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JAMES BROWN REALLY BELIEVES IT’S A MAN’S WORLD: Singer says women ‘should know their limitations.’
*Godfather of Soul James Brown tells Contact Music that his previous problems with women – which include accusations of being abusive and controlling – stem from incidents in which they did not know “their limitations.”
According to the Web site, Soul Brother No. 1 says he adopts an old school way of handling the fairer sex.
"I got back to how it was years ago, when men controlled women,” he said. "A woman should know her limitations, as a man should know his obligations. I'm going to stay into that philosophy, unless I quit reading the Bible.
"You can't give a woman limitations if you don't find your obligations. But once I've taken care of her like a queen, I'm not going to go along with so much.”
Brown’s rap sheet is rife with domestic violence charges. In Feb. 2004, he was arrested and charged with criminal domestic violence for allegedly shoving his wife, Tomi Rae Brown, to the ground and threatening her with a chair.
In November 2003, some advocates for victims of violence spoke out against a decision by leaders at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to give Brown a lifetime achievement award.
In 1988, Brown was charged with assaulting his then-wife Adrienne, but the charges were dropped when she refused to testify against him. He also has settled several lawsuits filed against him that alleged sexual harassment.
Kay Mixon, President of the Comby Center for Battered Women, a shelter that served Adrienne Brown, told the New York Post: “He is a batterer. He didn’t batter her just once, but over and over again.”
When asked to comment about his past abuse, James Brown told Contact Music: "I did do some of the things reported and admittedly, they weren't so great."
