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Pixel Project Suspends BTS Leader RM After Photo With Chris Brown

The nonprofit said the move enforces its expectation that public figures honored for opposing violence against women must show accountability for visible associations.

BTS leader RM has been suspended from the global role model list by The Pixel Project after he attended Chris Brown's recent concert with J-Hope
BTS rappers RM and J-Hope are facing a huge backlash after they recently attended the concert of Usher and Chris Brown in Toronto
BTS’ RM from role model list
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Overview

  • RM and fellow BTS member J‑Hope attended Chris Brown and Usher’s concert and were photographed backstage with Brown on Aug. 12, prompting the images to spread on social media.
  • The Pixel Project announced on Aug. 19 that it has indefinitely suspended RM from its list of 16 male role models and will review the earlier profile it published about him.
  • The organization said RM’s public photo with Brown conflicted with the values for which he had been recognized and stressed that accountability is required when choices hurt other people.
  • Neither RM, J‑Hope nor their agency Big Hit Music have issued a public response, and fans are split between calls for accountability and criticism that the suspension is one‑sided.
  • The controversy draws on Brown’s 2009 guilty plea for assault and raises pressure on nonprofits and celebrities to clarify how they assess role‑model standards and public associations.