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Chris Brown Arrested, Charged with Domestic Assault

It’s possible that Rihanna was the victim

By Elena Gorgan, Life & Style Editor

9th of February 2009, 11:50 GMT

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Chris Brown and Rihanna were a no-show at this year’s Grammys following assault charges
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On Sunday, 19-year-old singer Chris Brown was identified as the attacker in a domestic abuse case. While the victim has not been named, speculation has it that it might have been his girlfriend, Rihanna. Since then, Chris presented himself to the police headquarters and surrendered himself. His bail was set at $50,000 and he is now free after being booked on making criminal threats and physical abuse.

The incident occurred on Sunday in a rented vehicle, eyewitnesses tell the police. Brown was fighting with a woman, and, as the quarrel escalated and he got out of the car, it moved in the street, at which point concerned passers-by called 911. When the police arrived, Brown was nowhere to be found, but the woman identified the singer as her assailant and an investigation was started.

A few hours later, Brown presented himself at the police headquarters, where he was booked on domestic violence charges and making criminal threats. The identity of the victim has not been released to the media, as is standard procedure to protect the victims of this type of abuse. However, speculation has it that it could have been Brown’s girlfriend, singer Rihanna, since she too dropped out of the Grammy Awards, which took place last night.

When the couple dropped out of the awards, where they were both supposed to perform, a Grammy rep confirmed for several media outlets that Rihanna’s face was slightly bruised, adding  “We have just been informed that Rihanna will not be attending tonight’s 51st Annual Grammy Awards. We’re sorry she is unable to join us this evening.” Oppositely, a publicist for the singer says that “Rihanna is well. Thank you for concern and support.”

As of now, this is the extent to which things are known about the Chris Brown assault incident. “The exact charge was criminal threats and it is going to be investigated as a criminal threats investigation,” Police Sgt. Bridgett Pickett told the media about the arrest. Stay tuned here for more. 

 

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Comment #1 by: HOLD ON on 12 Feb 2009, 07:53 GMT reply to this comment

Chris Brown is presumed innocent until proven guilty. We do not have all the details pertaining to this incident. Chris Brown is entitled to assert defenses to the allegations presented by Rihanna. Please note at this point the information is allegedly coming from Rihanna. It seems Chris Brown has been relatively silent about the incident. Both Chris Brown and Rihanna will have the opportunity to present their cases. However since the media has reported numerous times that the couple had attended a party prior to the incident, then whether Rihanna or Chris Brown had consumed alcohol and whether Rihanna or Chris Brown were affected (conduct, words, or actions)by any possible alcohol consumption should be thoroughly investigated.


Comment #2 by: Lyndze on 17 Feb 2009, 19:34 GMT reply to this comment

i don't think that chris is a bad person everyone make mistakes. there women out here getting beat on but u don't see them in the paper. famous people are always getting treating ok

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