Chris Brown’s Dad Says His Son Is ‘Remorseful’
Speaking out for the first time since his son’s arrest, Chris Brown’s biological father, Clinton Brown, tells PEOPLE his son is at home, reflective and filled with concern.
“He’s reflecting on this situation,” Brown, 44, a corrections officer, tells PEOPLE in an interview at his home outside Tappahannock, Va. “He’s very remorseful. He’s very concerned about the situation and he wants to make sure that [Rihanna's] okay.
“This is unfortunate, this stumble, this situation,” Brown continues. “Hopefully, he will get past it. We all have our shortcomings. We all trip.”
And Brown – who flew to Los Angeles to attend the Grammys with his son but never made it to the show – says there are “two sides to every story.”
“If you are on his side, you are on his side,” he says. “Just because someone trips, if you are truly a fan, you are not going to demonize him instantaneously.”
The 19-year-old singer is under police investigation in Los Angeles for allegedly beating Rihanna, 20, early last Sunday morning.
Brown says he spoke to his son in person on Feb. 12. “Let’s just say he’s home,” Brown said, though he never offered a specific location. “Just know that he’s home. He needed some time to get his thoughts together and regroup.”
Calling his son a “lovable young man,” Brown says he worries about the public backlash following the allegations of assault his son faces.
“This music industry is very unforgiving when it comes to having indiscretions,” Brown says. “He will continue to be a good person. He loves people. And like most of us, most humans, things will occur. And hopefully a person won’t be judged simply on that alone.”
Like Chris’s friends, who have spoken about Brown’s easygoing nature, his father says Brown was well liked in school. “He had plenty of friends,” he says. “All the kids gravitated to Chris.”
As for how he feels about his son, Brown says, “As a father, I couldn’t be more proud … He’s the light of my life.”
And, he notes, as a teenager, he still has a lot of maturing to do. “I think he’s [going to] grow as an individual,” he says. “He’s going to take from this situation and learn from it.”
