Chris Brown Doesn't Forget Assault On Rihanna
Aug. 31 2009, Published 11:34 a.m. ET
Chris Brown wants you to know that he doesn't forget the night that he viciously attacked his then girlfriend Rihanna.
Despite a video clip that would point to the contrary, Chris remembers the night in question and claims he's been misrepresented in footage released by CNN.
In a statement released by Brown's rep the singer says, "There have been reports on the Internet that I didn't remember what happened that night with
Rihanna. I want to try and set things straight.
"That 30 seconds of the interview they used of me was taken from a one hour interview during which that same question was asked something like 4 or 5 times -- and when you look at the entire interview you will see it is not representative of what I said.
"The first four times - or how ever many times it was - I gave the same answer -- which was that I didn't think it was appropriate for me to talk about what happened that night. I said it was not right for me and it really wasn't fair to Rihanna. The fifth time - or whatever it was - I just misspoke. I was asked, "Do you remember doing it?" and I said, "No."
"Of course I remember what happened. Several times during the interview, my mother said that I came to her right afterwards and told her everything. But it was and still is a blur. And yes, I still can't believe it happened because it is not me or who I am or is what happened like anything I have ever done before.
"As I have said several times previously, I am ashamed of and sorry for what happened that night and I wish I could relive that moment and change things, but I can't. I take full responsibility for my actions. What I have to do now is to prove to the world that this was an isolated incident and that is not who I am and I intend to do so by my behavior now and in the future."