Chris Brown is responding to ex-girlfriend Rihanna’s “20/20″ interview with one of his own.
In clips that aired on “Good Morning America” on Thursday, the singer told ABC News’ Robin Roberts he understood the effects of his domestic violence.
“I can see what damage it does, mentally, more than physical,” he said.
Rihanna previously explained in her “20/20″ interview with Diane Sawyer that the mental scars were worse than any physical ones, after Chris assaulted her on the morning of February 8. He is currently serving out a five-year probation after pleading guilty to felony assault charges.
In the new interview, Chris continued to distance himself from his violent outburst.
“I never ever had problems with anger. No, no domestic violence with any of my past girlfriends,” the young star said. “I never was that kind of person. … I look at it, and it’s really, like really difficult. It’s like, ‘How could I be that person?’”
And Chris answered critics who have attacked him for not seeming genuinely remorseful in previous interviews.
“I think what it is when people see me smiling and kind of nonchalantly getting answers or, or saying things. It’s — I’m human, really, I’m like really hurting inside,” he said. “And it really kind of like is devastating to me.
“I was wrong for what I did,” he continued. “And I would definitely say that it’s not something that I look past or look over. Something that’s really, really touchy. And, like I said, I’m really sorry for — for what went down. And what happened.”
The full interview will air on Friday’s “20/20″ at 10 PM ET.
