... Blub in front of an audience during an award ceremony.
By way of a recap; it's an understatement to say Chris Brown all but piddled away his career the moment he started slamming Rhianna's head with a car door, before enjoying a spot of jet skiing on holidays shortly after the incident.
Further ill-advised outings, coupled with insincere online apologies and a powder blue dickie bow on Larry King did not boost his record sales, so now he's resorted to bawling during Michael Jackson tributes.
After an introduction by Jackson's brother Jermaine, Brown attempted to wow the audience by performing some of the pop star's signature dance moves in a cleverly choreographed routine to The Way You Make Me Feel, Remember The Time, Smooth Criminal (probably not the wisest choice) and Billie Jean. But then he stepped out alone and sobbed his way through Man In The Mirror. It is perhaps no coincidence that that particular hit is about trying to change oneself before you can change the world... and boost record sales.
Dressed in black trousers and a white T-shirt, the 21-year-old wept uncontrollably and relied on the audience to help him with the lyrics. His shocking performance led US websites and blogs to question whether his emotions were genuine or a ploy to try to win over some of his critics.
You'll never guess what side of the fence I'm doing a jig on.
You can see a gallery of the awards here. And an unfortunate dress here, accompanied with some scary stomach muscles here.
