On Tuesday, singer/actor Chris Brown was sentenced to five years of probation and 180 days of community labor to be served at the Commonwealth Catholic Charities in Richmond, Virginia.
Brown was charged with two felonies for assault in February on then girlfriend, pop star Rihanna.
He reached a plea deal with prosecutors in June that limited his sentence to probation and no jail time. The 20-year-old is required to take a yearlong domestic violence prevention class and was ordered to stay at least 100 yards away from Rihanna for the next five years unless they are both at an entertainment-related event, in which case he must stay 10 yards away.
Brown must pay $2,500 in restitution and another $2,500 in probation expenses. He must also pay a $30 criminal conviction fee and $400 that goes into a domestic violence fund. He faced a maximum of five years in prison had he been convicted.
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Trying hard to remain calm in the face of pending legal repercussions stemming from his physical altercation with ex-girlfriend Rihanna, a casually dressed Chris Brown visits the office of his lawyer Mark Geragos in Los Angeles Wednesday before his scheduled court date. Hours later, the judge postponed Brown’s sentencing until August 27th, citing a lack of information from Virginia (Brown’s home state) about his future mandatory community service.
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More than 5 months after the infamous Pre-Grammy incident, Chris Brown finally releases a public video apologizing for assaulting pop star Rihanna earlier this year in California.
In the video, the star apologizes for his behavior that February night and states that he “spent a lot time soul searching, and trying to understand what happened and why”. Peep the full video above.
Attorney Donald Etra and singer Rihanna appear at a preliminary hearing at Superior Court of Los Angeles County on Monday, June 22nd in Los Angeles, California. When Brown left the courtroom … Rihanna walked in the courtroom. The judge explained the deal to her. The judge was telling Rihanna about the protective order.
Chris will serve no jail time, as we stated in an earlier post and was ordered to stay 50 yards away from Rihanna. More info in our other post..
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