Chris Brown breaks down on stage. Chris was performing a tribute to Michael Jackson at the BET Awards when he lost it almost five minutes in to the performance.

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More pictures of Chris after the tear…

Why do you think it hit Chris so hard? It’s not like he was close to Michael or anything

After about four minutes of some of the best Michael Jackson inspired dancing you will see, Chris Brown broke down crying on stage during the BET Awards.

He started crying right as he got to the “Man in the Mirror” portion of the medley. Coincidence?

Here’s the video if you want to watch it:

It was a pretty awesome performance…tears aside. What got ahold of him? Do you think he was recalling how bad the last year and a half was for him? Was Rihanna in the office?

Photos: Bauer Griffin

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