Forty-five minutes into his elaborate, sweaty career overview at a full Caesars Superdome, Chris Brown arrived at “Don’t Judge Me,” from his 2012 album “Fortune.”

The song’s protagonist asks that his past transgressions be forgiven. That request comes with a warning: “Please don't judge me and I won't judge you,” Brown sings. “Cause it could get ugly before it gets beautiful ... And if you love me, then let it be beautiful.”

If Usher is contemporary R&B’s golden boy, Chris Brown is its volatile bad boy. Brown’s extensive history of legal entanglements includes a guilty felony plea in 2009 for assaulting then-girlfriend Rihanna.

In May, he was arrested in England for allegedly smashing a tequila bottle over a record producer’s head in 2023 at a London nightclub. He posted a multi-million

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