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I don't understand why/how she is back with him (they have been spotted hanging out together recently, haven't they?)

Chris Brown charged with 2 felonies

In this Feb. 7, 2009 file photo, Chris Brown arrives at the Clive Davis pre-Grammy party i...


Thu Mar 5, 2:28 PM EST

Chris Brown has been charged with two felonies stemming from what a police detective describes as a brutal argument between the singer and his girlfriend, Rihanna.

Brown is expected to be arraigned Thursday afternoon on charges of assault likely to cause great bodily injury and making criminal threats. The 19-year-old R&B singer remains free on $50,000 bail.

The felony complaint handed down in court Thursday morning identifies Brown's alleged victim only as "Robyn F." Rihanna's real name is Robyn Rihanna Fenty.

If convicted, the possible sentence ranges anywhere from probation to four years and eight months in state prison, said district attorney's spokeswoman Sandi Gibbons.

According to a detective's affidavit, Brown and Rihanna got into a fight early Feb. 8 after the "Umbrella" singer checked her boyfriend's cell phone and found a text message from another woman.

Brown pulled his car over and tried to push Rihanna out, but she was still wearing her seatbelt, Los Angeles police Detective De Shon Andrews wrote. He said Brown pushed Rihanna's head against the window, punched her with his right hand, and then continued driving while hitting her, the affidavit states. He also bit his girlfriend on the ear, the affidavit states.

The affidavit was filed as part of a search warrant request for the phone records of Brown, Rihanna and her assistant.

Brown allegedly threatened to kill Rihanna after she pretended to leave a phone message with her assistant, telling her to have the police waiting at her house.

Andrews described Brown's blows as causing Rihanna's mouth to fill with blood. He also writes that Brown tried to choke Rihanna after she took the keys to his car away. Andrews wrote that Rihanna nearly lost consciousness but also tried to fight back while in the car, at one point trying to gouge at Brown's eyes.

Brown was arrested hours later and booked him on suspicion of making criminal threats. Police said at the time a woman identified Brown as her attacker during an early morning dispute in an upscale Los Angeles neighborhood.

A phone message left for Brown's attorney, Mark Geragos, was not immediately returned Thursday. Brown's publicist Tony Knight said any statement would likely come from Geragos after today's hearing.

Rihanna's spokesperson had no comment on the charges filed against Brown.

Brown issued a statement a week after the incident saying that he was "sorry and saddened" about the incident. Rihanna also later issued a statement, saying she wouldn't comment on the alleged beating at the request of authorities. She thanked fans for their support.

Brown's arrest has seriously damaged the "Run It!" singer's squeaky-clean image, and compelled sponsors to drop him or not renew his deals.

The alleged attack also came hours before the couple were scheduled to appear and perform at the Grammy Awards. Both were no-shows for event.

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Associated Press Special Correspondent Linda Deutsch contributed to this report.



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Her family is also saying that they cannot get ahold of her. She changed her email address and won't take any of their calls. It really seems like a scary situation.

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Rumor is they got married...
I so don't understand what she's thinking.
I also don't get why other male celebrities have been somewhat defending him (specifically Kanye West). It's such a bad example for young fans.

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Love does crazy things to the brain. We've all heard of abused women going back to their abuser, it simply isn't always about financial dependence, according to brain imaging, love has the same results on the mind as a drug!  Rihanna is very young and in abusive relationships like these, (as we now know it wasn't the first episode of violence), there is a weird addictive quality that is really hard to leave behind.

She's such a super star though, she has tremendous fan support and women's groups behind her so I do think that eventually she's going to come out of this and leave him for good.  She just needs some time to adjust.

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He sounds like such a douchebag. I mean, seriously. I hope Rihanna breaks up with him soon and he never gets laid again. He needs to be in prison.

She needs to dump his sorry ass for her own personal safety and to be a role model for other young women. I'm really surprised that her PR people or whoever let it get out that she's still with him, although I did just read on Perez that the douchebag let it get out because he thought that was the only way to salvage his career. What a mess. I hope she leaves him before things get worse.

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classic situation of a girl getting back together with her abusier. Its so sad. :(

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Rhianna needs to dump this abuser.  She can do so much better.  I am a born again Christian and believe in forgiveness, but forgiving someone is not saying that what they did is okay.  In an abuse situation, you need to put distance between you and the abuser so that your life is not endangered.



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On the other hand, I wouldn't know who either of these people are if it weren't for this arrest etc.

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Her career is more established than his. She could build on it exponentially by leaving him in the dust, enhancing her role-model status. Quite apart from all the other good reasons...When I heard about this, all I could think about was Tina Turner. In her case, she was the secondary partner, fame-wise, by a long shot. Ike Turner, her husband, was well established and regarded as a music icon -- she was just one of the back-up singers and then a featured singer sometimes. She had little kids, including some of Ike's from other women. She had no education or support system. But she had the balls to walk away from him with 35 cents and a gas card. We all know what happened with her career. Ike on the other hand: addiction, jail, bankruptcy. He couldn't go for his lifetime achievement award because he was in prison at the time. His own daughter didn't want to look after him when he was dying. Loser big time.

Chris Brown has his PR people working on this one overtime. Seeing as how he made his so-called appeal that he is the wholesome boy next door.

When I heard that he BIT her with those big Chiclet teefs...(shiver of disgust).

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