The controversy surrounding Chris Brown following his alleged altercation with girlfriend Rihanna, wouldn't keep Akon from working with the R&B star if given the opportunity.
"Oh, absolutely!" Akon said in a phone interview Monday. "I wouldn't take anybody's personal issues or problem - I won't hold them accountable for that when it comes to work. I think it's two separate things."
Brown allegedly assaulted Rihanna in the early hours of February 8 after the pair got into an argument. Pictures of Rihanna later surfaced on the Internet, showing her bloodied and bruised.
But Akon is optimistic that Brown will learn from the experience, telling the Associated Press:
“He's gonna learn and he's gonna move forward and just hopefully he won't treat the next woman the same way."
Akon has been through legal troubles and public relations disasters of his own. He agreed last December to perform community service and pay a fine for throwing a teen off a stage in 2007. He also apologized for simulating sex with a teen at a Trinidadian concert; he said he did not know the girl was so young.
He also shares Oprah’s opinion that both Brown and Rihanna should seek help following the incident.
"They have problems, they go through issues, and some of them, of course, expand to domestic violence which I don't in any way condone. But, you know, sometimes you really can't control it and some people just need to seek help and figure out ways to deal with their emotions and how they deal with issues and certain things."
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