Chris Brown-Rihanna Incident Inspires Teen PSA
Could some good come of the Chris Brown-Rihanna ugliness?
The folks at DoSomething.org think so. The teen-empowering group (cofounded by former Melrose Place denizen Andrew Shue) has launched an online PSA that deigns to re-create the alleged attack between the R&B stars in the hopes of inspiring adolescents to confront dating abuse.
The brief video begins with a warning about graphic images and notes the following dramatization is based on "actual detective notes...but it happens every day."
The clip then shows a young man and woman in a car reenacting the Feb. 8 altercation in which Brown allegedly punched, bit and choked Rihanna, 21, after she accused him of texting a woman with whom he had a previous relationship. Brown, 19, was charged with two felonies and is due to be arraigned April 6.
Over the images, a deadpan narrator reads from the actual LAPD affidavit based on Rihanna's description of the smackdown.
"Mad?...Do Something about it," the clip concludes, noting that one in three teens are abused in a relationship and urging viewers to order special bracelets—one blue, two black—to raise awareness about such abuse.
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