Frank Ocean Suggests He Will Not Press Charges Against Chris Brown

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Frank Ocean has published an online message suggesting he will not press charges against Chris Brown in connection with a brawl the two singers had in a parking lot last week. In a paragrah on his Web site that did not mention Mr. Brown or the incident, Mr. Ocean wrote: “I’ll choose sanity. No criminal charges. No civil lawsuit. Forgiveness, alibeit difficult, is wisdom.”

On Jan. 27, Mr. Brown and Mr. Ocean, who are both nominated for the best urban contemporary album Grammy, were involved in a fight over a parking space outside a West Hollywood studio. The police say there are witnesses who saw Mr. Brown punch Mr. Ocean during a melee involving other men from their entourages.

Neither man has made a full public statement. Mr. Ocean sent a Twitter message alleging he had been “Jumped by Chris and a couple guys.” Mr. Brown, who is on probation for another assault, has said nothing but published a picture on his Instagram account of Jesus being crucified, and wrote, “Painting the way I feel today.”

Steve Whitmore, a spokesman for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, told The Associated Press th! at the incident was still under investigation because Mr. Ocean had not yet informed deputies he intended to drop charges.