Chris Brown Claps Back at Texas Politician Backtracking on Singer’s Legislative Honor: ‘Y’all Came to Me With This’
State Rep. Vernon Jones issued an apology to the public for honoring CB at the Dallas shows on the R&B Tour due to his history of domestic violence.
Chris Brown has fired back at Texas politician Rep. Venton Jones after the legislator apologized for bestowing legislative honors upon the Grammy-winning artist during his Dallas concert stop. Brown took to Instagram on Tuesday (Sept. 15) to express his frustration, noting that he was "minding my damn business" when Jones approached him about the honors.
The singer explained that his Dallas shows were already sold out, and he had not sought the recognition, anticipating backlash from the honor. Brown criticized Jones for "tap dancing and apologizing" after the controversy erupted, emphasizing that he simply wanted to focus on his fans who had paid to see and support him.
Jones had initially honored Brown and fellow R&B artist Usher with a Congressional Record entry and official recognition of Brown's contributions to Texas's music scene during their R&B Tour at AT&T Stadium on Saturday. However, Jones later backtracked and apologized for the honors after facing criticism from domestic violence advocates in Texas.
Jones explained on The Don Lemon Show on Monday (Sept. 14) that his intention was not to re-traumatize victims of domestic violence or to exacerbate the issues surrounding Brown's history of such abuse.
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