Fall from grace

So, even though the Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards kept his name on the ballot, it looks like Chris Brown has decided to back out of the nominations, due to the fact that he felt "the incident last month has shifted the focus from the music."

For those who don't know, he's facing assault charges against fellow singer/girlfriend Rihanna. If he's convicted, he could face over 4 years in prison.

You know, I applaud his decision to withdraw from the show. Too much of his publicity has been focused on his charges, and if he made this public appearance, the outrage over it would most likely overshadow everything else in the show.

And this whole thing is just sad. I always thought he was a decent singer and seemed respectable and nice. You know, not the type to ever get into a fight or ASSAULT someone. But it looks like this has shown us a part of him we never knew. He's a 19 year old singer. He pretty much had it all. And now, he faces prison. Will his career ever bounce back after this? Hard to say, but if he does go to prison, I sincerely doubt it will. And even if he doesn't, it'll probably be rough going for quite a while.