Brown’s first interview after the assault was on Larry King Live. He previously expressed his discomfort due to Rihanna’s interview with ABC’s Diane Sawyer, who interviewed the singer earlier in November.

The interview coincides with the 20-year-old singer’s third album release, “Graffiti” that drops on December 8th 2009. The album arrives only months after he pleaded guilty to assaulting Rihanna and was sentenced to five years probation, one year of counseling and six months of community service.

Chris Brown self titled album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 with first week sales of 154,000 copies an going on to sell over two million copies in the United States-where it was certified two times platinum by the RIAA-and three million copies worldwide. “Exclusive”, Brown’s second album was released in November 2007. The album debuted at number four on the Billboard 200, selling 294,000 copies in its first week. It has sold 1.9 million copies in the United States.