Inside Chris Brown’s Polarizing Staying Power: How the Controversial Star Has Inexplicably Thrived Post-Scandal
Nine years ago, Chris Brown forever altered the way the world perceives him.
With two hit albums under his belt and a burgeoning acting career on the rise, it seemed as though we'd found his generation's Michael Jackson.
And then—well, we all know what happened next.
The music industry, and the world at large, was left stunned as they woke up to news that the promising superstar-in-the-making had been arrested in the early hours of February 8, 2009 after a physical altercation with girlfriend Rihanna left her needing medical treatment for facial injuries she'd sustained at his hand.
A month later, he was charged with felony assault and making criminal threats.
Cut to June of that year...
