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"Chris Brown has responded to R&amp;amp;B singer Raz B&amp;#039;s assertion that he is gay. Vibe reports that the claims were leaked from Raz B&amp;#039;s upcoming memoir This Boys Life.  Best known as a member of the group B2K, Raz B &amp;#039;outs&amp;#039; several hip-hop and R&amp;amp;B stars in the book, including Bow Wow, Lil Wayne, Ray J and Omarion.  He apparently wrote of Brown: &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;ve never had issues with substances; even when I was at my lowest. I always thank God I never had a serious addiction like the Weezy&amp;#039;s [Lil Wayne] and the Breezy&amp;#039;s [Chris Brown].&amp;quot; The former singer added: &amp;quot;What type of man hits a woman? A man that does not honor womanhood or the fragility of it. I also read that most men who beat women have latent homosexual tendencies. So there you go.&amp;quot; Brown later took to his Twitter account to refute Raz B&amp;#039;s claims, saying: &amp;quot;Lying about somebody in a book is called defamation of character. Keep feeding people bulls**t and ima end up owning you and that book! RAZ B! God bless... My lawyers are handling it! Lol ima chill!&amp;quot; Brown later deleted the tweets, but they had already been retweeted and screencapped by fans.  The controversy comes just weeks before the launch of Brown&amp;#039;s upcoming album Fortune. This Boys Life is due for a September release.  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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