Chris Brown's 10 Most Controversial Moments This Year (So Far)

October 30, 2013 - 3:44 pm by Chris Yuscavage

Why can't Chris Brown stay out of trouble? No, really, that's a serious question. Why in the world can't he just go to the studio, make music, and STAY OUT OF TROUBLE? It seems like it should be sooooooo easy. Most recently, he got arrested early Sunday morning after he allegedly punched a man in the face outside of the W Hotel in Washington D.C. And now, he's been hit with misdemeanor charges for it and he's reportedly entering rehab.

Unfortunately, we don't see this being the last time Chris Brown makes headlines this year for doing something negative, either. Over the past 10 months or so, he's said and done one controversial thing after another. Check out his 10 most controversial moments of 2013 so far. We really don't want to see him add to this list.

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What Chris Brown Did: Criticized Jay Z's drug-dealing past in an interview with JET When He Did It: September 2013 Why It Was So Controversial: In an effort to defend his past, Breezy asked an interviewer why no one questions Jay Z more about his dark past. "No disrespect, because I'm a fan," he said, "but nobody brings up the fact that [Jay Z] stabbed somebody and sold drugs. He gets a pass." This was made even more controversial because of the perceived rift between Jay Z and Chris Brown that has existed ever since Brown assaulted Rihanna. Photo Credit: HipHollywood

What Chris Brown Did: Totaled his car and then threatened to sue the paparazzi for causing him to total it When He Did It: February 2013 Why It Was So Controversial: To be fair, this controversy wasn't really Chris' fault. It seems the paparazzi were following him while he was on his way to a charity event and ended up causing a major crash. Fortunately, he was okay. But he did threaten to pursue legal actions against the paps, which gave this story a second life and added to the controversy. Photo Credit: E! Online

What Chris Brown Did: Dissed Drake by freestyling over his "Started From the Bottom" instrumental and said he did it because "ain't nothing gonna happen so I say whatever I want" When He Did It: April 2013 Why It Was So Controversial: Chris Brown freestyled over the song on two separate occasions in the span of a week and dissed Drake both times. WTF? Photo Credit: Bold and Sugar

What Chris Brown Did: Revealed that he doesn't "pillow talk" about Drake when he's with Rihanna When He Did It: April 2013 Why It Was So Controversial: Chris Brown had an, er, interesting answer when Angie Martinez asked him if Rihanna had beef with Drake since he had beef with him. "That's a good question," he said. "I don't really try to talk about him when I'm around her. I just do my thing. I just lay the pipe. I don't talk. I don't pillow talk." Um, okay? Photo Credit: New York Daily News

What Chris Brown Did: Recorded a song called "Don't Think They Know" featuring Aaliyah vocals When He Did It: June 2013 Why It Was So Controversial: Chris Brown's nemesis Drake has shown a real interest in Aaliyah in recent years, even going as far as getting her image tattooed on his back. This was controversial because of that, but also because it caused Timbaland to go on a huge rant about how much he hates artists who didn't know Aaliyah using her vocals on tracks. Timbo eventually came around to Chris Brown's song and apologized to him. But this song was still the center of a whole lot of controversy over the summer. Photo Credit: Freddyo

What Chris Brown Did: Spray-painted graffiti all over the walls outside of his Hollywood Hills, Calif. home and refused to remove it when his neighbors complained When He Did It: May 2013 Why It Was So Controversial: Who the hell puts graffiti up on their own house?! Oh, that's right. Chris Brown does. Not surprisingly, he also spray-painted his girlfriend Karrueche Tran's Porsche a couple months later. Photo Credit: Daily Mail

What Chris Brown Did: Reportedly refused to give a driver his insurance information after getting into a car accident When He Did It: May 2013 Why It Was So Controversial: Had he just willingly given up his insurance card, he could have saved himself a whooooooole lot of trouble. Instead, he allegedly refused to give up his car insurance info and put his freedom in jeopardy, since he is still on probation after pleading guilty to a felony assault charge back in 2009. Photo Credit: Daily Mail

What Chris Brown Did: Flipped out after the police filed hit-and-run charges against him following his May 2013 car accident When He Did It: June 2013 Why It Was So Controversial: About a month after getting into a car accident and allegedly refusing to hand over his insurance info, police charged Brown with hit-and-run and driving without a license charges. And he responded by flipping out on Twitter. "My lawyers will be contacting you," he wrote. "I will not stand for this bullying and yellow journalism!" Photo Credit: X17 Online

What Chris Brown Did: Argued with a valet who refused to give him his car keys without getting paid $10 When He Did It: March 2013 Why It Was So Controversial: Seriously, Chris? You snapped on a parking attendant over 10 bucks?! Yup. He yelled, "Fuck $10, give me my keys. We gonna turn this whole spot up. I promise you." And (of course!) he did it while a TMZ cameraman was filming. Photo Credit: Daily Mail

What Chris Brown Did: Brawled with Frank Ocean outside of a studio in Los Angeles When He Did It: January 2013 Why It Was So Controversial: Oh, you didn't think we forgot about this, did you? No way. Chris Brown started off the year by reportedly getting into a fight with Frank Ocean and a few of his friends. The fight is still causing controversy as one of the men involved reportedly sued Chris Brown recently. When will it end, Chris? Something tells us, it won't, but maybe rehab can save him. Photo Credit: Daily Beast

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