Chris Brown desperately seeks attention in Kirby necklace as he plots his comeback



Not so long ago he was one of the most promising young stars around. Then he assaulted his ex-girlfriend, Rihanna, ruining his reputation in the process.

Now it seems that Chris Brown is finding the loss of the limelight hard to deal with.



The attention-seeking R & B star seems desperate to attract publicity through any means possible.

Yesterday he stepped out wearing an oversized gold chain, on which hung a Kirby medallion from Nintendo's video game series.

Desperately seeking attention: Chris Brown wears a Kirby necklace as he leaves Barney's New York in Beverly Hills

Brown had a wide smile on his face, perhaps laughing at the silliness of his accessory.

He teamed the cat necklace with a striped shirt as he shopped in Beverly Hills with a friend.

Brown is still planning his comeback. He tweeted this week: 'My new album will come next year or sooner but in the meantime I might "I MIGHT" do something special for yall again!!!'

As part of his plan to resurrect his career, Brown made an emotional outburst during the BET (Black Entertainment Television) Awards in June.



Playing it cool: Whether he's shopping or at a premiere last night, right, Brown is dressing to impress



The performer broke down during a tribute to his idol Michael Jackson, struggling to finish his performance of Jackson's song Man in the Mirror.

But cynics labelled the display contrived, with reports that Brown's tears came from a bottle of eye drops.

Brown had been slated to perform the previous year, but was dropped following his attack on Rihanna.

Brown was sentenced in August last year to five years' probation, 180 days' community service and told to attend a domestic violence programme for attacking the Barbadian pop star in his Lambourghini outside a pre-Grammy party last February.