and just this week.
I WILL PASS! THANKS! Chris needs to go pick up roadkill and pay for his CRIMES!!!
Marsha don’t watch the damn show then. TI was a convicted felon and attended let alone won an award.A great person who many look up to chris included just passed. Save the hate for another time. Chris has a right to do this. Michael himself admired chris so let the man be. We are celebrating the life of a good man and a legend if u don’t like chris then just don’t watch because many other people will and be postive about the situation. God bless you because you need it
Marsha, he is the only one that will do justice to Michael completely. Let go of that ugly hate long enough to realize that this is about celebrating Michael. There will be too many people watching for the right reasons so whether you watch it or not doesn’t matter. Like Nieka said, don’t watch it if you don’t like him, nobody really cares what the hell you do but pull your head out of your ass long enough to realize the great disrespect that you’re doing Michael.
Chris Brown = hate, abuse..
michael jackson = love, giving, peace
I hope BET doesn’t ask him to perform really..I know MJ was very disappointed with him.
ok Mike dat is definetly a funny comment u left der because i am sure u wer jokin! and secondly chris brown de only 1 who will do MJ any justice!
I hope this is true cuz CB is the only who can him justice
I truly hope this is true because despite what chris did, this tribute is not about him, its about the greatest performer that ever lived, Micheal Jackson. BET problably want all the peformers that he inspired to peform in his tribute, and no matter what all the haters say, they picked chris brown do it cause they know he is one of the people MJ inspired the most.
Love you MJ, we will never ever forget you. XOXO
i will boycott BET if they allow that monster to tarnish the king of pop’s memory.
Who cares if u all boycott BET, everybody has their trouble in life and I sure MJ still felt something for Chris. U people make me sick who r u to judge anybody. Its not about Chris its about Michael Jackson…he loved everyone….u all should do the same. Forgive
Great! I’m excited and I hope the audience agrees. Chris Brown inspite of everything is talented and is the ONLY person that could do an MJ song and do it justice.
Good choice BET!
I hope it is true, it’s not about Chris Brown, it’s about Michael Jackson, whom admired Chris alot. You haters need to get a damn life. See the people at BET beleive in doing tributes to artists that matter, and when they do it, they do it up, no matter who they get to do it. They approached Chris, that says it all. You haters are so wrapped up in Chris Brown, you are too simple minded to see that. But, Chris is not the problem, you haters are the problem. You don’t have lives of your own, and yes it’s obvious, all you do is sit behind your computers and hate. It takes alot of energy to hate, lazy asses, get a damn life, get an education, job or something, because you sure as hell don’t have a life now, fix yours before judging somebody elses. When you fix your own, you will stop worrying about Chris Brown.
haterz need to stop hating on c breezy. im TEAM C BREEZY all the way. people still embracing TI. its a new day. c breezy would KILL the stage (again) in tribute to MJ.
I so hope Chris performs. He is awesome.
M J influencedd CB a lot Despitee watt CB Did M J Knowss How Much CB Idolized Him Itt Wouldd Bee An Honor To See CB Perform In The Tribute To Michael Jackson !!
Please everybody done did something wrong. The Awards just went off. I am so hurt I watched the whole show,and was so dissapointed. They did everthing that MJ wouldd do excepted DANCE. Yea Jamie played with it when the show first started but that was all. Why were they so selfish and not let CB performed. It was about MJ not what CB di. Its a shame that a good person had to die to be notice for the good that he has done and not for all the wrong that he was accused of. Chris please keep your head up, because I know you wanted to show you respect, but you know what HE KNOWS, because you did it BEFORE HE DIENOT AFTER.So use those incouraging words.
We will miss MJ. BUT THE AWARDS SHOW WAS WRONG. BET YOU TALK ABOUT FORGIVENESS BUT WHATABOUT YOU
look it doenst matter now cuz he didnt do it soo it z ova
if there would be an MJ tribute show then they HAVE to have Chris, Chris has always show his respect and admiration towards michael and MJ and chris knew each other, Chris is the only one who will do an MJ tribute justice, and MJ liked Chris and enjoyed watching him perform and tribute his songs, so you haters shut up, cause even MJ himself said it, they were even working on a record together
its sad that when MJ was alive many of you judged him so harshly and were so cruel to him and now that he is dead many of you just idolize him, i hope that doesnt happen to chris cause you all are just cruel and judge him so much i bet michael related himself to chris because of the crucifying people, leave him alone let him redeem himself, learn from this and move on
So MJ wasn’t convicted of molesting children, but did you forge they introduced 5 different child porn maagazines with MJ’s fingerprints on them at his trial. He would be the last person to pass judgement against Chris especially enlight of the fact evidence suggests that he is a drug addict albiet prescription drugs. I can’t believe BET bowed down to mainstream society and didn’t allow Chris to perform. Half the rap artists they showcase and honor (T.I.) are convicted felons. I guess it’s ok to murder, sell drugs and buy gun but not ok to get into a mutual fight with your girl friend. BET is a bunch of hypocrites.
CANT BELIEVE THEY NEVER LET HIM PERFORM
THE SHOW WAS RUBBISH!
The BET awards was awful and I only watched to see Chris Brown perform. Had I known in advance that he wouldn’t I would not have watched. BET knew many people were tuned in to see Chris Brown pay tribute to MJ so they let us think he would be performing-can you say ratings. If the network is now banning convicted felons then they will be off the air in no time–I mean, how many felons performed last night? Didn’t T.I. receive an award–the man is in prison for christ sake. Also, wasn’t the show paying tribute to a man who was charged with numerous child molestation charges? I love MJ but he, like many who performed last night have had legal issues. This was a bad move by BET; chris would have rocked the house. Chris keep your head up.
Im wit you on that. the only reason i watch it was for Chris Brown. Beyonces song was wack, You never know what Jay-z be saying the only good part was Jamie Fox.
Nieka good job you tell them haters chris brown do your thing love!
BET, BET!! You should have let Chris do what would have been an awesome tribute for Michael Jackson. I watched the entire program waiting to see Chris :(
i think chris shouldve performed he wouldved killed it …. they gave him his time .. bet let evry1 dwn i onlii watched da awards jus to see cb …. so wat if def jam wouldve left … hes not doin it 4 them hes doin it for mj
even if he dserves 2 perform at the awards dont do da crime if u cant pay da crime…any other person wudnt be given dat cahance but ooooooooohhhh because mj is chris idol he shud do a performance cuz he waaaaantz 2-datz bs…now u kno bttr…nd he already tributed 2 mj wen he wuz freakin alive wut more do he need
They should have let Chris Brown open the BET Awards instead of those lame ass tired ass New Edition!!! I swear I CAN NOT STAND BOBBY BROWN!!! He ruins everything that he is in!!!
This is truly pathetic. How is it that Beyonce got to do her fake azz tribute when she trashed the Jackson family a few months ago, and a true fan and friend of MJ was snubbed from doing a tribute? Jay Z is truly pathetic and so is his media whore wife. Anthing to try and stay in the limelight. I cant wait until their karma comes around. This was about MJ and he loved the performance CB did for him in 2006. No wonder the show flopped.
RIP Michael
ayo,
This is sooo childish what B.E.T and jayz did to chris brown.If i were chris brown,i would interfered jayz performing straight up and beat him the f*** up because that f**** up and he disrespecting micheal jackson.Chris brown need to step up and be a man and let jayz know that he aint gonna run him out.I saw jay and rihanna on tmz laughing like sh*t funny that chris got shut down.they f****** hating because chris the only one can do mj.I see the reason why B.E.T were wack last sunday night.f*** jayz.oh yeah jay got al sharpton involve.that n*** tryna make s*** worst on chris brown. always luv you mj.
Ok So Everyone Can Forget About When Hova Pushed The Lady In Her Face But You Cant Forgot When Chris Brown Hit Rihanna. Everyone Who Said That Is Like A Hypocrite. Jay Z Is A Hypocrite. Don Cornelius and Bobby Brown Same charges Were still On The Stage. Lil Wayne, Baby, Snoop Drug Charges. T.I got An Award And He In Jail For Possession Of Illegal Weapons. Michael Jackson Died. That Was The Whole Point Of The Tribute. Chris Brown Would Have Really Made The BET Awards Show So Much Better. Death Of Autotune Sucked. Im Not Saying Forget But Yall Need To Forgive. No Ones Perfect And You Cant Sit Here And Say You Are. We All Make Mistakes Yall Need To Forgive Chris Let ByGons Be Bygons And Move The Hell On. Jay Z Need To Grow The Hell Up And Before He Points Fingers Make Sure His HAnds Are Clean. Everyone Is Being so Hard On Chris. Give Him A Break EveryBody Messes Up. everyone Deserves A Second Chance. Stop Thinking Rihanna Is So Innocent, Cause She Isnt. If i Were Chris Brown’s Sister i Would Have Whooped Her Butt Myself.. Im Not Even A Fan Of Chris But Jay-Z Went Too Far With That. That Was “Mad Childish” Of Him. Its Not About Respecting Rihanna Its About Respecting Michael Jackson.
Wow Chris Brown like everybody in world is not perfect. I Believe he is sorry but not to let a talented young artist not to perform for Micheal Jackson a man that he look up to is crap. Like Al Sharpton has done anything in his life and we all no he has. I would really would of like to see Chris Brown do his performance, and T-Pain all the garbage you’ll talking least Chris can sing lets not say what you use to sell records it’s playing out son
jay-z need to sit his ass down somewhere and take care of his son.by the way that song jay-z did hated it.i have been happier if i seen CB performance and do it one last time 4 the king of king. And jay-z need to tell wifey to get a new hairDo cuz home girl been rockin that same shit hairDo in color in the 90′s its 2009 come on. all that wildshit need to go stop lettin yo mother do yo hair shit
I GAVE HIM THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT, BUT THE VIDEO SUCKS. HE’S —MEDIOCRE—. SOMETHING MJ WOULD NEVER BE. AND CHRIS BROWN IS AN ABUSIVE CUNT, SOMETHING MJ NEVER WAS. FUCK THE BET.
IT WOULD MAKE EVERYTHING SO MUCH WORSE IF HE WERE TO PERFORM.
Chris Brown should’ve fucking performed!!
I don’t know if it’s true or not but if Jay-Z was the one responsible for Chris not performing, then he is a sad, sad man.
If his reason was because of what happened with Rihanna, which I’m pretty sure it would be, then why didn’t he prevent T.I. from getting his award?? I mean, T.I. was in fucking jail that night for possession of illegal weapons.
That’s just so stupid. I understand that what Chris Brown did was wrong, but stil. He should’ve performed. And everybody knows that if he did, he would’ve done an amazing tribute, and given a great performance. It’s so depressing that he didn’t.
I didn’t watch the show, but if I did, it would’ve only been to see Chris Brown perform.
I don’t think that chris brown did a very good performance of MJ song thriller! Chris sound horrible and the dance movement were not all that great! I like chris brown, but I can’t said I agree with the way he has handle his life as a young man. I agree he should be given a second chance to rekindle himself, yes after he serve jail time and angry mangagement classes. I don’t agree with all the bulls that he is a young man and he maybe can be fixed if he get help. maybe he will or maybe he want, he is to marketable and he will never have time to think about his actions. to all the young ladies that think maybe Rihanna had alot to do with being abuse is ok, I feel sorry for you, because you need to re-evaluate your self! We are so caught with the people in entertainment that they can never do anything wrong! When we disagree with someone actions, you get so angry with that person that your comments are so disrespectful and angry! Those entertainers could not give a rat ass about you, they are all about the money and you ak if though you are the spoke person for that super star, let me enlighten you, they don’t know you, they don’t see you when they drive by on there $100,000 dollars automobils and don’t invite you to there $1,000,000 homes!!!!
So be realistic, how many blacks folks were really great fans of Michael Jackson, and if you love him so much why did he go wondering all over the world looking for a place to call home, because he did not feel the love in his own country. It too bad he did not feel that love when he was alive, he deserve better! RIP MJ FROM MICKEY, GERMANY
I THINK CHRIS BROWN DID A GOOD PERFORMANCE AND HE IS LIKE THE POP KING MICHAEL JACKSON
FATIMA BECAUSE YOU ARE A TRUE FAN OF CHRIS BROWN! IT IS OBVIOUS YOU DON’T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT SHOWMANSHIP, AND I’M SORRY THAT YOUR BOY DO NOT HAVE IT!! HE SHOULD BE SITTING SOMEWHERE IN A CORNER READING A BOOK ON ABUSE, THAT WOULD MAKE HIS PRESENTATION TO ALL YOUNG LADIES THAT HE IS PUTTING FORTH A EFFORT TO BE A BETTER PERSON. MAYBE THAT SHOULD HAVE GIVEN THAT PERFORMANCE TO USHER, BECAUSE HE DEFINITELY HAS CLASS AND GRACE, LIKE MJ!!!!!! MICKEY
every bodie nows what you did but good sing but micheal jackson sings it more better so does neo
Chris Brown did not even know the words to the song. That is the first thing you know when attempting to a tribute to someone’s music.
I think CB did a good job performing the thriller tribute to Michael Jackson. Even though he did some stupid things in the past everyone deserves a second chance so lay off chris and let the past be the past.
hey i love uu b.e.t come on black peezzzz :) xx
i love chris brown and thats allllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll……………….