Georgia Restaurant Apologizes For Offensive Chris Brown And Rihanna ‘Black & Bleu Sandwich’
March 26 2012, Published 5:00 a.m. ET
By Debbie Emery - Breaking Celebrity News Reporter
A Georgia steakhouse that caused outrage by promoting its black and bleu sandwich by comparing it to Rihanna’s battered face after she was beaten by Chris Brown has been forced to take down the offensive menu item and eat a big slice of humble pie.
The Chops & Hops steakhouse in Watkinsville, Georgia posted a photo of the steak and blue cheese sandwich on its Twitter page with the comment: “@chrisbrown, @rihanna and us teamed up for a award winning celebrity sandwich. Chris Brown won’t beat you up for eating this unless your name starts with a R and ends with A,” reported AccessAtlanta.com.
The highly inappropriate comment referred to the 2009 assault on the Umbrella singer by her then boyfriend Brown, when he viciously punched her during a pre-Grammys argument.
The award-winning R&B artist was later sentenced to five years probation, one year domestic violence counseling, and 180 days of labor oriented service. The tumultuous pair recently reunited and joined creative forces on each other’s new tracks, Birthday Cake and Turn Up the Music.
After diners at Chops & Hops voiced their disgust at the flippant comments, the management posted a public apology on their Facebook page, along with a pledge to give all the proceeds from the controversial sandwich to a domestic violence support group.
“The owners of C&H would like to make sure