Chris Brown chose the wrong day to give a shout out to a songstress whose last big headlines involved her speaking out and petitioning to oust Recording Academy president Neil Portnow for his post-Grammy's assertion that women are not doing enough to take trophies home.
Thursday, March 8, marked International Women's Day, and while many spent the occasion being receptive to words of appreciation that don't come often enough, Vanessa Carlton spent the afternoon troubled by the fact that her hit song "A Thousand Miles" had to be courted as Chris Brown's object of affection.
"Today Chris Brown posted my video. I am now being repeatedly tagged to his account. Being that today is International Women's Day I feel compelled to draw a line." Carlton wrote in response to the attention she received after Brown shared the song in what he said was an expression of the mood he was in. "I support survivors not perpetrators of domestic violence. I do not want to be associated with an artist that has assaulted women on a day like today. Thank you #internationalwomensday," the song's crooner then added.
The context in which Carlton was speaking as she explained her decision to reject the compliment, of course, invoked memory of Brown's 2009 assault against his then-girlfriend, Rihanna. His retort after being shunned carried a resentful tone that came off with a totally different energy than his original post did. "I posted a song that was and still is a great song and the artist felt she was doing her duty as a WOMAN to continue to spread this kind of hatred today. I won’t keep it up long. I just hope she knows she is loved and her song is great," he replied.
Brown then posted a video clip that showed actor Terry Crews singing the song in one of the more famous scenes from the movie, White Girls.
Source: hotnewhiphop.com
