In a series of Instagram posts, now deleted, Brown posted an inspirational quote that read, "When you're going through a difficulty and you're wondering where God is'Remember the teacher is always quiet during the test."

He followed that with a strongly-worded and personal reaction to those who would judge him. "Half of yall pages are private and the others look so damn depressing I understand why u feel like u have the right to say some of the most outrageous things possible," he wrote, adding: "That's the diffeence [sic] between leadership and being a cancer to this planet.