{"id":465194,"date":"2026-05-24T19:46:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T19:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/465194\/"},"modified":"2026-05-24T19:46:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T19:46:10","slug":"chris-brown-receives-honorary-phd-in-visual-and-performing-arts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/465194\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Brown Receives Honorary PhD in Visual and Performing Arts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                          Chris Brown<br \/>\n                          &#8216;Look At Me Now&#8217; &#8230;<br \/>\n                          I&#8217;m A Doctor!!!<\/p>\n<p>\n                                                                        Published<br \/>\n                              May 24, 2026<br \/>\n                            11:24 AM PDT\n                                                                            <\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260524_4e734f508191498681c7e506903b5ceb\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:181ec173-8f60-4a66-867b-fba0f61739e4\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4e734f508191498681c7e506903b5ceb_md.jpg\" alt=\"main-chris-brown-getty-ig-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/chris-brown\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chris Brown<\/a> will see you now &#8230; because the artist now has an honorary doctorate!<\/p>\n<p>Harvest Christian University &#8212; a private faith-based school in Dallas, Texas &#8212; awarded Brown a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Visual &amp; Performing Arts Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Doc Brown posed with his honorary degree in full graduation regalia &#8230; a massive grin on his face as he showed off the honor.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260524_9b3ca7b7694b4702b53541fb0c8588c9\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:181ec173-8f60-4a66-867b-fba0f61739e4\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/9b3ca7b7694b4702b53541fb0c8588c9_md.jpg\" alt=\"sub-chris-brown-ig-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>In his Instagram post, Brown wrote, &#8220;I DID A THING&#8221; &#8212; understatement of the year!<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been a month full of good and bad for the star &#8230; who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/05\/06\/chris-brown-holds-private-vegas-birthday-bash\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">celebrated his 37th birthday<\/a>, dropped a new album that got <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/05\/13\/chris-brown-reacts-to-bad-album-reviews\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">so-so reviews<\/a>, and also had to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/05\/14\/trespasser-arrested-at-chris-brown-house\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">deal with a trespasser<\/a> showing up to his home <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/05\/14\/trespassing-suspect-arrested-again-at-chris-brown-home\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">multiple times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260524_4fde6b5e417f4aa898ae4fed36c32f47\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:181ec173-8f60-4a66-867b-fba0f61739e4\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4fde6b5e417f4aa898ae4fed36c32f47_md.jpg\" alt=\"sub-chris-brown-ig-2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Basically, Chris earned a win after all that &#8230; and, we&#8217;d say this is a pretty big one!<\/p>\n<p>Congrats, Doc!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Chris Brown &#8216;Look At Me Now&#8217; &#8230; I&#8217;m A Doctor!!! 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