After he appeared on Good Morning America Tuesday to promote his album, "F.A.M.E.," he destroyed his dressing room, even breaking a window with a chair, TMZ reported.
Chris was said to be upset that co-host Robin Roberts repeatedly asked him about his restraining order being lessened, allowing him to come in contact with his ex-girlfriend Rihanna who he assaulted in 2009.
But Chris' violent outburst has generated massive negative reaction from the public. The ordeal occurs on the heels of Chris' best work, a mainstream pop album loaded with hit songs and enough soul music to appease his R&B fan base. Though a spokesperson for Apple told Reuters that Chris' "F.A.M.E." was the most downloaded album on iTunes Tuesday, the news raises speculation. Will the debacle have a negative impact on his album sales?
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Gail Mitchell, Billboard magazine's senior editor, R&B and hip-hop, does not think the Good Morning America meltdown will have a major affect on the sales of Chris' "F.A.M.E." album.
"I just have a feeling his diehard fans are still his diehard fans. They are the ones that propelled him to these three No. 1 songs," Mitchell said. "If they were on the fence, they will still be on the fence now. ... They weren't going to buy it in the first place."In the last year, Chris' efforts to rebuild his career have been successful. "Yeah 3x," "Deuces," and his current single "Look At Me Now" have all reached No. 1 on Billboard's R&B mainstream chart.
Emmanuel "E Man" Coquia, assistant program director and music director for Los Angeles's KPWR, agrees that the GMA debacle won't stop people from buying Chris' new album.
Coquia's Los Angeles based hip-hop station posed a question on its Twitter account, asking its listeners to share their thoughts on the matter and many expressed their support for the singer. "I've been seeing tweets saying it was an unfortunate situation but they still love his music," E Man said.
Anticipation for Chris' album is especially strong in his hometown of Tappahannock, Virginia. "F.A.M.E.," an acronym for forgiving all my enemies and fans are my everything, has been among the most popular requests at Doc's Music, a local mom and pop retail chain.
"Ever since they found out that Chris has got a new CD that's gonna be of his own, all I've been hearing about is, 'When is Chris' [album] in?' 'Is it here?' 'Is it here?'" said Linda "Ms. Doc's" Morris, a Doc's Music co-owner.
Morris said Chris has an unusually diverse fan base. "There's not one particular group of people who are asking [for his album].' It's across the board," she said. "As a music store owner, I see generally they buy one kind of music or another. But in Chris' case, I see a real nice round house of people buying it."
Morris said the reaction remained the same today. Though Morris was disappointed to learn about Chris' breakdown on the GMA set and she thinks Chris' mother is going to "ring his neck," she thinks he has received a bad wrap.
"His community still believes in Chris and his good nature," Morris said. "He's done more than just paid back his debt in society. I think it was a lesson well learned for a lot of young men of his age group that there are certain expectations that everyone has to meet."
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