Chris Brown has copped a plea in the assault case between he and Rihanna.
According to TMZ:
Chris Brown has copped a plea in his assault case. He won’t do jail time, but he will spend 6 months doing things like road cleanup. He’s also been ordered to stay 50 yards clear of Rihanna.
He’ll spend 180 days doing hard labor in Virginia which is where Brown lives – it’s equivalent to Caltrans or graffiti cleanup.
He gets 5 years probation for FELONY assault — he pled guilty. He’ll get supervised probation. He’ll have to come back to court every three months.
He must enroll in a domestic violence counseling program.
This is interesting … the judge said if Brown and Rihanna are at the same public events, the 50-yard stay away turns into 10 yards. The stay away order lasts 5 years.
The judge said she wanted to make sure that Chris Brown “was treated as any other person who comes through this court.”
If Brown violates probation, he could get up to 4 years in prison.
Rihanna is in the courthouse but never entered the courtroom.
So Brown is now a convicted felon and loses the right to vote or carry a gun.
The preliminary hearing in the Chris Brown/Rihanna Assault case is set to start at 1:30PT. Rihanna is supposed to testify, but Chris’s lawyer is trying to get a plea deal.
We will keep you updated as information becomes available. Updates courtesy of TMZ.
*UPDATE: HUGE … THEY’VE JUST ALLOWED A CAMERA IN THE COURTROOM. OUR SOURCES SAY IF A CAMERA WAS LET IN THAT MEANS THERE ALMOST CERTAINLY IS A PLEA BARGAIN
*UPDATE: Even though Rihanna’s there it still does feel like plea bargain
*UPDATE: BIG CHANGE. RIHANNA IS IN COURT. THAT DOESN’T FEEL LIKE A PLEA BARGAIN
*UPDATE: Rihanna’s lawyer is in court but she isn’t there. It smells like a plea deal.
*UPDATE: Brown is in the courtroom. His head is down and he looks rather upset. His mom is in court, along with other family members. There is reserved family seating.
*UPDATE: Chris Brown just arrived at the LA County courthouse and entered with his lawyer.
