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WATCH THE APOLOGY

Nov 13, 2009 12:54 PM CST

Chris Brown: I'm Paying for What I Did

Singer apologizes to Rihanna on air, says he regrets assault

(Newser) - Chris Brown apologized to Rihanna on BET’s 106 & Park yesterday, adding that he’s “embarrassed” by the assault. The singer says he doesn’t agree with his ex-girlfriend's decision to discuss the incident on 20/20, but “I can only be a man and just accept the...

Rihanna: 'I Was
Battered, I Was
Bleeding'

Nov 6, 2009 10:27 AM CST

Rihanna: 'I Was Battered, I Was Bleeding'

'I fended him off with my feet,' she says of Chris Brown attack

(Newser) - As he hit her, Rihanna says, Chris Brown had “no soul in his eyes,” and he left her bleeding and swollen. The singer didn't hold back in the second part of her interview with Diane Sawyer on today’s Good Morning America , saying, "All I kept thinking...

I Went Back to
Chris Brown:
Rihanna

Nov 5, 2009 10:25 AM CST

I Went Back to Chris Brown: Rihanna

Says it takes 'eight or nine' times for an abused woman to leave

(Newser) - Rihanna returned to Chris Brown after he assaulted her Feb. 8, telling Diane Sawyer, “I fell in love with that person. That’s embarrassing. So far in love, so unconditional, that I went back.” Responding to Sawyer’s estimate in an interview airing tonight and tomorrow on ABC...

Rihanna's ABC Interview a Bust

HYPE VS. REALITY

Nov 3, 2009 12:19 AM CST

Rihanna's ABC Interview a Bust

Source says she gives no details on beating by Chris Brown

(Newser) - ABC is plugging its exclusive sitdown with Rihanna as her first in-depth account of February’s beating at the hands of then-boyfriend Chris Brown—but the Diane Sawyer interview is apparently a bust. A source tells Media Take Out that Rihanna, 21, says virtually nothing about the incident beyond the...

Bad News: Chris Brown's New Song Is Good

music review

Oct 29, 2009 1:56 PM CDT

Bad News: Chris Brown's New Song Is Good

Is it OK to like the music but hate the abusive jerk behind it?

(Newser) - Chris Brown may be a reprehensible guy, but unfortunately, he can still sing. With the ink barely dry on his guilty plea, Brown released the lead single on his upcoming album last month, and it’s actually good, Jonah Weiner is sad to report. The instrumentals from Swizz Beatz lay...

Brown Begins
Community Service

Sep 16, 2009 7:10 PM CDT

Brown Begins Community Service

Singer cleans up in Va. as punishment for Rihanna beating

(Newser) - Singer Chris Brown today began the community labor that’s part of his sentence for beating girlfriend Rihanna, MTV reports, with the singer posting a photo from the work to his Twitter feed. His 6 months of labor will include picking up trash in his native Virginia; Brown, 20, also...

Rihanna
Joins
Jay-Z
on Stage

Sep 12, 2009 8:33 AM CDT

Rihanna Joins Jay-Z on Stage

9/11 benefit marks her first live show since Chris Brown assault

(Newser) - Rihanna's comeback took another step forward last night when she joined Jay-Z on stage for her first live performance since the February assault. During Jay-Z's star-studded 9/11 benefit concert in New York—John Mayer, Mary J. Blige, and, of course, Beyoncé also performed—Rihanna took the stage with him and...

Two Cops
Targeted
in Rihanna
Probe

Sep 11, 2009 12:48 PM CDT

Two Cops Targeted in Rihanna Probe

LAPD officers sent home over potential photo link

(Newser) - A pair of LAPD officers have been put on paid leave as part of the department’s investigation into who leaked a picture of Rihanna’s battered face to TMZ, the Los Angeles Times reports. One, Rebecca Reyes, is a 9-year veteran of the force; the other, Blanca Lopez, is...

Chris Brown to Perform
at Jackson Tribute

Sep 8, 2009 8:08 AM CDT

Chris Brown to Perform at Jackson Tribute

Mary J. Blige, Natalie Cole also confirmed

(Newser) - Chris Brown will take the stage at a Michael Jackson tribute concert in Vienna, the Mirror reports. Jackson's brother Jermaine says 25 performers are expected. So far, Mary J. Blige, Natalie Cole, Sister Sledge, Akon, and Angela Bassett are confirmed. More names will be announced this week. The artists will...

Chris Brown's Mom:
Rihanna 'Like a Daughter'

Sep 4, 2009 8:12 AM CDT

Chris Brown's Mom: Rihanna 'Like a Daughter'

Says pop star was part of the family

(Newser) - Chris Brown's mom says Rihanna was "like a daughter" to her, and that made the domestic assault ordeal all the more difficult. "I love her," Joyce Hawkins tells People. "She became family to us." Brown was sentenced last month to 5 years of probation and...

Oprah Urges Chris Brown
to Get Some Help

Sep 3, 2009 4:23 PM CDT

Oprah Urges Chris Brown to Get Some Help

Media mogul has no regrets about domestic violence show 'inspired by Rihanna'

(Newser) - Chris Brown was miffed that Oprah said a recent show on domestic abuse was “inspired by Rihanna.” The singer told People it was “a slap in my face. I did a lot of stuff for her, like going to Africa and performing for her school." When...

Celebs You Don't Want to Date

Sep 2, 2009 12:10 PM CDT

Celebs You Don't Want to Date

(Newser) - If a celeb asks you out, it’s hard to say no. But do you really want to get beaten up, or be totally chaste for a few years? Emily Farris presents some “currently single stars we implore you to avoid like The Plague” for Nerve:

Chris Brown: Assuming

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Brown: I Do Remember Beating Rihanna

Aug 31, 2009 8:28 PM CDT

Brown: I Do Remember Beating Rihanna

Clip 'not representative' of interview with CNN's King, R&B star claims

(Newser) - A video clip making the gossip rounds, in which Chris Brown says he doesn’t remember beating then-girlfriend Rihanna, is “not representative of what I said” to CNN’s Larry King, the singer tells People today in a statement. “Of course I remember what happened,” Brown adds....

Chris Brown: I Don't
Remember Assault

Aug 31, 2009 11:11 AM CDT

Chris Brown: I Don't Remember Assault

Speaking out for first time since attacking Rihanna, singer says he's still shocked

(Newser) - Chris Brown spoke out for the first time since his assault of then-girlfriend Rihanna, but “spoke” is a relative term. “Wow” was the word he used most often to describe to CNN's Larry King the shock he still feels about the incident. “No, I don't” remember doing...

Chris Brown's Mom
Thanks Fans

Aug 28, 2009 11:24 AM CDT

Chris Brown's Mom Thanks Fans

Joyce Hawkins says assault is a lesson from God

(Newser) - Chris Brown’s mother is speaking out for the first time since her son's assault on Rihanna, thanking fans for supporting him, E! reports. “I can now say this has been the most painful moment in my entire life,” Joyce Hawkins writes on his fan club website. “...

Brown Had History
of Violence With Rihanna

Aug 26, 2009 8:19 AM CDT

Brown Had History of Violence With Rihanna

(Newser) - Looks like Chris Brown's February attack on Rihanna wasn't the first time he had gotten physical with the singer, reports the LA Times. A court report filed yesterday highlighted two unreported incidents "related to domestic violence": a late-2008 fight in Europe, in which Brown shoved Rihanna into a wall...

Chris Brown
Sentenced
to 5 Years'
Probation

Aug 25, 2009 5:56 PM CDT

Chris Brown Sentenced to 5 Years' Probation

(Newser) - A judge today sentenced Chris Brown to five years' probation and six months' community labor for the beating of Rihanna, then ordered the R&B singer to stay away from his former girlfriend for the next five years. The judge told Brown he could be sent to state prison if...

Rihanna Heads to Leno,
Brown to Hard Labor

Aug 7, 2009 8:51 AM CDT

Rihanna Heads to Leno, Brown to Hard Labor

Singer faces community labor at sentencing

(Newser) - Rihanna will make her first public performance since the Chris Brown assault at a somewhat unlikely venue: the Jay Leno Show, E! reports. She will join Kanye West and Jay-Z for Leno’s primetime debut Sept. 14. Brown isn’t doing quite so well: Wrigley cut his sponsorship deal, and...

Mom Fears
for Rihanna's Life

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

Aug 5, 2009 11:56 AM CDT

Mom Fears for Rihanna's Life

Singer wants restraining order against Brown gone

(Newser) - As Chris Brown awaits sentencing today, Rihanna is again trying to squash a court order requiring him to stay 50 yards away, her lawyer tells People. Meanwhile, her mother is afraid she’s “playing Russian roulette with her life” by allowing Brown to keep his “power over her,...

YouTube Wedding
Stars Fight
Domestic
Violence

Jul 31, 2009 3:30 PM CDT

YouTube Wedding Stars Fight Domestic Violence

(Newser) - The Minnesota couple whose exuberant wedding procession went viral, generating millions of YouTube hits, are using their powers for good. Having brought priceless publicity to the song Forever, by domestic batterer Chris Brown, Jill Peterson and Kevin Heinz are encouraging fans to support domestic-violence prevention.