Grammy Awards chiefs have defended their decision to allow Chris Brown to perform twice at this weekend's ceremony following his assault three years ago on then-girlfriend Rihanna.
After his comeback success with his album 'F.A.M.E.', The Recording Academy that hosts the Grammys found it hard to ignore Chris Brown, and the president Neil Portnow has said that if they start to judge artists on their personal lives, they get on a "slippery slope".
Chris Brown performed his new single 'Turn Up The Music', and he also returned to the stage to take part in a dance tribute to the late Soul Train creator Don Cornelius.
Some critics have slammed the decision as well as viewers, who don't think he should have been allowed to perform.
According to WENN, Portnow said: "That's really where the judgement comes from: music professionals listening to the music of other professionals. Clearly, our voting membership rated highly Chris' musical work this past year."
He also added: "If we're going to get in trying to personally evaluate artists in terms of their personal lives, that's a slippery slope that we wouldn't want to get into."
Meanwhile Grammy producer Ken Ehrlich is a firm supporter of Chris Brown and is glad that he was given another chance, as he told CBS This Morning: "I just believe people deserve a second chance. The year he had this year really brought him back into the public. He really deserved a second chance."
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