Rep.Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, who recently lost her Senate bid, is facing online backlash after she honored music artist Chris Brown by entering him into the congressional record this past weekend."Now, y’all know I tend to get in trouble every once in a while.
I’ma make this real quick.I need to know who run it! So is Dallas in the building?" Crockett said as she took the stage alongside Brown on Saturday evening."Let’s give it up for Chris Brown," she added to applause from the audience.The moment drew scrutiny from viewers online, raising questions about Crockett’s status as a lawmaker and whether it should be used to celebrate Brown, someone with a history of domestic violence.AMERICA OWES BLACK WOMEN 'EVERYTHING,' REP JASMINE CROCKETT RANTS OVER JULY 4 WEEKENDRep.
Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, a member of the House Judiciary Committee, arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Dec.17, 2025.
(AP Photo/J.Scott Applewhite)Among other instances of misconduct, Brown pleaded guilty in 2009 to felony assault after he attacked his then-girlfriend and famous singer, Rihanna.
Many images of her injuries were made public, sparking intense condemnation from the music industry.His violence, however, wouldn’t stop there.
He was involved in a 2013 altercation with Frank Ocean, another singer, and pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor assault charge that same year.In 2017, another ex-girlfriend was granted a domestic violence restraining order against him after she alleged physical abuse.Most recently, Brown pleaded guilty to charges of striking producer Abe Diaw twice in the head with a glass tequila bottle in July 2023.
He is expected to receive a sentence in October for a separate charge for affray, a criminal charge in English law for unlawfully threatening violence against another person.Andrew Kerr, an investigative reporter with the Washington Free Beacon, quickly noted Brown’s past in a post to X after news of Crockett’s tribute began to sp...