LOS ANGELES, USA - Now that singer Chris Brown has apologised for the altercation that took place with Rihanna, everyone is waiting with bated breath for Rihanna to respond.

But according to R&B singer Ne-Yo, who's working on Rihanna's next album, she won't be addressing the matter on any material he writes for her, said MTV News.

"I didn't really want to go there too much, because I know that's what everybody is expecting. I don't think there is a person alive who doesn't know what happened. I don't feel like it needs to be glorified," Ne-Yo told MTV.

In any case, he added that he would not get involved in any such material.

"Chris Brown is a friend of mine and I don't view him as a bad guy for what happened," Ne-Yo said.

"It was an absolute mistake, and he has some lessons to learn and some maturing to do.

"But I'm not going to bash him for that. I'm not going to turn my back on a person I call my friend because he made a mistake. I can't write the Chris Brown bash song, and then turn around and look myself in the mirror."

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