New
York
(ANI):
ABC
has
come
under
fire
for
booking
Chris
Brown
for
an
interview
and
a
performance
on
TV
show
'Good
Morning
America".
The
move
comes
right
after
the
network
cancelled
guy-kisser
Adam
Lambert.
Feminists
and
gay
activists
have
slammed
ABC
and
are
questioning
why
Brown,
who
assaulted
Rihanna
earlier
this
year,
is
being
preferred
over
an
openly
gay
man.
American
Idol
contestant
Lambert
kissed
a
man
while
performing
at
'American
Music
Awards".
"The
network
is
giving
a
mixed
message
--
that
it
doesn't
trust
someone
who
shocked
with
an
unpredictable
show
and
a
gay
kiss,
but
then
it
is
happy
to
go
ahead
with
Chris
Brown,
who
was
convicted
of
felony
assault," the
New
York
Post
quoted
an
ABC
source
as
saying.
However,
ABC
insiders
have
clarified
that
Chris
Brown
interview
was
planned
before
the
American
Music
Awards.
A
top
ABC
insider
said:
"Chris
Brown's
interview
was
booked
way
before
Adam
Lambert
took
to
the
stage.
It
is
to
give
him
a
chance
to
respond
to
Rihanna''s
interview.
The
possibility
of
him
performing
a
song
will
be
worked
out
next
week."
Another
insider
added:
"He
was
not
canceled
over
a
gay
kiss.
He
showed
himself
to
be
unpredictable
on
live
TV."
Robin
Roberts
will
interview
Brown
on
the
show.
He
is
expected
to
belt
out
songs
from
his
new
album
too.