Chris Brown has been a TMZ staple for years.

They've covered his crimes, custody battles and associations with criminals.

But what has Breezy really hot under the collar is the implication from the gossip site -- and its gay founder Harvey Levin -- that Brown is a homophobe.

The R&B star believes that TMZ's coverage of a dispute Brown was having with Atlanta's gay pride parade over whether not he was actually booked to play the parade (Brown says he wasn't) paints him as anti-gay.

He took to Instagram to clear that up:

Yall gotta stop with this bullshit. I was never booked. Yall love to say I'm homophobic and shit to have something to be mad at. I don't care that you are gay Harvey. I applaud you and a person of your caliber should be finding outlets for young gay men/teens and women to be more open and comfortable about coming out. Some of my friends have came out to me and I love them just the same. It would really be a blessing if u focused on real issues. But all these false stories to bring your site traffic is corny. But find another person to drag through the mud of lies. I know I'm talented but I'm not running for president any time soon so fall back wit all the nonsense.

A photo posted by @chrisbrownofficial on Sep 14, 2015 at 6:07am PDT