Victoria Monét showed up to support fellow musician Chris Brown at the latter's '11:11 Tour' in Los Angeles on August 6, 2024. A video of Monét and her friend singing along to one of Brown's songs went viral on an X fan page, with over 7 million views at the time of this article.
While Monét looked like she was enjoying herself, this divided her fanbase on how to respond to the singer's presence at the concert. Chris Brown's popularity on social media declined over the years following his physical assault on Rihanna in 2009. One user on X predicted people would negatively react to Monét associating herself with Brown, tweeting:
Several shared this sentiment, with some urging people to let him go.
"My brown skin sisters y’all really need to let go of this man he will never date or acknowledge you he only like your money and time that’s it he would not even let you in the club with him if you do not pass the brown paper bag test his actions speak louder," one person tweeted.
"damn they’re all really losers," another person added.
"Got the ick :/ I need one black artist to denounce that abuser why is that so hard?" a user commented.
"need 2 know what type of hold this gremlin has on the r&b girlies like this. what voodoo did he perform," another netizen said.
However, many defended Chris Brown and Victoria Monét, adding the two have worked with each other many times.
"These people just discovered Victoria Monet last year, and now they're talking about not supporting her. News flash, she wrote songs for Chris Brown and was a fan. It's called business and having fun. Performative outrage," one fan wrote.
"It’s time y’all stop acting fake surprised that these girls, and people in general, still love CB. YALL are the only ones that still hate him and you only make up a very small minority. Get off this app and you’ll see how loved he still is. Everyone has moved on except y’all," another person added.
"How y’all Victoria fans and didn’t know she liked him?" asked another person.
Singer Kehlani also faced backlash for associating with Chris Brown
A photo of Chris Brown and Kehlani posted to social media came under fire after many revisited Brown's statement about the singer's s**cide attempt in 2016. On August 4, Brown uploaded a picture of the two on Instagram stories with the caption, "Twin."
However, the photo received mixed reviews. Some claimed it was hypocritical of Kehlani to pose with Brown after strongly advocating for women after his assault charges.
Others wondered how the two had made up after Chris Brown accused Kehlani of using their s**icide attempt to gain sympathy amid their cheating scandal involving PARTYNEXTDOOR and Kyrie Irving in 2016.
Chris Bown recently faced assault allegations after a concertgoer accused the R&B singer of physically assaulting them. The lawsuit, filed on July 22, 2024, sought $50 million compensation for severe injuries and emotional distress sustained in the alleged post-concert brawl. Brown's legal team denied the allegations, claiming the singer was being used for financial gain.
Chris Brown wrapped up the North American leg of his '11:11 Tour' in LA on August 6, 2024.