Cheryl Cole Thinks It’s About Time We All Forgave Chris Brown

Chris Brown needs no help coming to his own defense – it’s practically the only thing he uses Twitter for — but now the R&B star has another artist in his camp suggesting we all forgive him for his 2009 attack of Rihanna. “I can’t wait for Chris Brown’s new album,” British pop star Cheryl Cole proclaimed during a radio interview on In: Demand with Alex James. When the host asked Cole if Brown should be forgiven, she responded in the affirmative. “I think it’s really kind of her, actually, she’s come out and publicly forgiven him, really,” the “Call My Name” artist said. “I think it’s about time we all did, if I’m completely honest, if you want my opinion.”

“I work with people all the time with my charity that are transformed characters,” Cole continued. “They’ve done things when they were young that they regret, they’ve been to prison, some of them, and they’re upstanding members of the public and help the community and they’re amazing people. I think because he’s in the limelight… he really hasn’t had the chance to be forgiven or to forgive himself because we haven’t let him.”

“So now that she’s come out and embraced him again, I think it’s time we all moved on,” Cole added. “That guy is talented as hell.”

Listen to the interview below (she discusses brown around the one minute mark):

Chris obviously appreciated her nice words, as he tweeted at Cole,  “You’re amazing! I appreciate you” and “Thanks for the support and believing in me as an artist!”

Cole has a point that people who have been guilty of crimes or wrongdoing in the past can eventually become respectful, upstanding citizens. We can’t, however, agree with her that Brown hasn’t been given the chance to be forgiven. We also can’t agree that “we all” should forgive him, when it’s entirely up to the individual whether they choose to look past Brown’s violent and aggressive behavior or not.

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