Chris Brown has released a public apology to Rihanna and his fans for the assault on her over Grammy weekend. Brown said that he has wanted to apologize to Rihanna since the incident but had been advised by lawyers to refrain from making any public statements.

"I have told Rihanna countless times and I am telling you today that I am truly, truly sorry and that wasn't I able to handle the situation both differently and better", Brown says in the video. Brown avoided jail time by reaching a plea deal with the Los Angeles District Attorneys office on June 22nd. Brown agreed to a sentence of 180 days of community service and has to take a domestic violence counseling program. Brown says in the video that he's spoken to his minister and his mother to figure out why the incident happened, especially considering that he was raised in a house with domestic violence and has seen its effects firsthand.

"What I did was unacceptable, 100 percent. I can only ask and pray that you forgive me, please. I hope that others learn from my mistake", Brown says in the video. Following the February 8th incident, Brown released a statement saying he was sorry and saddened about what transpired that night, without ever naming Rihanna or specifics of that evening. In late May, another video of Brown surfaced while at Bow Wow's house, with Brown telling fans, "I ain't a monster".