While Chris Brown was over 2,500 miles away getting sentenced in Los Angeles, his ex-girlfriend Rihanna was spotted by the paparazzi handling some business! The pop singer and her longtime friend/assistant Melissa Ford can be seen here outside of a building on her way to a business meeting in Midtown Manhattan, New York City Tuesday afternoon (Aug 25).

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Chris Brown was formally sentenced in the high-profile case surrounding him and ex-girlfriend Rihanna Tuesday afternoon (Aug 25) at the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. The 20-year-old entertainer was sentenced to 5 years of probation, 6 months of community labor, and was ordered to stay away from Rihanna while he’s on probation. The two must stay at least 50 yards (300 feet) form each other, except at industry events where the distance is reduced to 10 yards (about 30 feet). In addition, Chris and Rihanna must not communicate with each other, whether indirectly or directly.

The judge presiding over the case stressed to Chris and his attorneys that if any of these orders are broken, Chris will be sent to state prison, no questions asked. And just so Chris Brown doesn’t think he can get away with sneaking around to meet with Rihanna, Judge Schnegg told him this:

”I am not amused with the chatter that has been on the airwaves and any violation of your probation in this case comes with the potential for state prison.”

Brown will be able to complete his 180 days of community labor in his home state of Virginia where it will be overseen by the police chief in Richmond. Judge Patricia Schnegg said she wanted to make sure he performs physical labor instead of regular “community service.” He will also undergo a year of domestic violence counseling. The hearing was originally planned for Thursday afternoon (Aug 27) but was pushed up two days at the request of Chris’ lawyer, Mark Geragos.

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Pop singer Rihanna can be seen here exiting the Bowery Hotel Monday night (Aug 24) in New York City with a bright green notebook in her hands after leaving some sort of business meeting. After the meeting, she reportedly headed to a recording studio in the city to lay down some tracks on her new album.

With an outfit like that, we’d definitely sign any kind of deal with her on the spot! No questions asked :)

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Rihanna is hard at work on her new album, due to be released sometime in the Fall, according to recent reports. And the pop singer was spotted by the paparazzi as she arrived at a recording studio in downtown Manhattan, New York City Sunday evening (Aug 23) to lay down some tracks.

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Beyonce’s tour manager Marlon Beyince, who just so happens to be her cousin as well, took to his Twitter page yesterday and came at Rihanna (the “i” comes BEFORE the h, Mr. Beyince), claiming she can’t sing and that she is Def Jam’s version of Cassie. He posted:

“Is it me or i think The good ole Jay could of found SOMEBODY else to sing the hook on this song….She sound like a cat hurt in the alley”

“Rhianna – Roc Nation’s/Def Jam’s Cassie……Terrible voice, Sub Par Dancing, Nude Photos, Shaved Head…Rhianna’s just more successful”

“God please dont let me get in trouble for my tweets Lmfao!!!!!”

He later decided to delete the tweets but little does he know, it takes a while for Twitter to delete the messages across all of their servers. But some people just don’t learn. Posting something on Twitter then later deleting it doesn’t mean it won’t get out.

Let’s just hope it’s Beyonce that gets the news and not Sasha Fierce. We all know how she gets down! Sasha don’t give a damn about no nepotism…

When you’re on the other side of the world, things happen a bit earlier. Set to “officially” premiere in the U.S. tonight, Jay-Z’s new music video for “Run This Town,” featuring Kanye West and Rihanna, recently premiered in Germany. Check out the Anthony Mandler directed video below:

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Wearing a black and white striped dress with gold earrings, a gold chained necklace and sunglasses, Rihanna and some of her family [*] her make-up artist were spotted out Saturday night (Aug 15) as they grabbed some dinner at Giorgio Baldi Ristorante in Santa Monica, CA. We’re not 100% sure, but the kid in the photos is her friend’s son. But don’t hold us to that…

[*] CORRECTION: We originally reported that Rihanna went out with her family, but we were just informed that the girl and the little kid in the picture is her make-up artist and her son. Thanks ShontelleOnline for the info!

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The teaser trailer for Jay-Z’s new video “Run This Town” featuring Kanye West and Rihanna has been released. Check it out below:

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Jay-Z and Rihanna attended a party celebrating Rocawear’s 10th anniversary at the Rocawear showroom Monday (Aug 10) in New York City. Other celebs in attendance were Kevin Liles, Anthony Anderson and Spike Lee, who will reportedly be directing a series of commercials honoring the clothing company’s 10th year in business.

In related news, Jay-Z and Rihanna, along with Kanye West, will perform their single “Run This Town” on the premiere of “The Jay Leno Show” on September 14th. This will be the first time Rihanna has performed in over six months! The trio recorded the video last weekend in New York City.

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Jay-Z shot the music video for his new single, “Run This Town,” which features fellow rapper Kanye West and singer Rihanna. The three of them can be seen on the set of the upcoming vid in the pic above. The video, directed by Anthony Mandler, was filmed in New York City and will be dropping very soon. And judging by these pics, the video is gonna be amazing! Or at least we hope…

More pics when you continue reading below!

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