UPDATE 6:35pm: Chris Brown has just pled not guilty. He will reappear in court April 29th.
Chris Brown has just pled not guilty to two felonies — assault and making criminal threats.
With ex girlfriend Rihanna nowhere in sight, Brown showed up at L.A. County criminal courthouse to face the music for allegedly beating the crap out of her back in February.
Brown is due back in court on April 29.
UPDATE 6:24pm: Chris Brown has just arrived at the LA courthouse for his arraignment. The fans are screaming for him right now as he enters the courthouse. Rihanna’s lawyers say that she will not be at the arraignment today. She’s still in Barbados with family. However, she has said that she will testify against him if necessary.
UPDATE 5:33pm: Chris Brown is set to be arraigned around 3pm California time, which is 6pm DMV time. We will keep you informed as details are made known. To watch streaming video, CLICK HERE.
Today, Chris Brown will face arraignment in the assault case between him and Rihanna. It’s being said that he will plead not guilty:
According to RadarOnline, Chris Brown is going to plead not guilty to two felony charges Monday.
Chris is scheduled for arraignment in connection with the alleged beating of his girlfriend Rihanna and sources close to the case say that while he wants to resolve the situation he will plead not guilty.
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Singer Chris Brown will appear in court Monday as “intense” negotiations continue on a plea deal over his alleged beating of girlfriend Rihanna, a source told the Daily News.
“It’s expected to be resolved at some point soon. Rihanna wants it resolved as well,” the source said.
Brown, 19, is expected to either plead not guilty to two felony counts stemming from the violent incident or ask to have the arraignment postponed again, the source said.
The R&B star wants to avoid any jail time and doesn’t want to plead guilty to the felony criminal threats charge since it would be a “strike” on his record under California’s Three Strikes law, the source said.
That leaves the felony assault charge as the area of negotiation between defense lawyer Mark Geragos and prosecutors.
“The arraignment is coming up on Monday, that’s all I can tell you,” said district attorney spokeswoman Sandi Gibbons.
Brown was charged with punching, choking and biting his 21-year-old girlfriend in the predawn hours before the Grammy Awards on Feb. 8. He’s also accused of threatening to kill her.
Since then, Rihanna and Brown have reunited on both coasts with some sources saying the Barbados-born beauty is not inclined to testify for the prosecution.
“She has no interest in testifying,” a source told The News.
This is a developing story, so you know we here at the Ez Street Show will keep you updated as new information surfaces.
