Getty ImagesAll Time Low singer Alexander Gaskarth openly voiced what many people were probably thinking.
During last night's Grammys telecast, the show touched on the very sensitive topic of domestic violence by introducing the It's On Us campaign, an organization to help raise awareness of and fight sexual assault.
And while there's no argument that this is an issue that definitely needs to be brought to light, Gaskarth couldn't ignore the big elephant in the room—this was happening at an event where Chris Brown, who physically assaulted ex-girlfriend Rihanna after a pre-Grammys party in 2009, was in attendance.
"Wow. Unbelievable. Maybe #ItsOnUs to not invite people like @chrisbrown to the fcking Grammys. Am I wrong?," Gaskarth tweeted, and followed with, "...I'm all for atonement and forgiveness, but it seems a little crass to me..."
Breezy caught wind of the tweet and responded to Gaskarth. And surprisingly, he didn't write what you might expect.
Despite being known for his expletive-filled Twitter rants, Brown managed to steer clear of any derogatory terms, F-bombs or major blow-ups, and instead tweeted, "you sound really perfect brother... How can I get those VIP tickets to the pearly gates bro... Seems like you have it down."
Regardless of seeming calm and collected in his response, Chris opted to delete the tweet. However, before he could do so, Gaskarth wrote back and told the singer, "I'm not worried about the pearly gates RN, man. Worried about here and now... And double standards. And the messages we send."
The All Time Low member followed with, "Shouldn't target individuals. Uncalled for, maybe? Or maybe it had to be said. Either way, sleep! 'Be excellent to eachother,' -- Bill & Ted"
At the time of the altercation, Brown was sentenced to five years' formal probation and 180 days of community labor and was ordered to complete a one-year anti-domestic violence program as part of his guilty plea for assaulting Rihanna.
The celeb opened up about the notorious incident during an interview with Hot 97's Ebro In The Morning radio show to promote his new album X in October.
"Honestly, I just kinda listened to the wrong—'OK, we need to to do this' PR strategy—I really just wanted to be like, man, f--k y'all, and that's how I feel, because it's my personal life. I'm going through a troubled time right now," Brown began to say in regards to the infamous altercation with his then-girlfriend.
"I feel like through the years, I've said [I f--ked up] enough now to where it's like, bro if you're still on that then I feel sorry for y'all, because it's over with. I don't have animosity about it. Obviously I have remorse about it and it's something that's really serious, but as far as the situation—like me and her, we made amends, we good. She's my friend," he continued.
"So at the end of the day, I knew that was a mistake I would never make again, but I take into consideration like, dang, I was like 17-18—I'm 25 now—so I look back at it now like, dang, and I'm still doing community service and seeing the judge every month and a half over that situation.
"It's something that, in your personal life, you definitely wanna keep those skeletons in your closet but because I'm an artist like me, you gotta be public about it. Everybody has their own demons and their own skeletons, but it's only how they handle it after when it's showcased. Some people have great political speeches, I can't do that. I can talk about it like this. I can give you a great song."