Was Chris Brown Crying Fake Tears at BET Awards?

The fallen Chris Brown got plenty of attention and thumbs up for basically sobbing during his tribute to Michael Jackson at the BET Awards. But was it all a sham? Us Weekly talked to a "backstage source" who says one of the singer's bodyguards gave him tear-inducing eyedrops immediately before his performance: "He rubbed it in and he started crying."

Brown's rep is taking the deny-deny-deny route, saying the singer "was moved by the opportunity to pay tribute to his idol." Also in Brown's corner, New York points out that it's a little weird that the waterworks didn't start immediately, if he really applied the drops right before hitting the stage. (More Chris Brown stories.)