CHRIS BROWN DENIES CALLING JAY-Z 'CORNBALL': Singer explains Twitter post during 'American Music Awards.'

      He called into DJ Whoo Kid's show on Shade 45 satellite radio Saturday to squash reports that he called Jay-Z a "cornball" on Twitter during the Nov. 22 "American Music Awards."

       "My Twitter ain't get hacked," Brown told DJ Whoo Kid about the tweet, which was quickly picked up and strewn across the Internet. "People blew [it] out of proportion. ... I was also commenting on certain things that was going on on the AMAs. I was tweeting randomly about what was going on ... so, the homies was at the house and everybody was like, 'He's making an excuse.' All I twittered, I said, 'cornball' — I wasn't talking about homie at all," Brown explained.       

       "But the funny thing is, my homies was rapping and [I was like], 'Ya'll are just corny,' and so I just typed it in, and at that moment I started seeing the comments: 'Oh, you talkin' about Jay?' I was like, 'Hell naw, what you mean?' I said let me delete this before this be another story. I don't need no more problems right now, I don't need no more people cussing me out."       

       Brown clarified that he has no beef with Jay — who happens to be Rihanna's longtime mentor. "I've never really talked to homie," he said. "Ain't no beefs. I just get my money, [he] get his."       

       During the interview, Brown also confirmed that in addition to the 13-track "Graffiti" that drops on Dec. 8, an 18-track deluxe version will be released on the same day.