For me it all depend on what the person did and how they handled the situation afterward…..If they truly have remorse about their bad behavior, learnt from it and trying to be a better person then I wish them the best….I will continue to support their work as an artist otherwise if not I will no longer continue to do so……I am only speaking of people I am a fan of which is not on this list.

I don’t think people really have forgiven CB, because if they had, then they wouldn’t constantly bring the Rihanna situation up after 3 years. Of course, everyone knows that, with photos of her battered face & it happening during such a high profile weekend (Grammy’s), that no one will ever forget what happened, but to constantly bring it up while he’s trying to promote albums or other career endeavors (& I find it absolutely sad that he decided not to do interviews at all this year for that very reason), it proves that the media is still not all that accepting. He’s certainly come back out on top with numerous movie roles, performing on GMA, and his welcome back to the Grammy’s this year, but there are people who still rehash that night over and over, as if to denounce him for something that happened when he was still a teenager. I am in no way condoning what Chris did, nor am I saying that he wasn’t old enough to know the consequences of his actions, but everyone makes mistakes, and it seems like the media always tries to find a way to crucify him, as if he’s never good enough, and won’t ever be good enough again. It’s sad because he is a great performer whose mistakes have been made under much public scrutiny, but when someone of another race does it (ex: Charlie Sheen), then they’re “WINNING!”

I think people somewhat forgave Chris Brown because Rihanna seems to have forgiven him. Most people can separate the music from the person, so when he has hit after hit, the hits he put on Rihanna become a distant memory. However, when it comes to R. Kelly, most people are less forgiving because the victim was a child.