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Rita Ora believes Chris Brown "takes charge and control of his own destiny".
The 24-year-old singer recently collaborated with the controversial star - who was arrested in 2009 for assaulting his then girlfriend Rihanna - on her new single 'Body On Me' and she's insisted it was easy work getting up close and personal with him for the steamy music video.
Speaking on 'Rickie, Melvin & Charlie In The Morning' on KISS FM UK, Rita shared: "Well, I can officially tell you, they weren't hard! I think any female, depending on your taste, would vouch for me when I say it was an extremely eventful day. I'm only saying that because he's so, so easy to work with.
"I've always looked at Chris as someone that takes charge and control of his own destiny."
The 'Poison' hitmaker also claimed the 'Loyal' singer was her only choice when it came to providing vocals for the song.
She explained: "Musically, I really respect him. And vocally, his voice was the only voice that made sense for 'Body on Me' ... Like his tone of voice worked and the way he sings. I had my little thought, like who could work on it well and for some reason it was just Chris' name that kept coming into my head, and I'd been wanting to work with him for a while."
Rita Ora will be performing at the KISS Haunted House Party on October 29. Head to www.kissfmuk.com for tickets.

Fifth Harmony thinks One Direction will "live on forever".
The chart-topping boy band announced they would be taking an extended hiatus next year but the 'Worth It' hitmakers are sure the group will continue as before once they've taken a break.
Normani Hamilton said: "Honestly I feel like they'll live on forever. They're like a sea. There comes a point in careers where people just want to be happy. We support happiness."
And the girls have no plans to follow in the boy band's footsteps just yet.
When asked how a band knows it's time to take a break, Dinah-Jane Hansen told gossip website TMZ: "I don't know, because right now we're pretty psyched."
Meanwhile, the girl group have got a lot to look forward to themselves, having recently announced their first ever European tour.
Member Ally Brooke Hernandez said at the time of the announcement: "We love Europe and our European Harmonizers who have always made us feel so welcome. We're really excited to be bringing our tour to the UK. It's going to be crazy!
"We are going to be in Europe! I'm literally crying about this because this is a dream come true."

Kylie and Danni Minogue are releasing a Christmas single together.
The 'Spinning Around' hitmaker has united with younger sister to record a cover version of 'Last Christmas' by Wham! - which was first released by musical duo George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley in 1984 - in a bid to grab the festive number one spot in the UK.
A source told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "Minogue fans have long wanted a duet between the two sisters, but Kylie never felt it was the right time. Also, her management tried to avoid it because they considered the pair were in different leagues."
Kylie, 47, and Danni, 43, collaborated only once in the past decade in 2008 to cover ABBA's 'The Winner Takes It All' for a TV comedy drama.
And since Kylie split from her record label Parlophone Records in March after being under contract for fifteen years, the time had come for the singers to make music.
The source said: "Now Dannii's profile is buoyed by her 'X Factor' judging duties and Kylie is management-free, she feels it's a no-brainer. They did a couple of songs, but are waiting to see which one comes out best."
'Last Christmas' narrowly missed reaching the UK number one spot in 1984 when Bob Geldof rallied a selection of the world's top pop stars to record charity song 'Do They Know It's Christmas?' to raise money for famine victims in Africa.
However, 'Last Christmas' by Taylor Swift, the cast of 'Glee', and computer animated singing character Crazy Frog in recent years.
It seems Kylie's been prepping for a sister duet for some time.
In 2011 she said: "We would definitely love to do something together again. My favourite thing that we have done together is a comedy sketch show in England a while back.
"She and I speak the same language. We've both been in showbiz a long time. We know the ups and downs of it."

Miley Cyrus thinks she should be "respected" for her 'Wrecking Ball' music video.
The 22-year-old star posed nude whilst she sat on top of a unusual prop choice, creating much controversy at the time but she insists the focus should be on the message rather than sexuality.
She said: "You can talk about the sexuality all you want but ... you have to respect the fact that it's art, you have to respect the fact that when you watch the video it makes you feel something and gets you choked up at some points."
And the 'We Can't Stop' hitmaker also admitted she struggled to feel good about herself when she was growing up but has since learnt to just be herself.
She explained to Notebook magazine: "I used to have the hardest time feeling good about myself physically. A lot of it started when I chopped my hair off and it was the first time I didn't listen to anybody.
"Because for once, I said I didn't care and I really didn't care! From that moment on, I decided that if I want my fans to be themselves, then I have to fully be myself all the time."

Selena Gomez's new album is inspired by rap.
The 'Good For You' hitmaker has revealed her latest LP has drawn on influences from the genre but admits her focus is to "make feel-good songs".
She explained to German magazine Jolie: "This time I've really let myself be inspired by rap sounds.
"But generally, I just want to make feel-good songs that make people want to dance."
Meanwhile, the 23-year-old recently revealed she headed to the beach for the recording sessions for her new album, living with her producers like "one big family".
She shared: "We stayed in a house together like one big family. We'd wake up in our bathing suits, go to the beach and then the studio for hours. I wanted to feel the songs and be weird and have a change of environment.
Of her musical influences as a child, she added: "I grew up with Britney and NSYNC and Janet and all those people. I would buy the copy, read the thank yous, and I felt like I knew them. Christina [Aguilera]'s 'Stripped' was one of my favourites. What I loved about 'Revival' is that it felt like there was a fluid story."

Foo Fighters performed 'Under Pressure' with Queen's Roger Taylor and Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones.
The 'All My Life' hitmakers celebrated what would have been Freddie Mercury's 69th birthday by performing Queen and David Bowie's superhit on stage at Milton Keynes Bowl on Saturday night (05.09.15).
Frontman Dave Grohl introduced Taylor and Jones to the stage and told the crowd "this is a 'super duper group'".
He said: "Now look. I don't know if y'all have ever seen a supergroup. This is a 'super duper group.'"
The former Nirvana drummer gushed about "living out our rock 'n' roll fantasy" and became speechless because "this kind of sh** doesn't happen every day".
He continued: "I don't even know what to say because this kind of sh** doesn't happen every day. Let me just tell you that the Foo Fighters, right now, are living out our rock n' roll fantasy with you tonight."
The rocker performed from a throne centre of stage after breaking his leg a few months ago, the show was one of three UK performances the band promised after having to cancel Wembley Arena shows.
They lived up to their expectation and even responded to a fan's request to play songs they haven't played since 2012, 'DOA' from the 'In Your Honor's' LP.
The band have one more gig in the UK in Edinburgh, Scotland on September 8.

Geri Horner wants "to be the voice of [her] generation".
The former Spice Girls star - known as Geri Halliwell before marrying Formula One team boss Christian Horner in May - is planning to ditch her trademark pop sound on her fourth studio album because she wants to represent women in their forties.
She explained: "It bothers me that there are all of these great singers out there but no one is singing for my generation. It's an implicit ageism. I want to be the voice of my generation and these songs are for women my age who have been through it and who are proud to be who they are. They are songs of optimism and life experience."
The 43-year-old singer - who has nine-year-old daughter Bluebell from a previous relationship - is gearing up to release the record next spring, 11 years after her third album 'Passion' flopped by peaking at a disappointing number 41 in the UK album charts.
But Geri is hoping her new approach to music will help, as well as a decade spent working on her voice.
She said: "I've done a lot of work on it. I want people to hear that I can actually sing."
And despite reports of a comeback tour for the Spice Girls - allegedly without 'Posh Spice' Victoria Beckham - to celebrate their 20th anniversary, Geri insisted "nothing is set in stone".
She told Event magazine: "I am always flattered by the support myself and the other Spice Girls receive from the public. We are still as close and constantly chatting on the phone with one another. But nothing is set in stone. There's always speculation regarding the Spice Girls getting back together. Let's just see what happens. Life is good and I'm happy."

James Arthur has signed a record deal with Columbia Germany.
The former 'X Factor' contestant was booted from Simon Cowell's Syco label in 2014 but has started a new chapter, having put pen to paper on an international contract.
In a series of tweets, he wrote: "After a crazy 15 months I'm so happy to be able to say that I've signed a worldwide deal with a major label and releasing album 2 in 2016. I want to say a huge thanks first of all to my incredible fans for the love and support you have shown me. Without you.. God knows what.
"Thanks to my amazing publishers @sonyatvpubuk my new management team @hallornothing @JGGMedia you have helped me turn it around xxx. Excited about the future! Thanks to @columbia_de @ColumbiaRecords can't wait to finish this album with you. (sic)"
The 27-year-old singer reportedly took some time out of the spotlight to "calm down and take stock".
A source told Traps Europe: "James signed a new deal to Columbia Germany on Thursday. He needed time to take away from the spotlight to calm down and take stock, which is exactly what he's done.
"Columbia Germany is the second biggest label internationally and he's signed a worldwide deal."

Niall Horan thinks he is the "worst pop star that ever walked the planet".
The One Direction star will go on an extended hiatus with the group next March but has admitted he isn't very adventurous and claims the wildest thing he ever does is play golf.
He said: "I'm not very daring, I'm all about a gentle game of golf. I'm actually quite boring and probably the worst pop star that ever walked the planet."
And his bandmate Harry Styles admitted he is equally not very rock and roll.
He said: "I'm really not adventurous. Sitting down with a cup of tea is what gets my heart pounding."
In contrast, both Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson are daredevils who like to try new things.
Liam said: "I like to think I'm a bit of a daredevil at heart - Louis and I jumped off a tower in Las Vegas, it was really scary."
Louis added to Top of the Pops magazine: "I like to have fun. I don't think you should be held back by being too scared to do certain things.
"I'd love to swim with sharks or chill with lions. I think that would be really cool."