Chris Brown DOES Remember Beating Rihanna

Here comes the post-interview damage control.

Clips from Chris Brown’s forthcoming Larry King interview showed the singer saying he “didn’t remember” beating his ex-girlfriend Rihanna.  Well, if he doesn’t remember it’s almost like he didn’t do it, right?

His response caused quite a stir so Brown released this rather long statement to People:

“There have been reports on the Internet that I didn’t remember what happened that night with Rihanna. I want to try and set things straight.

“That 30 seconds of the interview they used of me was taken from a one hour interview during which that same question was asked something like four or five times – and when you look at the entire interview you will see it is not representative of what I said.

“The first four times – or however many times it was – I gave the same answer – which was that I didn’t think it was appropriate for me to talk about what happened that night. I said it was not right for me and it really wasn’t fair to Rihanna. The fifth time – or whatever it was – I just misspoke. I was asked, ‘Do you remember doing it?’ and I said, ‘No.’

“Of course I remember what happened. Several times during the interview, my mother said that I came to her right afterwards and told her everything. But it was and still is a blur. And yes, I still can’t believe it happened because it is not me or who I am, nor is what happened like anything I have ever done before.

“As I have said several times previously, I am ashamed of and sorry for what happened that night and I wish I could relive that moment and change things, but I can’t. I take full responsibility for my actions. What I have to do now is to prove to the world that this was an isolated incident and that is not who I am, and I intend to do so by my behavior now and in the future.”

So he DOES remember! And to think I actually felt for the guy just a few seconds ago!

I wish that this whole “I don’t remember” excuse could hold up in court.  Imagine the things I could get away with.  “Sorry, your honor, I don’t remember stealing that HD television and installing it in my apartment.  It slipped my mind, honestly!”  Thanks for the idea, Chris.