Chris Brown Arrested For Battery; Rihanna the Victim?
Chris Brown surrendered to Los Angeles police on Sunday evening regarding a felony battery investigation of the R&B singer, LAPD officer Karen Smith confirmed.
"He turned himself in around 7 p.m. to one of our stations and is being interviewed by detectives right now," Smith said of Brown, 19, who was taken into custody at around 6:30 p.m. PST and was booked for criminal threat at 7:41 p.m.
He posted $50,000 bail and was released. At least one celebrity news source says the victim in the alleged battery was his girlfriend, Rihanna.
The case is being presented to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office; additional charges may be filed. He is due in court March 5.
Chris Brown is being investigated for an incident that occurred early Sunday morning near Hancock Park in Los Angeles after an unidentified woman phoned 911.
The woman claimed she got in a fight with the singer and he attacked her.
Police say the woman had visible injuries. When officers arrived, they found the victim, but Brown had already left the scene, police say.
While Brown appeared unscathed, sources tell E! News that the alleged victim was in fact Rihanna, 20, and she suffered visible bruises on her face during an early morning confrontation. No report has officially named the victim.
UPDATE: The Los Angeles Times has now identified Rihanna as the alleged victim as well, citing LAPD sources familiar with the case. Due to the department's protocol, however, victims' names are not released to the public at this stage.
Both Brown and Rihanna pulled out of Sunday's Grammy Awards at the last minute. Just hours before his arrest, the two looked happy as ever at a Grammys pre-party, as you can see in these Chris Brown and Rihanna pictures ...
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August 5th, 2011 12:34 PM
chris i am shocked about this but ryanna you brougt this up your self.he wouldent have batterd you if you dint hit him i am not saying i hate you coz you are my idel xxdont be mad at mexx
January 15th, 2010 6:20 AM
oi eu nao gosto tanto da rihanna porque ela e muito sinaca e convensida armada de tudo.faz ocris como um boneco de deversao .ele para nao se matar na rihanna porque a muita mulher que xega para ele.mulheres pv nao merecem homem com essa toda qualidade
November 6th, 2009 9:59 PM
It does not matter what the reason was, if he was not acting in self-defence, he had no reason what-so-ever to hit her and the two sides to every story thing just does not cut it here. He should have gone to jail!!!!
September 10th, 2009 8:19 AM
chris im really ashamed of u
July 8th, 2009 3:35 PM
chris brown should go to prison for hiting rihanna and thats fucking bull shit.
June 5th, 2009 1:41 PM
FIRST AN FAR MOST I AGREE THAT THERE IS TWO SIDES TO EVERY STORY AND NO MATTER WHAT CHRIS BROWN roCKs AND THEY ARE STILL A HOTT COUPLE
May 17th, 2009 1:58 PM
I would have beat his butif I was her.
May 17th, 2009 1:57 PM
I would have beat his butif I was her.
May 5th, 2009 7:14 PM
I feel like people are taking this way over board like he's the first man in the industry that has hit a woman. I can name a few in music, sports, and TV and it never was blown this far out. We don't know what the heck went on with them nor do we know what has been going on with them. She's bragged so much about being rough and tough and fighting men because she grew up fighting and playing rough with her brothers. How do we know she haven't been hitting on him and he just got tired of it. No its not right for him to have hit her but its not right for her t hit him either and that's something she has done many times....all those slaps she laid on Chris face added up to a beat down and oh well keep your damn hands to yourself. Everyone is so quick to pass judgment and not even know all the facts. I'm not saying it's cool for a man to hit a woman, I'm just saying sometimes people lose it and it's because of things built up inside. Only God can judge us so let him do his job and yall stop
March 12th, 2009 12:26 AM
Chris you are not a man? Why did you battery Rihana?