Chris Brown shows charitable side by gifting car to former domestic violence victim

Charitable: Chris Brown is giving back to the community this Christmas
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Jennifer Ruby7 December 2015
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Chris Brown has been getting into the Christmas spirit by handing out gifts to those less fortunate than himself.

The R&B star, who delivered 2000 turkeys around New York for Thanksgiving, has upped his festive game this week in a bid to “bless and inspire”.

Proving his charitable nature, the 26-year-old presented former domestic violence victim Jessica Roncalli with a brand new car and her three children with new toys.

The musician posted a snap of Roncalli opening her present at the Boys and Girls Club in Hollywood on Saturday.

<blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-version="6">&#13; <div>&#13; <div>&#13; <div> </div>&#13; </div>&#13; &#13; <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/-77rHtvpTm/" target="_blank" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3131781-https://www.instagram.com/p/-77rHtvpTm/" data-vars-event-id="c23">I've been very fortunate and blessed with so much in my life and I always thought that it was supposed to be that way. I was selfish, arrogant, and cold hearted. I'm able to bless and inspire so many others and I realize that now. This woman has delt with domestic abuse through her life and her 3 wonderful children had to experience that. I see myself when I looked into their eyes. The amount of strength this woman has is remarkable. I hope I could make their Christmas a great one. I hope the kids love all the toys and things I got for them. And for moms. I hope I could put a smile on this family's face. </a>&#13; &#13; A photo posted by @chrisbrownofficial on <time datetime="2015-12-06T04:10:05+00:00">Dec 5, 2015 at 8:10pm PST</time>&#13; </div>&#13;

He captioned the photo: “I’ve been very fortunate and blessed with so much in my life and I always thought that it was supposed to be that way.

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“I was selfish, arrogant, and cold hearted. I’m able to bless and inspire so many others and I realize that now.

“This woman has delt with domestic abuse through her life and her 3 wonderful children had to experience that. I see myself when I looked into their eyes (sic).”

Brown continued: “The amount of strength this woman has is remarkable. I hope I could make their Christmas a great one.

“I hope the kids love all the toys and things I got for them. And for moms. I hope I could put a smile on this family’s face.”

The singer has also confirmed that he will be donating one dollar of each album sale to a children’s hospital.

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