The R.I.P. singer, who has collaborated with the R&B star on a new song, insists Brown is a "good person" despite his criminal record, stints in jail and rehab, and his 2009 assault conviction for beating his then-girlfriend Rihanna.

Ora tells Britain's The Sun newspaper, "Chris Brown is strong, powerful and someone that is important to me personally and professionally. The discrimination and all what people think? If you have a great song no one cares. I love him on different levels. I see how he treats his people and he's a good person with a good heart and a lovely family. It's really nice that we finally got together (to make a song) because regardless of what's happened the song is just amazing."