Chris Brown goes on trash thrash after TV interview

Chris Brown trashed his dressing room at ‘Good Morning America’ and broke a window with a chair on Tuesday after co-host Robin Roberts asked him about his attack on Rihanna, according to a person familiar with the show.

The person was not authorised to discuss the matter and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. Security was called, but not police.Brown was on the ABC TV morning show to promote his new album, ‘F.A.M.E.’, released the same day. During his interview with Roberts, she asked him about the 2009 attack on his then-girlfriend – preceding her questions by noting he had been ‘very good’ about talking about the attack.’It was very serious what you went through and what happened,’ she said. ‘How have you been able to …’A clearly agitated Brown tried to deflect the line of questioning, saying he was past that and wanted to focus on his new CD. ‘This album is what I want them to talk about and not what happened two years ago,’ he said.Roberts laughed and thanked Brown for letting her discuss that matter with him, and after the interview, Brown performed.But instead of performing another song for the online audience, as he was scheduled to do, he went to his dressing room and started smashing things, according to the person.In a statement, ABC News said: ‘As always, we ask questions that are relevant and newsworthy, and that’s what we did in this interview with Mr Brown.’Reps for Brown did not immediately return phone calls for comment. Brown is on probation for his assault on Rihanna.Brown has been trying to rehabilitate his image since the attack, which occurred on the eve of the Grammys two years ago. After that, his once brilliant career was tarnished. His album ‘Graffiti’, released several months after that, was a poor seller.However, he’s recently had success on the charts with the songs ‘Deuces’, a No 1 R&B hit last year, and ‘Look At Me Now’ is now No 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.In November, a judge commended Brown, a Virginia native, for working hard to complete his community service and for almost finishing his domestic violence counselling. He has since finished the counselling.Brown’s attorney, Mark Geragos, did not immediately return an e-mail seeking comment. – Nampa-AP

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