Ciara is dealing with criticism on social media over her new collaboration with Chris Brown.

The Texas-born singer teamed up with Brown on the one ‘How We Roll’, which was launched as we speak (Friday, August 4). It’ll seem on Ciara’s forthcoming EP ‘Ci Ci’ (out August 18).

Some followers, nevertheless, have questioned the R&B artist’s determination to work with Brown once more after he was convicted of assaulting his then-girlfriend Rihanna again in 2009.

He has since been accused of assault a number of occasions. In 2021, Brown was below police investigation after a girl alleged he had “smacked the back of her head so hard her weave came off”. That case was finally dismissed owing to “insufficient evidence”.

Upon ‘How We Roll’ being introduced earlier this week, quite a few followers took to Twitter to air their disappointment in Ciara. “Cute. A domestic abuser,” one particular person tweeted. “What a shining example.”

One other requested: “Why is Ciara platforming Chr*s Br*wn knowing he’s an abuser?”

Elsewhere, a Twitter consumer criticised Ciara for selecting to collaborate with Brown over “all the upcoming rappers” who might’ve featured on ‘How We Roll’.

Another person wrote: “Disrespect of black women will continue as long as black women keep allowing it to happen. Why are you all still supporting him? Why are you supporting the women that choose to be associated with him?”

One other stated: “Every time an artist (especially female) collab with this man, I wonder how they’re going to explain it to their children. How do you explain to them that you don’t care about his long rap sheet or his victims because he can dance and carry a tune?”

You’ll be able to see these tweets and extra reactions under.

Ciara toured with Brown again in 2005. Moreover, he featured on the singer’s monitor ‘Turntables’ from her 2009 album ‘Fantasy Ride’. Across the time of the file’s launch, Ciara defined that she’d thought-about eradicating Brown’s vocals after he was charged with assaulting Rihanna.

However she finally determined to maintain Brown’s contribution. “I wanted to focus on the music and leave it at that,” she advised MTV Information, “as a result of it’s a file that I’ve had for some time, I really like the way in which it sounds and it’s considered one of my most favorite information on the album.

“And if I alter it, it’s not gonna sound the same. So for me, really it’s nothing more than about the music, so I kept it there.”

Nevertheless, Ciara stated it “definitely took time” for her to return to that call.

Ciara has not but responded to the criticism surrounding ‘How We Roll’.

Earlier this yr, Chlöe Bailey defended her Chris Brown-featuring single ‘How Does It Feel’. Brown, in the meantime, took to Instagram in February to rant concerning the “hate” he nonetheless will get for a “mistake” he made when he was youthful.

In 2022, Jordin Sparks joined Kelly Rowland in defending Brown after he was booed by viewers members on the American Music Awards.

Joey Bada$$ additionally defended his determination to collaborate with Brown following a backlash from followers, saying “people make mistakes”. In 2021, Lizzo was criticised on-line after footage emerged of her calling the singer “my favourite person in the whole fucking world”.