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Pitbull has defended Chris Brown, saying that he is “a good kid” and that you can “tell he’s got a good heart”.
During his visit to the Howard Stern Show, Pitbull was asked by the radio host if he gets “crap” for working with Chris Brown “because of his Rihanna situation”.
“Chris Brown, I don’t think he really got a situation, because growing up around the neighborhoods we grew up in, everybody had that kind of situation,” Pitbull explained, as Jezebel reports. “So to me it’s normal. But I don’t think... I think Chris is phenomenally talented. He’s one of those guys that’s just too talented.”
He went on to say that he has given Brown advice, telling him: “you’ve got such an amazing opportunity in front of you, and no matter what you do, one way or another, people just accept you. But could you imagine if you would channel your energy — I wouldn’t say in a positive direction, I’m sure he really tries, but just watch what you’re doing and just try to give him some advice. And to be honest with you, I can’t wait until he really makes that tweak. Because that’s all it is, it’s a tweak, that’s what it is.”
“He said, thank you so much, really appreciate, that means a whole lot,” shared Pitbull. “He’s a good kid, you can tell he’s got a good heart, it’s just certain situations...”
When asked again if anyone had tried to convince Pitbull to avoid associating himself with Chris Brown, he replied that “At the end of the day, Chris to me is an amazing talent, and I would work with him over and over and over again. And any time we’re at awards shows together, it’s always a pleasure. And he, I’m telling you, he’s a good kid, good heart. Sometimes, such as myself, never been a troublemaker, just always was around some trouble.”
“He’s definitely moved in the right direction, and like I said, to any story, there’s her story, his story, and then the truth. So we really don’t know what came about,” Pitbull went on to say.
Pitbull and Chris Brown stopped by the Billboard Music Awards this past weekend to perform their new collaborative single ‘Fun’, which you can watch below.
