Chris Brown Cops a Plea Deal: Community Service but No Jail Time + Photos of him & Rihanna in Court

Author: Staff | Date: June 23rd 2009 | Views: 695

We can finally say “case closed” on that crazy incident that went down between young superstars Chris Brown and Rihanna back in February 2009. Chris pleaded guilty Monday (Jun 22) on charges of assault against his former girlfriend, which was the result of an agreement between prosecutors. The plea deal includes five years of probation, attending courses on domestic violence and Brown must perform 180 days of community service in his home state of Virginia. In addition to the punishments above, he was ordered to stay at least 50 yards away from Rihanna, excluding public events where he is legally required to be at least 10 yards away from her. He will not spend a second behind bars.

Rihanna also made an appearance at the courthouse (she walked in after Chris left) in Los Angeles and contrary to previous reports did not take the stand, even though she was fully prepared to. Her attorney Donald Etra reports outside the courthouse that she learned of the plea deal about an hour before the hearing and believed the punishment was a fair and just resolution to the case. Sandi Gibbons, a spokesman for the LA District Attorney office, said that the deal was similar to other cases for first-time offenders like Brown.

Chris Brown will be formally sentenced later this summer on August 5th.

PHOTOS: GETTY IMAGES

Filed: News & Gossip | Tags: Chris Brown, Rihanna

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4 COMMENTS

Sheka

June 23, 2009 at 9:56 AM

Omg god like thats so m ean thats not fair punishment!!!!!!! Shyt i feel like if rihanna wanna see him then shyt it shudn’t matter wut other people think!!!!!!!!! iT’S THEIR FUQN LIFE NO N.EWAYZ!
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Marisa

June 24, 2009 at 10:57 AM

ohh my gosh
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NPhillyPeach

June 24, 2009 at 10:44 PM

That’s BS, but if she thinks it’s fair, what can anybody else say. If it were me though, best believe his ass would have gotten some jail time and he would have paid me for hospital bills, pain and suffering, and any money that I lost due to performances and appearances that I may have missed, no matter how much money I make. That nukka right there career would have been over. But if she like it I love that sh*t is on her.
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Semosha AL-MaNkOsHa

June 28, 2009 at 12:59 AM

well that was nice of her !
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