Rihanna and Chris: Young Love Gone Wrong

ASSI – First let me begin by saying I do not condone violence of any kind, I believe when a relationship becomes physical it is a dead-deal-breaker, and the relationship should not continue under any circumstances. Everyone seems to have an opinion regarding the Rihanna and Chris Brown saga from Tom Joyner to Oprah Winfrey, but it seems that folks are bias and taking sides which seem rather unfair, we should avoid passing judgment on either one of them.

We were not there and as we all know there are three sides to a situation, her side, his side, and the actual truth; however, in this case of young love gone wrong it seems that Chris and Rihanna are willing to put the incident behind them and forge ahead for whatever reasons. The rumor mill has gone rampant with what transpired on that day, the police reports reveals circumstances that are inconceivable to me, and the fact that Rihanna’s Attorney Donald Etra whispered to Mark Geragos who is Chris’s Attorney on March 5, 2009 while in court that “Rihanna wants this over” speaks volumes to how Rihanna feels about Chris rather under duress or not she wants this nightmare to end.

If Chris Brown lost control due to Rihanna reading a text message that he received from his 39 year old, Manager Tina Davis who he supposedly had a sexual relationship with, if Rihanna was reading his text messages without his permission they are both wrong. She crossed the line and so did he, one does not justify the other, but the lack of respect displayed by both demonstrates that there are other issues in this relationship that are not being addressed.

I heard that Tom Joyner and other radio personalities are going to stop playing Chris’s music, but these same folks continued to play R. Kelly’s music when he was charged with having sex with an under age minor and there is a video tape of his sinister act, and his music was played and still is being played on the radio. Help me with this one! Wrong is wrong be it sexual abuse or physical abuse…abuse is abuse and should not be tolerated in any form.

Still Time to See "This Christmas"

AHSI...This Christmas starring Loretta Divine, as Shirley Ann Whitfield, is a delightful movie for the entire family to see. The story unfolds as some of her children, Sharon Leal ( Kelli Whitfield the college grad), Lauren London (Mel Whitfield the professional college student) come home for the holidays. Regina King(Lisa Whitfield Moore) the married daughter with kids and Chris Brown (Mike "Baby" Whitfield) the youngest son who lives with the matriarch of the family are preparing to receive the rest of their siblings. Idris Elba (Quentin the musician) and Columbus Short (Claude the military man) round off the rest of the men in the immediate family and they bring their own set of drama to this soulful comedy. AHSI gives This Christmas 3.5 eyeballs.

ASSI.....R & B Singer Chris Brown makes his big screen debut in "This Christmas", a feel good holiday film for all ages. Loretta Devine, is Ma Dear, who is an older single woman with six children and owns a Dry Cleaners that she operates with her Eldest daughter, Lisa Whitfield Moore (Regina King), but Moore wants to sell the cleaners causing tension. This Christmas is the Brady Bunch minus the husband who is replaced with a strong, intelligent, and street smart boyfriend. Joseph Black, played by Delroy Lindo is cohabiting with Devine behind her suspecting children's back. All of Ma Dears children bring dirty laundry for Christmas that has to be sorted and dealt with, but on Christmas day all the stains have been removed and everything is clean in time to make This Christmas, a Whitfield Christmas. Black is an ideal man for any single woman with adult children, and Lindo and Devine complimented each other as a couple. This Christmas is a well written movie, and although a few of the characters were unneeded, the entire cast executed the director's vision. As I see it see this while it is still playing at the theaters and tell us what you think. This Christmas receives 3.5 blinks from ASSI.