Notorious woman beater, Chris Brown, finally released a prepared statement through his publicist. We know he didn’t write this statement (the publicist did) so the words are meaningless. But this is a blog and we do aim to entertain. So here it is for what it’s worth:

“Words cannot begin to express how sorry and saddened I am over what transpired. I am seeking the counseling of my pastor, my mother and other loved ones and I am committed, with God’s help, to emerging a better person. Much of what has been speculated or reported on blogs and/or reported in the media is wrong. While I would like to be able to talk about this more, until the legal issues are resolved, this is all I can say except that I have not written any messages or made any posts to Facebook, on blogs or any place else. Those posts or writing under my name are frauds.” [LINK]

Meanwhile, industry insiders are scratching their heads and asking how did Rihanna go from a man (Jay Z) to a geeky, silly, immature boy?

I know Jordin Sparks is counting her blessings that CB hooked up with RiRi instead of her!

Jay Z refused to be pulled into the middle of the drama surrounding his protégé RiRi. He told HollyScoop.com,

“It’s not a soundbite, this is a real situation. You have to have compassion for others. Just imagine it being your sister or mom and then think about how we should talk about that.”
But he added, “I just think we should all support her. She’s going through a tough time. You have to realize she’s a young girl, as well. She’s very young.”