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American Idol alum Jordin Sparks, 32, has joined former Destiny’s Child singer Kelly Rowland, 41, in defending Chris Brown, 33, after he was booed on the American Music Awards on Nov. 20. Jordin was approached by a TMZ reporter earlier this week, and he or she didn’t maintain again on her ideas (watch VIDEO HERE). “You love asking me about Chris, but we love Chris!”, the 32-year-old mentioned cheerfully. “No, we love Chris, he should’ve been there.” She additionally mentioned that folks “deserve to be able to grow and learn” and that folks “should be able to live their life without things hanging over them.” In addition, Jordin mentioned that “everyone” deserves that, including, “him especially.”
When the reporter requested the “Tattoo” singer if individuals “should move on” from his previous (seemingly referencing his troubled previous with Rihanna), she mentioned they need to “focus” on the music. “Honestly, I think that shouldn’t even be a conversation anymore,” Jordin replied. “It’s about his talent, they shouldn’t have canceled the performance – that’s how I feel about it.”
The “No Guidance” singer was set to carry out on the AMAs on Sunday, however the present pulled the plug on his efficiency. Chris took to Instagram to share a video of what would’ve been his efficiency, and captioned it, “U SERIOUS?” The evening of the award present, the 33-year-old gained the award for Favorite Male R&B Artist, and Kelly accepted the award on his behalf. Upon accepting the award, the viewers started to boo, and the 41-year-old made it clear she wouldn’t have it.
Kelly Rowland places the #AMAs viewers in verify after adverse response to Chris Brown profitable ‘Favorite Male R&B Artist.’ https://t.co/A5M053eiyC
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) November 21, 2022
“Chris Brown is not here tonight, so I’m accepting his award on his behalf,” Kelly started. “Excuse me, chill out. But I want to tell Chris thank you so much for making great R&B music, and I want to tell him thank you for being an incredible performer. I’ll take this award and bring it to you. I love you, congratulations.” The subsequent day, TMZ approached the songstress exterior of her automobile and requested her to touch upon supporting Chris. “I believe that grace is very real,” she instructed the outlet. “And we all need a dose of it. And before we point fingers at anybody, we should realize how grateful we are for every moment that we get. Even our own things that we have. I just think it’s important to remember to be human. We are humans.”
The reporter then requested Kelly the same query that they requested Jordin, which was if the Grammy-winner ought to be “forgiven.” Kelly replied with an astounding sure. “We all need to be forgiven for anything that we could be doing. Anything that we’re thinking. We all come up short in some kind of way. And grace is real. We are humans. And everybody deserves grace,” she concluded. Chris beforehand dated Rihanna in 2008, however issues took a flip in 2009 when he was “charged with felony domestic assault,” per NBC News, in relation to the “Umbrella” singer. Later, in 2012, they obtained again collectively for a 12 months earlier than lastly calling it quits in 2013.