Will Chris Brown Jet-Ski Pictures Hurt His Image?

J-Banks · 03-02-2009, 08:00 PM

Singer was photographed playing in ocean three weeks after alleged altercation with girlfriend Rihanna.

Pictures of Chris Brown flexing his biceps and playing in the waves off Miami on a jet ski wouldn't normally raise eyebrows. But coming amid reports of Brown and girlfriend Rihanna's reunion following an alleged domestic incident three weeks ago, the images struck some as a bit odd.

"That might not have been the first image I would want out there of him," said public-relations guru and crisis-management expert Howard Bragman, author of "Where's My Fifteen Minutes?"; Bragman has handled delicate situations for everyone from embattled former "Grey's Anatomy" star Isaiah Washington to onetime "Tonight Show" sidekick Ed McMahon. "But I also don't believe that he should be running around in sack cloth and ashes. He's a young man, and he has to go on with his life."

The problem, Bragman said, is that — apart from some grainy photos that reportedly show him and Rihanna arriving at an airport in Los Angeles, which were posted by TMZ.com on Monday (March 2) — the jet-skiing images are the only ones out there right now of Brown, whose career has already suffered some damage as a result of reports that he allegedly struck and bit Rihanna during a domestic dispute in Los Angeles on February 8. Because the jet-skiing pictures are the only ones currently making the rounds, Bragman said, they become the "defining image" of the alleged reunion and "that's not how you want to be defined at this time."

Bragman said he would have preferred to see the 19-year-old singer "taking his mother to a Tyler Perry movie or out to dinner ... anything with family. You want to be really cautious at these moments. And if his people set this up [as has been reported], I don't know why, because it seems to project an attitude of, 'This is behind me, and I'm going to have fun, because I'm Chris Brown.' "

While no photos of the couple together have surfaced since the alleged incident, hundreds of readers wrote into MTV News to express their shock, disappointment, hope and confusion over the alleged weekend reunion at a home owned by Diddy in Miami, with some singling out the jet-ski pictures as particularly galling.

Us Weekly reported that Brown was photographed arriving via private jet in Los Angeles on Monday (March 2), with Rihanna not visibly by his side; spokespeople for the singers had not return calls for comment at press time.

As to how the reported reconciliation happened, People Senior Editor Julie Dam told the "Early Show" on Monday morning that Brown reached out to Rihanna on her birthday last week "and since then, they've sort of been mutually talking." While Dam didn't know if Brown sent gifts to his girlfriend of more than a year as part of that attempt to reconcile, she said Brown has definitely been "saying that he's really sad and reflective about what happened, but he's really happy to be with the woman he loves."

Asked if the singers' relative youth — Rihanna just turned 21 — has to do with their alleged quick reconciliation, clinical psychologist Dr. Jeff Gardere told the program, "I don't think it's just about the youth here, because we see that older folks in their 30s, 40s and so on who are involved in domestic violence, they break up and they come back together." But, he warned, if they stay together and there was, in fact, an abusive incident, there is a "very high probability it will happen again, because we find out that some of the female victims of domestic violence quite often end up choosing other people who are abusers, because they don't work out the emotional issues that may draw them to those people who perpetrate violence against them."

As to how the pictures of Brown might further impact his career, Bragman said until the facts in the case emerge, no one except Rihanna and Brown know why they are doing what they're doing.

"The image is not the final nail in the coffin by any stretch — that would have been if he was with another woman — but at a time like this, you always want to go back to family," he said. "The real question is, 'What does the DA in Los Angeles think of this image?' " Bragman said. "How does this affect how they feel about it, and does it make him [seem] more capricious, or does Brown know something about the resolution of the case that we don't, and does he have a reason to feel good?"

The district attorney has not yet filed charges in the case but is reportedly planning to do so next week.

Source: MTV

Da Real Deal · 03-02-2009, 08:10 PM

LMFAO, nigga is having a ball

GMoneyBX718 · 03-02-2009, 08:13 PM

^^^ HAHAHAHAHA!!!
Hittin bitches is the new fad, I'm bout to go duff out some brawds in a few hours..

Yung_Rich · 03-02-2009, 08:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Da Real Deal

LMFAO, nigga is having a ball

ROFL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Word

$MONEY TALKS$ · 03-02-2009, 08:40 PM

fucc he suppose 2 be depressed dat nigga havin fun aint breakin any laws

capitalj23 · 03-02-2009, 08:50 PM

the only thing that hurts his image is the fact that he smacked her. he shouldn't have to pretend to be sad 24/7. damn paparazzi's are everywhere.

GMNRecordsCT3 · 03-02-2009, 09:09 PM

ya the pic is hurtin his image...

y'all makin too much outta this, this shit happens everyday... she aint even get beat that bad... go to a woman's shelter and give the same fukk as u do about this whole shit...

kobe24 · 03-02-2009, 09:13 PM

haha!
his image cant get any worse
double mint smile

Empire · 03-02-2009, 09:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Da Real Deal

LMFAO, nigga is having a ball

hahahahaha

NoMorePain · 03-02-2009, 09:20 PM

the media is fuckin corny how is this suppose to hurt his image does he have an obligation to be sad now? no man

chickenwings · 03-02-2009, 09:36 PM

what do people expect that chris brown supposed to become a emo kid now or sumthin? the fuck outta here. no the shit aint hurtin his image but he damn sho better not smack a chick again cuz he definitely aint gettin no pass next time

HawaiianLoyalty · 03-02-2009, 11:15 PM

i wouldn't mind being out on a jetski but damn if it was one of us we would be in jail right now haha!

June7 · 03-02-2009, 11:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GMNRecordsCT3

ya the pic is hurtin his image...

y'all makin too much outta this, this shit happens everyday... she aint even get beat that bad... go to a woman's shelter and give the same fukk as u do about this whole shit...

true dat my nigga real talks

GunTalk · 03-02-2009, 11:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kobe24

double mint smile

Props, thats the first thing that popped in my head, fucking commercial

LawrenceSouljah · 03-03-2009, 01:10 AM

Cut Out My Pic, what can I say.

OFFiCiAL JAE ROCK · 03-03-2009, 01:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GMNRecordsCT3

ya the pic is hurtin his image...

y'all makin too much outta this, this shit happens everyday... she aint even get beat that bad... go to a woman's shelter and give the same fukk as u do about this whole shit...

^^^^^^^^^^^

BIGDO · 03-03-2009, 04:13 AM

Do people expect him to kill himself or somethin? lol....

Flipperacci · 03-03-2009, 12:41 PM

Damnnn man the kid is 19 years old give'em a break.

He was wrong for hitting Rihanna but life goes on.

They back together now and planning to continue their relationship. People should just accept that.

We Got It 4 Cheap · 03-03-2009, 08:10 PM

the fuck?? does the media and press expect him to walk around for 3 weeks constantly crying and looking sad? fuck nah, i'd do the same shit, go do some fun shit to take my mind off things...

riskie · 03-03-2009, 08:31 PM

His baaaalllllin he know's he ganna get rihanna bak and hit her again

~DBOX~ · 03-03-2009, 10:12 PM

This shit is too funny Hahaha.

YungMI08 · 03-04-2009, 01:04 AM

lmao @ yall sayin "all he did was hit her"

like he just smacked her then broke down cryin n said "im sorry"

now if somebody woulda fucked yall sister/mother up like that...yall would be ready to kill a nigga

i swear you white kids and black e~gangstas need to grow the fuck up...that "money over bitches" (the whole era) is young as hell

now does it hurt his image.......yea...the general public and the kids that look up to him are most likely thinking..."he just rearranged rihannas face and he gets to go on a vacation with jet skis and dolphins n shit"....now after this blows over...if this had happened...it wouldnt be a big deal

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J-Banks Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Providence, RI Posts: 21,015 Repped: 5,294 Repped 53,425 Times in 7,839 Posts Blog Entries: 1 Neg Reps: 53 Neg Repped at 93 Times in 86 Posts	Will Chris Brown Jet-Ski Pictures Hurt His Image? Will Chris Brown Jet-Ski Pictures Hurt His Image? Will Chris Brown Jet-Ski Pictures Hurt His Image? Singer was photographed playing in ocean three weeks after alleged altercation with girlfriend Rihanna. Pictures of Chris Brown flexing his biceps and playing in the waves off Miami on a jet ski wouldn't normally raise eyebrows. But coming amid reports of Brown and girlfriend Rihanna's reunion following an alleged domestic incident three weeks ago, the images struck some as a bit odd. "That might not have been the first image I would want out there of him," said public-relations guru and crisis-management expert Howard Bragman, author of "Where's My Fifteen Minutes?"; Bragman has handled delicate situations for everyone from embattled former "Grey's Anatomy" star Isaiah Washington to onetime "Tonight Show" sidekick Ed McMahon. "But I also don't believe that he should be running around in sack cloth and ashes. He's a young man, and he has to go on with his life." The problem, Bragman said, is that — apart from some grainy photos that reportedly show him and Rihanna arriving at an airport in Los Angeles, which were posted by TMZ.com on Monday (March 2) — the jet-skiing images are the only ones out there right now of Brown, whose career has already suffered some damage as a result of reports that he allegedly struck and bit Rihanna during a domestic dispute in Los Angeles on February 8. Because the jet-skiing pictures are the only ones currently making the rounds, Bragman said, they become the "defining image" of the alleged reunion and "that's not how you want to be defined at this time." Bragman said he would have preferred to see the 19-year-old singer "taking his mother to a Tyler Perry movie or out to dinner ... anything with family. You want to be really cautious at these moments. And if his people set this up [as has been reported], I don't know why, because it seems to project an attitude of, 'This is behind me, and I'm going to have fun, because I'm Chris Brown.' " While no photos of the couple together have surfaced since the alleged incident, hundreds of readers wrote into MTV News to express their shock, disappointment, hope and confusion over the alleged weekend reunion at a home owned by Diddy in Miami, with some singling out the jet-ski pictures as particularly galling. Us Weekly reported that Brown was photographed arriving via private jet in Los Angeles on Monday (March 2), with Rihanna not visibly by his side; spokespeople for the singers had not return calls for comment at press time. As to how the reported reconciliation happened, People Senior Editor Julie Dam told the "Early Show" on Monday morning that Brown reached out to Rihanna on her birthday last week "and since then, they've sort of been mutually talking." While Dam didn't know if Brown sent gifts to his girlfriend of more than a year as part of that attempt to reconcile, she said Brown has definitely been "saying that he's really sad and reflective about what happened, but he's really happy to be with the woman he loves." Asked if the singers' relative youth — Rihanna just turned 21 — has to do with their alleged quick reconciliation, clinical psychologist Dr. Jeff Gardere told the program, "I don't think it's just about the youth here, because we see that older folks in their 30s, 40s and so on who are involved in domestic violence, they break up and they come back together." But, he warned, if they stay together and there was, in fact, an abusive incident, there is a "very high probability it will happen again, because we find out that some of the female victims of domestic violence quite often end up choosing other people who are abusers, because they don't work out the emotional issues that may draw them to those people who perpetrate violence against them." As to how the pictures of Brown might further impact his career, Bragman said until the facts in the case emerge, no one except Rihanna and Brown know why they are doing what they're doing. "The image is not the final nail in the coffin by any stretch — that would have been if he was with another woman — but at a time like this, you always want to go back to family," he said. "The real question is, 'What does the DA in Los Angeles think of this image?' " Bragman said. "How does this affect how they feel about it, and does it make him [seem] more capricious, or does Brown know something about the resolution of the case that we don't, and does he have a reason to feel good?" The district attorney has not yet filed charges in the case but is reportedly planning to do so next week. Source: MTV __________________ JBanksblog.com - check it out __________________

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capitalj23 HHBoard O.G. Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mill City Posts: 1,782 Repped: 168 Repped 185 Times in 65 Posts Neg Reps: 6 Neg Repped at 13 Times in 8 Posts	the only thing that hurts his image is the fact that he smacked her. he shouldn't have to pretend to be sad 24/7. damn paparazzi's are everywhere. __________________ I hope they chop ya from the side, cut ya lips off, put your face in ya chest, like Rick Ross - BANK$

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GMNRecordsCT3 Macaroni wit the Cheeesse Join Date: May 2005 Location: Wash Heights, NYC Posts: 17,615 Repped: 6,784 Repped 2,310 Times in 619 Posts Neg Reps: 203 Neg Repped at 50 Times in 40 Posts	ya the pic is hurtin his image... y'all makin too much outta this, this shit happens everyday... she aint even get beat that bad... go to a woman's shelter and give the same fukk as u do about this whole shit... __________________ myspace.com/bummydavis - soundclick.com/gmnproductions "The name on my car insurance is YOUR FUKIN FAULT!!"

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Da Real Deal Most Likely To Succeed Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Chicago Illinois/Jackson,MS Posts: 4,995 Repped: 893 Repped 2,804 Times in 614 Posts Neg Reps: 180 Neg Repped at 150 Times in 102 Posts	LMFAO, nigga is having a ball

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kobe24 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: LOS ANGELES Posts: 431 Repped: 306 Repped 17 Times in 5 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	haha! his image cant get any worse double mint smile

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NoMorePain CaLl Me ThE pIaNo MaN Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: N-E-W Jerz Posts: 3,174 Repped: 477 Repped 751 Times in 436 Posts Neg Reps: 75 Neg Repped at 47 Times in 44 Posts	the media is fuckin corny how is this suppose to hurt his image does he have an obligation to be sad now? no man __________________ "I roll da sticky green every nigga wit me clean strapped the fuck up nahmean?"

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chickenwings Veteran Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 4,599 Repped: 608 Repped 679 Times in 404 Posts Neg Reps: 505 Neg Repped at 224 Times in 166 Posts	what do people expect that chris brown supposed to become a emo kid now or sumthin? the fuck outta here. no the shit aint hurtin his image but he damn sho better not smack a chick again cuz he definitely aint gettin no pass next time

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Flipperacci -- Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South East Amsterdam Posts: 2,051 Repped: 112 Repped 704 Times in 360 Posts Neg Reps: 35 Neg Repped at 292 Times in 204 Posts	Damnnn man the kid is 19 years old give'em a break. He was wrong for hitting Rihanna but life goes on. They back together now and planning to continue their relationship. People should just accept that.

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We Got It 4 Cheap Cuuurve Trick Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: On My Block Posts: 812 Repped: 13 Repped 117 Times in 38 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	the fuck?? does the media and press expect him to walk around for 3 weeks constantly crying and looking sad? fuck nah, i'd do the same shit, go do some fun shit to take my mind off things... __________________ I Can't Front Baby Girl I'm Somethin' To Watch I Asked Her 1 Thing, Girl You Comin' Or Not I Make Scrilla Melt, You Don't Need Killa Help My Doors Are Suicide... Bitch Go Kill Yaself

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riskie STUNT 101 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melb Posts: 579 Repped: 332 Repped 31 Times in 22 Posts Neg Reps: 2 Neg Repped at 6 Times in 5 Posts	His baaaalllllin he know's he ganna get rihanna bak and hit her again

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YungMI08 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Bmore Posts: 854 Repped: 26 Repped 211 Times in 117 Posts Neg Reps: 25 Neg Repped at 55 Times in 51 Posts	lmao @ yall sayin "all he did was hit her" like he just smacked her then broke down cryin n said "im sorry" now if somebody woulda fucked yall sister/mother up like that...yall would be ready to kill a nigga i swear you white kids and black e~gangstas need to grow the fuck up...that "money over bitches" (the whole era) is young as hell now does it hurt his image.......yea...the general public and the kids that look up to him are most likely thinking..."he just rearranged rihannas face and he gets to go on a vacation with jet skis and dolphins n shit"....now after this blows over...if this had happened...it wouldnt be a big deal

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