“The View”'“s” Sunny Hostin 'shocked' by friend's teen asking if photos of Chris Brown's assault on Rihanna were AI-made

In EW's exclusive preview of ID's "Chris Brown: A History of Violence" after-show, Hostin said she "showed them the pictures" after a friend went to a Brown concert.

The View star, legal expert, and former federal prosecutor Sunny Hostin makes a stunning revelation about public awareness regarding singer Chris Brown's past with Rihanna, in Entertainment Weekly's exclusive first look at the talk show cohost's upcoming role as the moderator of an after-show accompanying Investigation Discovery's new documentary Chris Brown: A History of Violence.

EW can exclusively preview the 56-year-old's tenure as host of the after-show, across which she'll hold conversations with experts and advocates specializing in partner violence, as they break down the documentary's exploration of the recording artist's past — including the 35-year-old's 2009 assault on then-girlfriend, Rihanna.

"What struck me is that the assault on Rihanna was over 15 years ago, but I remember it like it was yesterday, because I remember being in the courtroom. I just recently had a friend take her son and a group of other children to a Chris Brown concert, and when they came back, I was sort of shocked," Hostin tells writer Scaachi Koul in the clip below, adding that she felt compelled to educate the teens on Brown's assault and the widely publicized photos of the aftermath. "I said to her and to the teenagers, 'Do you know that he really, really hurt Rihanna?' They had no idea. Then, I showed them the pictures. The reactions were different. One 14-year-old was horrified, one said, 'Well, what if it's AI?' If you're talking about this generation, how do we get them to pay attention to something like this?"

Koul replies, stressing that "they're not going to pay attention to it if we're not paying attention to it," and pointing out culture's "tradition of still engaging in work made by men accused of harming women."

When Hostin points out that such men still make a lot of money, Koul agrees. "They make a lot of money off of it," she continues, "and that money helps obfuscate the reality of what they may have done."

Hostin also posed the idea that some feel that, since Brown was “held criminally accountable” and “admitted what he did,” he “deserves to move on” after he pleaded guilty to assaulting Rihanna ahead of the Grammy Awards in February 2009. He was eventually sentenced to five years probation and 180 days of community service.

"I mean, maybe, he can do whatever he wants, and everybody gets to make their own decision about what they do with it," Koul observes. "If one person takes accountability for something one time, that's wonderful, but that doesn't necessarily mean we have to not talk about it anymore. It's still in the culture, it's still something we're trying to make sense of."

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Koul finishes, taking issue with the fact that "there are still a lot of people who are defiant about the facts around Chris Brown and Rihanna, that still think, what did she do wrong, or how do we know that really happened — even though he has admitted to a lot of these details."

EW has reached out to representatives for Brown for comment.

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Chris Brown: A History of Violence charts Brown's past, from childhood to his rise to superstardom and subsequent legal woes, including the assault on Rihanna and other violent incidents, as the recording artist has faced other allegations since, like a $50 million lawsuit over alleged assault on four concert attendees.

“Throughout my career, I have always prioritized being a fierce defender of women and children," Hostin said in a press statement of her involvement in the documentary's after-show, which debuts as part of ID's No Excuse for Abuse campaign in alignment with Domestic Violence Awareness month. "Domestic violence is a very close, personal issue to me as I reflect on my past as a prosecutor of these types of cases, and in my role as a mother and public figure whose actions inform and help shape the next generation. This issue is a prevalent epidemic which knows no socio-economic boundaries, so I am dedicated to expanding and continuing this crucial conversation. The more we know, the better we can help advocate for change as a society."

Chris Brown: A History of Violence premieres Sunday, Oct. 27 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on ID, with Hostin leading a discussion on the after show. Watch EW's exclusive preview above.

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