NEWS BIT: RIHANNA TO TAKE THE STAND IN CHRIS’ FELONY ASSAULT CASE

May 29th, 2009

Looks like Rihanna will have to take the stand in Chris Brown’s felony assault case on June 22nd, her attorney confirmed:

“The judge advised me that there will be a subpoena for Rihanna as a witness at the preliminary hearing,” Donald Etra told E! News after a morning hearing. “She will definitely comply.”

And according to Chris’ attorney Mark Geragos, Chris will also be present at the hearing and will listen to her testimony: “He has to be here anytime a witness is called” said Geragos.

On Thursday, a judge denied a motion by Geragos, to require the LAPD to release confidential records to determine who leaked a photo of a beaten Rihanna to the media. Chris has pleaded not guilty to assault and criminal threats charges stemming from their February incident.

  1. 1.
    afrobella82

    Here we go again

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  2. 2.
    BAD BAD BITCH

    i am so tired of this shit.

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  3. 3.
    kokotea

    this is going to be interesting. Hopefully she is through with him,. And i hope he has learned from his mistakes. They were too serious to be so young. I feel bad for them both, And who in the hell does eve think she is. No one has any room to say anything about what happened between them. There are 3 sides to every story, His.. Hers ,, and the TRUTH.

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  4. 4.
    kokotea

    Rihanna has moved on with her life. The ppl should let chris move on with his. Athlethes beat their wives, bobby beat the mess out of whitney .. In due time this shall pass. I’m not saying what he did was right, but they are trying to crucify him like he JESUS.

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  5. 5.
    misstrice

    Lord ill be glad when its all over and Chris Brown can get back on track.
    No one really knows what happened and/ or why its a shame he’s the only one suffering for it.
    I love Rihanna but something is telling me she’s not really as much a “princess” as she would like us to believe.
    Blesses for them both

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  6. 6.
    YUUUPP

    LOL RIRI WANTS TO MAKE SURE CHRIS GETS LOCKED UP…SMH

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  7. 7.
    Dude-N-H-Town

    …@2..I agree. I’m sick of them two.

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  8. 8.
    lilkunta

    I wonder what deal CB will get?
    My punishment for him is this :
    Pay Ri’s hospital costs.
    Open abuse shelters in Tappahanock VA & in Barbados.
    Participate in ads ( in mags, in times square NY, in bu shelters, etc) showing himself as the face of an abuser.

    I dont think his career should eb over forever.

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  9. 9.
    1*STEP*AHEAD

    OK HERE WE GO….

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  10. 10.
    DJ DAVE

    Good for you baby girl. Go on and tell the judge what that “MONSTER” did to you.

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  11. 11.
    Get Over your self

    Get him Rihanna. Im glad this wasnt me, because Chris would have never seen a day at court if he whooped my a** like Rihanna. I would have call all the men in my family, from New York, from Florida and Trinidad to come skin his a** alive.

    Oh well. All I got to say is the truth will surey come out now. War has now begone.

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  12. 12.
    C.A.B

    Interesting To See How This Will End…

    So They Both Could Move On From The Drama…

    Good Luck to Both Parties…

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  13. 13.
    ♥♥PEACHEZZZ♥♥

    LOL! CHECKMATE BREEZY!

    YOU ARE GOING DOWN YOU LITTLE PUNK AZZ!

    KISS BOW WOW GOODBYE!

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  14. 14.
    David

    To “GET OVER YOUR SELF”…you have family in Laventille orwah hehehee(inside joke)

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  15. 15.
    WOW

    Sorry son but you have now become the poster child for domestic violence. Regardless of what your fans say, there are people out there that wish to make an example out of you. Just like Mike Vick was the poster child for animal cruelty. You did a stupid thing and you will now be forced to deal with the consequences. Hey you live and learn. And when you know better, you do better (hopefully).

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  16. 16.
    *~*lady_love

    This is about to get very ugly all over again!

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  17. 17.
    Carsin Daily

    RiRi ’bout to send that a** to da Pen!

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  18. 18.
    Renae

    Be glad when this is over. It’s pathetic the way our legal system works, it is so two-sided when it comes to certain situations and certain individuals. I hope nothing comes out of this besides (1) his apology to those who truly deserve it: RiRi, and (2) him never commiting such an act against anyone ever again in his life and learning from this senseless mistake.

    I wish both of them success in the future and the ability to see and know when something isn’t right don’t stick around, move around to better things. Love comes and goes as well as people.

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  19. 19.
    Get Over your self

    David, Im not in the mood.

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  20. 20.
    missjordan

    SMH

    WHEN WILL THESE MEN LEARN YOU CAN’T SOLVE CONFLICTS WITH VIOLENCE? LEARN HOW TO JUST STOP AND THINK BEFORE YOU REACT. ANOTHER TALENTED YOUNG MAN GOING THROUGH THE SYSTEM BECAUSE OF SOMETHING DUMB AS HELL.

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  21. 21.
    Angie.Who

    I’m happy she has to appear in court. We would hear “who hit whom first” and in her own words. This will be interesting. Her people didn’t want this to happen, and we would see why home boy lost it with her.

    Shoes to the head, getting punch while driving, going in a jealous rage, lol! Go Riri! your “poster girl image of domestic abuse” is about to end.

    What will you people say when you find out she knocked home boy like that? will you suggest she “take anger management classes, open shelters for “real” domestic abuse victims, and get the same as Chris? or would we see the hypocrisy and double standard, because she is a girl?

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  22. 22.
    What i say goes

    I can t wait to see wht goes down… smfh

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  23. 23.
    Shonty Graham

    ….somehow i don’t think she’s going to do anything to hurt that boy or herself, i bet she is dreading that day, i believe that all this partying and stuff that she been doing is just to get this stuff off her mind and those of you blaming her for this issue you are wrong, he made his mind up and did what he wanted to do, what he didn’t plan on was the fallout so grow to fuck up

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  24. 24.
    H-Town Chic***

    So….since no one has said anything…. what’s up with her hair in this picture?

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  25. 25.
    Queen_Bee

    Its about time that she is speaking out.! Thank god.!

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  26. 26.
    David

    sorry “GET OVER YOUR SELF”…..*walks to room corner with head down*

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  27. 27.
    WTF. . .

    This is about to be some mess, I think some stuff may come out that’s gonna shock everyone…I know neither party wanted it to get this far but the crazy media blitz is about to occur next month…

    Damn shame that these 2 kids have to go through this, but this is what happens when children are put in adult situations…Parents need to be active in their kids lives no matter if they making 8.75 or 5million an hour…PROPER GUIDANCE IS THE KEY!

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  28. 28.
    Mampy

    OMFG THEY DO NOT NEED TO DRAG THIS OUT ANYMORE. Let them move on please…

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  29. 29.
    CATDADDY

    now if this is any kind of “monty hall ” worth his salt he will put her on the stand and “tear that ass all to pieces”. cause she snapped when she seen that text message and assaulted that boy. [EVE ] AND THIS SHOULD ESTABLISH A FOUNDATION for self defense. she will not make a good witness for the state. she has a history of explosive behavior. chris you better make your monty hall get on the job. cause who hit who first??????????? he was just driving a 150,000 car and just decided to jump on this girl………….. chris….come on, chris…….. come on….. chris — chris. is what chris’s rock comedian side kick use to say on the chris rock show when HE COULD SEE THROUGH THE BULLSHIT.

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  30. 30.
    Tealeaf

    People say they are tired of the case, but the court system is not based on what the new hot stories of the week, this is very real and well drag on until a solution.

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  31. 31.
    yoyo

    should be interesting to hear her side of the story. we all know she started hitting him first. im not saying he was right to hit her at all. because a man should never hit a woman, but then again what can he do???? he tried to get her out of the car & she wouldnt get out. sad story.

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  32. 32.
    wtf

    THINGS ARENOT LOONOOD FOR BREEZY IF SHE TESTIFYS SHE CANT LIE OR NOT SHOW OR SHE WILL DO JAIL TIME f**K THAT LOL AND HE PLED NOT GUILTY IN TE MATTR NOT GOOD WHO BEAT HER THEN BUT NO ONE EXPECTED THIS TO GO THIS FAR THA JUDGE LOOKS STURN HELL TO

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  33. 33.
    wtf

    TYPO I MEAN NOT LOOKIN GOOD

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  34. 34.
    *~*lady_love

    ^^ No yoyo we don’t all know that. Some people just like to believe that. It’s easier for them to swallow than their hearthrob Chris being a mean, violent abusive person.

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    I WILL HOLLA

    U GO rih rih i love this girl and that is so dumb who ever said y he is the only one getting punished for dis wtf he did it he is meant to get punished bt anyway in other news lol chris brown n other people are different just bcoz sum1 aint gone 2 jail or paid money for beating there partner doesnt mean he shouldnt n i hope he does ……… i’m not a monster bitch shut the fuck up u r a monster n i am a girl n i am sick of these young girls kissing his ass to cos they think they are going to b with him one day bitch u aint so stop dreaming n support women this is the problem xx

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  36. 36.
    Uqueen

    @4,
    I know you did not compare the crucifiction of jesus christ to Chris Brown’s situation? *smh* I can say alot, but it would be a waste!

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  37. 37.
    dree

    that Gegeros lawyer guy had the trial pushed back, smart guy, the more you push back a case the lesser the defendant will have to pay, people are gonna get tired of this by time it’s over

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  38. 38.
    b. lewinsky

    People, really? Are serious??

    I swear, folks WANT to see them “war.” … They want to see them on some ghetto-hoodrat mess. SMH.

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  39. 39.
    ZenElite

    LOL @ 14…..that’s most def a trini inside joke…

    but seriously…this case is a pack of mess…aint nobody else was there so it still gonna boil down to he say she say…..and obviously everyone is feeling sorry for rihanna cause her pic got posted lookin all lumped up……I’m a fan of riri but she’s a bitch and she used to be in BIM hitting the shit outta brezzy in public…and he aint done shit to her… It’s just as wrong for a woman to hit a man DOMESTIC VIOLENCE GOES BOTH WAYS. not just when a man hit a woman.

    and all i gotta say is riri hit her bro with a glass bottle in tha face that should tell you the kinda person she is…..

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    Princess aka QUEEN

    OMGSH!!!! Its NOT even that SERIOUS!!! So he punched her up little bit…i’m failing to see the issue, she obviously provoked him so she knew the consequences. I’m sick of these women who disrespect their men and even hit them and don’t expect to get beat upside their head!!! The double standard is crazy and this is coming from a young teenage woman. Talking of double standards was chris even 18 when they started dating? No one says shit that she’s older than him but they would if it were the other way round.

    Rihanna is taking herself WAY to seriously by going to court and being a witness, like i said earlier its not that SERIOUS!!!

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  41. 41.
    ZenElite

    Oh forgot to say i totally i agree with 21

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  42. 42.
    Jessica

    Wow because Rihanna is a monster for getting abused by Chris Brown how dare she get hit by him and become the victim she knew she started it and nows she’s a monster because he got mad at her and couldn’t control hisself so he used her as a puinching bag do you idiots hear yourself point blank the man was wrong for putting his hands on her!!!

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  43. 43.
    ZenElite

    and she was just as wrong for putting her hands on him to bad the bitch got lumped up point blank….they both DEAD ASS WRONG!!!!!!!

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  44. 44.
    Nikki B.

    DAMN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’m sick of them!

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  45. 45.
    dukesman2000

    Chris is the poster child of a man checking a b!tch when she gets out of line; there is nothing wrong with that.

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  46. 46.
    Richard J

    Everything is about to come out! Rhianna has to know that she’ll be questioned as well! Woo-boy!

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  47. 47.
    WOW

    dukesman2000
    Friday, May 29, 2009 /
    Chris is the poster child of a man checking a b!tch when she gets out of line; there is nothing wrong with that.
    _______________________________________________________________

    SEE LADIES? THIS IS HOW THESE IGNORANT MEN REALLY FEEL ABOUT YOU & YET YOU CONTINUE TO DEFEND THEM WHILE THEY CONTINUE TO DISRESPECT YOU IN THE MOST DISGUSTING WAYS. WAKE UP!

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  48. 48.
    Nothing But Love

    Get him Rih Rih!!!! make him regret the day he ever put his hands on you.

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  49. Not once has Chris Brown shown any remorse, apologies, shamefulness, etc. publicly regarding this mess. All he’s shown is arrogance, pompousness and immaturity. He’s 19, and young, but any respectably person, would show a little more humbleness when they wrong. I used to like his music, but I will NEVER buy another CD from this punk. Hope he gets what he deserves. Like to see his bird chest in a wrestling match so a REAL man can take em down!

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  50. 50.
    wtf

    SO HE BEAT HER ASS ITS NOT THAT SERIOUS omg

    omg IM A MAN AND I CANT BELIEVE SOME OF THETHINGS U WOMEN ARE SAYING TRYING TO PROTECT HIM WHY HE DONT KNOW U OR CARE SOMEPEOPLE ARE JUST IGNORANT WHAT CAN I SAY

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  51. Let me put it like this for stupid, simple-minded people: when someone attacks you, there’s a chance of you getting seriously injured or killed. Even if it was an accident, your sleazy C Breezy could have fatally hit this girl, and it would be over for her. Do you get the picture now kids?

    Anyone still trying to minimize this punk’s actions are either off mentally, just like him or just down right dumb. Ask the hundreds of women and children killed by domestic violence yearly- oh you can’t they in the grave.

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  52. 52.
    TJ Truth

    I can say I know nothing that would make me judge either person ….I’ve read comment for days ..no one asked what started it…people just chose a side…..none of you were in that room with them…..to me both stories from them have to match up…If he hit her because she slammed the door..he’s crazy so lock him up…but I’ve seen women do some crazy stuff to get even..can you say Thin Line Between Love and Hate….You really don’t know….just think about it before passing judgment..or in Eve’s case personal issues..

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    CC

    yeah chris is wrong for what he did but from the picture being release why isnt he being charged with assault and battery assault is the intent of doing something but not actually doing it and battery is actually doing what you say you gonna do so that doesnt make any sense to me

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  54. 54.
    Supreme

    ugh no one knows what happened
    everyone is talking about it like they were there
    the chic probably fell over from the weight of her forehead
    and scraped her face on the ground… thats its conflict solved!!!!
    but whatever happened if she was beating on him first then…
    a backhand is neccessary sometimes
    some girls just take advantage of certain things just because their a female
    and can get away with it

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  55. 55.
    Huney2FLyy

    Rih-Rih How dare you testify when your still cool with him??
    I agree chis made a mistake and hes not setting a good example to kids but what about rih-rih what type of example is she setting for little girls by still being with him after the BIG fight????
    and now getting on the stands make up your mind either you gonna vacation with him or your gonna get on the stands against him but you cant play both sides of the field……

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  56. 56.
    Gift from a Virgo

    Blah Blah im just ready for the Chris Brown cd he was the one with the talent… I’m glad he is being low key smart move.. Im ready for him to move on and be young and care free Rihanna was trying to keep his love locked down… I hope Rihanna tells the truth I still dont think her ass guilty to…

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  57. 57.
    brezzy bre

    tregardless me still being a fan of him they should have just sent him to jail because we all know they going to give him about 2months no more than 6

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  58. 58.
    PYT

    Whoops!

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  59. 59.
    asdf

    Hold up…There is no WAY the District Attorney is going to call Rihanna as a witness. After Chris’s lawyer pulls the truth out of her about him trying to avoid the whole fight by pushing her out the car, and about her slugging on him with that 1.4million dollar brass knuckle ring on, and how she was grabbing more than a cell phone in his lap when he had to bite her to make her let go. Uh-Uh, she may come to court, but this case will definitely be dismissed if she takes the stand. It may be dismissted anyhow because they have thrown out her initial statement. And the two officers that appeared on the scene can’t really say how much of the damage was his fault or him fighting her off…So I wish them both well – Rihanna is gaining tremendous ‘mainstream’ fame and exposure from this – while Chris is being demonized. It makes you see how greedy and unscrupulous the American media is. They were relentless on Chris and not one person has heard his side of the story.

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