PR Nightmare for Chris Brown

The always exciting Grammy Awards were on TV tonight, so of course my roommates and I tuned into E! to watch the red carpet coverage. In the midst of the celebrity interviews regarding their love lives and fashion choices, an unexpected announcement was made about some breaking news regarding the evening. It was announced that the singer Chris Brown was being investigated for felony domestic battery and that neither he nor his girlfriend, Rihanna, would be present at the awards show.

Clearly, the speculation of a felony crime would not be good PR for anyone, but could things really get much worse for Chris Brown in this situation? All types of music fans, both young and old, watch The Grammy Awards to see their favorite artists perform. At this point, it doesn’t really matter much whether or not Chris Brown truly did assault his famous girlfriend – the assumption is out there, and that is just as bad as confirmation that the incident occurred as far as his reputation is concerned.

Talk about the occurrence is all over the web as well. The E! Online headline reads, “Police Looking for Chris Brown After Alleged Assault of Rihanna.” Another entertainment news site writes, “Rihanna Bruised, Domestic Violence Chris Brown Investigation!“

It’s definitely going to take a whole lot of good PR to restore his once favorable image after this mess!