Witness may be key in Chris Brown case

A 911 call may be key in the alleged assault involving R&B performer Chris Brown and singer Rihanna.  The call came from a witness who apparently had no idea he or she was stepping into a high-profile celebrity case.

LAPD sources say the witness, who remains unidentified, did not know entertainers were involved when reporting early Sunday morning that a violent altercation was taking place on a quiet Hancock Park street.

Detectives are still gathering evidence in the alleged assault and have not yet turned the case over to prosecutors, who will decide whether to file charges against Brown.

“As of right now, nothing has been presented,” said Jane Robison, a spokeswoman for the district attorney’s office.

Brown was booked Sunday on suspicion of making criminal threats and was released on $50,000 bail. Rihanna, whose real name is Robyn Rihanna Fenty, suffered visible injuries in the alleged altercation.

Brown and Rihanna had appeared together Saturday night at producer Clive Davis’ pre-Grammy gala in Beverly Hills.  Police say the incident occurred afterward.

Both were up for multiple awards at the Sunday night ceremony, but neither attended. Brown, 19, turned himself into police after the show was underway.

Brown’s arraignment is currently slated for March 5. His attorney, Mark Geragos, did not immediately return calls. The rented Lamborghini Brown was driving is locked in an impound lot, police said.

A publicist for Barbados-born Rihanna, who sold more digital song downloads than anyone else in 2008 with nearly 10 million tracks, said Sunday night: “Rihanna is well. Thank you for your concern and support.”

Her song “Disturbia,” which she’d been scheduled to perform at the ceremony, was the sixth best-selling digital track of the year. She was replaced by veteran soul singer Al Green, who was accompanied by country singer-guitarist Keith Urban.

A spokesman for Brown’s record label did not respond to The Times’ request for comment. Brown finished 2008 as the fourth-best-selling artist in the digital realm, posting 6.8 million tracks sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

-- Harriet Ryan

Comments

[chicagopearl]

When a man hits a woman, he might as well just wear a bright flashing sign that says, "I'M A COWARD".

[inland empire native]

He will walk away from this with a misdemeanor. What amazes me is that I was on a couple of "black" websites and couldnt believe my eyes as I read that she probably deserved it. I know this is not a cultural thing so whats the deal? Maybe this is what is accepted in their communities and I hope that he gets prosecuted to the fullest extent. In California you dont necessarily need the cooperation of the "victim". So long as the injuries are corroborated by the witness account, this case seems signed, sealed, and delivered.

[LaTonya Bell]

wow i was so hurt when i heard this information on the radio in phx az on my way to school. I would never had imagine in a million years that chris brown would do something like this to the one he "LOVE" . but like they say you are innocent until proven guilty. but then on the other hand chris brown is probably guitly cause why would he turn hiself in if he did nothing wrong. i don't know what to believe nemore with all the blogs and media info on this case. i hope rhianna is doing well and its goin to be okay. just do what you hae to do to get thru this. much love to both celebs and i say they both should go there separate ways.
-tonya

[Cassandra Quevedo]

I thought chris brown would never do something like this.
It makes it seem imposible. But things happen. I feel very bad for Rihanna
if i were her i would never see him again.

[yuli]

well
cris brown isn't the only bad person in this case because iknow his e-mail and he has told me that the discusion beteen him and rihanna has been occuring since a while and im not trying to save him from jail it'sonly that both rihanna and chris should pay for the action

p.s. i really don't agree to have ONLYchris in jail for that looong time!!!

plz write back and think about what i wrote it's no big pro.

[Hank Essay]

Brown to start "Anger Management" classes in 5...4...3...2...1...

[Ifarah]

heyY, omgg i really am worried. i love them both. good luck chris and good luck rihanna. <3

[Jenny F]

its all lies. chris brown would never do it. rihanna admitted it wasnt chris who did the damage.

[kitten]

or mayyyybee he was defending her. dont jumo to conclusions.who knows who else was involved. suckers.

[lina]

I'd like to know the full story about what happened. Sounds like a lover's quarrel to me. I'm not clear why law enforcement needed to go to the award's show to make the arrest.

[Sab]

This is really sad..and if i was her i wouldnt see him again either..but this doesnt sound like him at all...im a huge chris brown fan..and this is not him..

[WHITNEY]

I'M STILL GOING TO SUPPORT CHRIS BROWN UNTIL THE END. I DONT CARE IF HE DID IT OR NOT. OBVIOUSLY SHE PROVOKED HIM AND EVERYONE MAKES MISTAKES SO, IM NOT GOING TO DOWN TALK HIM NOR TRY TO BRING HIM DOWN LIKE THE WHITE MEDIA IS GOING TO. HE'S STILL A KID. KIDS MAKE DUMB CHOICES EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE. GIVE THE KID A BREAK IT'S HIS FIRST TIME IN HIS 4 YEAR CAREER.

[Trina]

To be honest, i think this one of those Ike and Tina situations where the woman gets all the media attention and success and it creates jealousy along the way. Young love...... Theyll be alright.

[Shana Messler]

It is ashame to see such a talented young man do such. me as a teenager would least expect this from chris. rhianna stay strong sweetheart I know others whom are or have been in the same situation. I love you both!

[barbara]

whatever happen chris brown i still love you
u are the best.....
if people forgave vannnesa hudgens for nudes
then why not forgive chris brown come on people he is the best

[michaela]

omg thought he was gd but he aint so shocked
she must have deserved it though or he cudnt do it
luv chris b so much xxx

[Bobby Boushie]

Chris Brown is a PUNK! For knocking out Rihanna i hope she gets better very soon. And she should make a song about him and start some beef.

[Chris]

I feel for Rihanna, I hope she's doing well, but the fact she's still at the hospital doesn't sound too good to me. WE'RE ALL WITH YOU GIRL!

[jasmin]

I LUV U CHRIS BROWN SHE JUST WASN'T MEANT 4 U

[Ashley]

Damn, I was so upset to hear that this happened, Yes I never thought Chris would do that but when rage hits one thing can lead to another, no amount of
violence or abuse is okay by anyone. I hope Rihanna is okay. god be with her

[Beth]

I feel bad for what happened. But why would chris brown do something like what had happen that made him do that

[reggie]

I still cannot even think that Chris would do that but, it is still his life! Plus him and Rihanna were the best couple[to bad that it is over]Rihanna should not see chris again but,Chris did a very dumb thing and that was the most mean thing that a guy could do to a girl!I wonder why he did it!

[Sasha]

Stop jumping to conclusions!! Everybody is jumping on him like he's the only bad person out of the situation. I'm sure she had something to do with starting the altercation too. Granted if he did hit her he was completely in the wrong but until the FULL story comes out cut him some slack.

[Brianna Washington]

I don't think my girl rihanna ws hurt by my boo chris brown. Matbe it was a ex- that said some unnecesary things that turned him off. or maybe it was rihanna if it was he probably did it out of love people these days do things out of love. That still doesn't gine people the right to dtart blamming him people need info that came from the suspect and the victim before the start running their mouths. and i'm not saying this just because i love him i'm saying this because this is how i fell about this whole situation. And if people thing i'm wrong or right or this is good or bad that's their opion and this is mine.

[Stefano]

Doesn't Geragos represent all the losers??????

Seriously, when was the last time that dbag actually won a high profile case for his client?

Brown better get better representation...cuz he certainly won't be spending anytime under Rihanna's umbrelllaahhh...elllah...ellah...anytime soon.

[Lisa Hager]

I really wish there was more information concerning Rihanna and her condition. I am praying that she's alright. There's no good reason for any woman to be harmed like that. She's such a beautiful and inspiring person and I only wish her the absolute best. As for Chris, I NEVER would have seen this coming. I don't know what made him snap, but I really hope he gets the punishment that he deserves.

[David Blighty]

You all know he is guilty as hell for beating that poor girl. I hope the prosecution sends his dumb butt straight to prison. Let him serve a year and see what he learns from it. What an idiot. He deserves whatever he gets.

[natalie]

Chris Brown did not hit her.
Two girls who were following him to the hotel jumped out their car
and jumped rihana.

Chris and Rihana have been separated since earlier this week.
She gave him herpes.

[stephanie]

this is another case of "you can take the boy out of the ghetto, but you can never take the ghetto out of the boy".
is this the new whitney and bobby?
i never liked chris brown. he reeks of immaturity, self absorbance, and typical flashiness which is usually exhibited in the genres of hip hop/r&b/rap.

[Kc]

Chris Brown didnt do IT ,rihanna juss fakn or or its just a publisity stunt!! CHRIS BROWN IZ INNOCENT!!!!!

[Erica]

You know, some of the nicest people have anger management issues. Chris Brown is young, famous and may have a temper that no one has seen in the public eye. (Take Christian Bale, for a PRIME example) It was not announced if he was under the influence of any substance, such as alcohol (or other). He turned himself into the police, willingly. No matter the reason that this happened, it is unacceptable. No one deserves to be beaten and abused WHATSOEVER. If this was just some random story, Wringley wouldnt be letting Chris Brown go. This is a sad circumstance. Sometimes, the nice guys really arent all that nice. Its sadly just that simple.

[shukura]

This is all conjecture. None of you know what happened. Judge when the truth comes out if it ever does. This is all so sad to me. I was happy that we had such talent in the music business that had nothing to do with gangster rap.

[shukura]

By the way, from what I understand Chris Brown is not from the ghetto and and domestic violence happens everywhere. For anyone to suggest that only ghetto people hit their mates is ludicrous. Gosh, why do people always have to resort to racism when something happens in the news. It gets old and very tired.

[Anaya]

I am a HUGE fan of both Chris Brown and Rihanna. What he did to Rihanna was unacceptable. PERIOD. POINT BLANK. However, we have to assume that he is innocent until he is proven guilty in court. Since this was a one time thing, he needs counseling, not jail time. He also will need the support of his fans and admirers. Of course we cannot forget about Rihanna. She did not deserve that. I hope she has a speedy and full recovery. We've got to remember they're young, and being a teenager myself (I'm 15), I can understand that he made a mistake. We all make mistakes so no one has room to judge Chris or Rihanna.
I pray for the best for both of them.

[steve rodriguez]

Both great role models, not!!!

[anti-WHITNEY]

HEY WHITNEY - you are out of your mind. You cannot possibly support someone who assaults a woman like that - or 'allegedly' (one wonders how she got the welts on her head then?). This guy's career is OVER. There is no coming back from this, I am sorry to say. It's unforgivable. He would have been better off shooting someone than beating up Rhianna. What a case this guy is. There's nothing that could possibly provoke me to beat my girlfriend. Anyone who supports this clown needs checked out.

[tina]

Stop being so easily swayed by media reports, even the police cant figure out what happened.
The only people who know for sure is Chris & Rihanna. Why is neither of them talking? Maybe Chris turned himself in to protect her reputation, you just never know with these narcissistic celebs.

[sahmia]

Jus to clear something up guys
He turned hisself in cause it wasz the right thing to do even if he didn't do nething wrong he has an image to up hold, fans to answer me being one of them. I don't believe that he hit her only bcuz I jus don't see it coming frm he such a nice person[I've met him].if he did that is a total shocker it jus amazes me how people automatically assume he hit the girl. I knw everyone is like y is it always the victims fault. But doode honestly if he did indeed hit her he would hv put her out the car nd fled if nething I doubt he would fled on foot he wasz probably mad.. There's a million different ways this could hv happened no1 knws but all we can d0 is wish them the best nd pray

[todd]

Lets not judge because either party is speaking. This could just be a misunderstanding.

Abuse is serious. I hope what ever happened in this case that both are recovering well.

[shocked]

i can't believe some of the comments I've been reading. Am I the only one that can't stand when a guys beats up a girl. It's not just like any other "mistake" it is completly unnacceptable and untolerable not to mention cowardly and low .Stupid girls should stop basing this on chris browns looks but see the situation for what it really is and stop making excuses for him. Its true that we don't know what really happened but no matter the reason there is no excuse for a "man" hitting a girl, no exeptions.

[JC]

I don't understand how people can defend Brown! Calling him boo and saying they love him. I don't know what happened and I hope to God he didn't do it (although reports are saying he did) but just like we don't want to condemn him until he's proven guilty, don't show him any love either. I mean love him, sure but to be coming on here saying, "My boo, I love him, he'd never do it." Please don't glorify him until it's proven that he didn't do it. Just because he's handsome and can sing and dance is no reason to drool over him when he has these type of allegations hanging over his head!

[JC]

For all of the ridiculous comments made here - like the post by WHITNEY, there are some very intelligent ones as well - like the comments by ANAYA. For a 15 year old, you sound very wise. I agree with you. Good job, Anaya.

[T. A. Mobley]

Young ladies and young men. It hurts to get hit wether male or female. Grant it abuse is worng. Two people had an altercation, who are we to judge? Remember there are three sides to every story. there is her side, his side and then there is the truth. Put youself in his place. If the media is accurate, an you have contracted herpes, for there is no cure. This guy is 19 years old? Is his life over? He is innocent until proven guilty by a court of law. If the case goes to trial allow him to be judged by a group of his peers. What could cause him to do such a horrible thing? Please reserve your comments and allow them to settle their dispute. As a people. and nation we are very judgmental. We need to understand that people in all walks of life rich and poor alike have problems.The only thing that will make a difference is to respect one another to agree to disagree without violence. Open communication and respect is the key to a long lasting relationship.

[♥Nelly♥]

I am NOBODY to say who's right OR wrong. I wasn't there so only Rihanna and Chris Brown would know exactly happen and why it happened. I think every relationship goes thru problems all the time. Chris is a great singer and so is Rihanna. Now if it was true that Chris Brown did do it; whether Rihanna provoked him or not..."A MAN SHOULD NEVER ...EVER HIT A WOMAN". Look at it this way.... they were both wrong and just didn't know how to handle the situation during the argument. I wish them both the best.

[letdawg]

I hope Rihanna does NOT get back with him!!!!! She should set an example to other unfortunate girls who deal with this type of abuse on a daily or irregular basis. This type of behavior is NOT acceptable and should NOT be tollerated and no one deserves it. Stay strong Rihanna!!
Peace N MUCH Love

[K Dub]

Um, hello? Chris Brown is DONE. No way he survives after this mess - he will be radioactive. I don't care what she said to "provoke" him, biting and hitting a woman is never, ever cool. Dbag should be in jail...

[Doug]

In response to inland empire native, justification of violence against women is evident accross racial, ethnic and class lines. Lest we forget how often Pamela Anderson was beaten by Tommie Lee before she left. Most domestic abuse is kept private, hence the term domestic violence.

[asdf]

I hate the ignorant remark made by the person that said maybe this type of thing is ok in black neighborhoods. When it's a known fact that all the domestic violence laws came about due to white stressed out males beating their mates.
So no ignorant one, it's not acceptable in our hood for a man to hit a woman. Nor should it be ok for a woman to hit a man, which seems to be the problem here. Rihanna has a damn scratch on her face and bruises on her arm. Sounds to me that Chris tried to stop her from beating on him. I will not judge until him or her tells their side of the story and in 'our' neighborhood, the two would have been helped by witnesses instead of having the police called, especially if it was only a 'lover's quarrel. And now because of the pretentious neighborhood this happened in they are both facing serious consequences. Mo
Money Mo Problems...

[Rexy]

Sorry i'm not on no ones side but i think this whole thing is gettin blown outta proportion, it's probably Rhianna tryna do some sly stuff because Chris no longer wants to be with her, It sounds like some "Thin Line Between Love and Hate" Chris baby run, she already beat herself up, next thing you know she gonna go after the new girl your seeing, then try to kill you both. If you haven't watched the movie chris, watch it but i already told you what happened, so Run It. Chris has entirely too much to lose, and plus he is way hotter than Rhianna, and she knows this, so let the truth set you free Rhianna before the tables become reverse and they get you for fraud and perjury!

[MISSLADY]

SHE PROBABLY, AS WE ALL KNOW , WAS NAGGGING HIM ABOUT HIS GROUPIE CHICKENS BUT THAT DOESN'T GIVE HIM ANY REASON TO HIT HER. I HAVE SEEN WOMEN PENETRATE A MAN'S MIND BECAUSE OF THEIR INSECURITIES. I JUST HOPE WE ALL LEARN FROM WHATEVER HAPPENED TO CAUSE THIS DILEMMA WHICH WAS TOLD TO US SO MANY TIMES.

ps. you guys never took note and i guess 98% of commenters here are women!!

[M.R.]

He had to turn himself in because he ran from the scene before the police arrived. How many innocent people flee before the police arrive? Word is, she is cooperating with investigators, why is there no one saying that he is cooperating? No woman deserves to be man handled like that, nor hurt. His money will probably get him out of this, I just hope she is more selective in the future. She is too fine and talented to be settling for just anyone.

[tanikia branch]

omg!!!!! i don't know what to do like is this a dream..or should i say nightmare?? this is soooo unreal GOD...THIS IS THE BIGGEST PRANK...AHH GOD I HOPE..BUT OK GUYS ENOUGH..HA HA U CAN STOP NOW.
i don't kow what to say i really want to here statements from them..i think they owe it to the fans..set the story straight.!!!!!....

this makes me smoke ;0)

[veronica]

it's terrible what happened but on a side note - why do all the write-ups fail to mention that justin timberlake sang with al green as keith urban accompanied them?

[tankei30]

I don't believe in domestic violence BUT.....why is everybody acting like Rihanna is so frickin innocent? None of us knows what happened. I do know this though.....she is NOT telling the entire truth! Read BET.com and see. They left the hotel together AFTER the incident! So why is she "cooperating" with the district attorney to press charges? Rihanna is made b/c she got dumped! This is what happened in a nutshell:

THEY BROKE UP TWO WEEKS AGO....THEY WERE TOGETHER AT THE CLIVE DAVIS PARTY FOR "SHOW"....CHRIS IS ALREADY SEEING SOMEONE ELSE WHO WAS ALREADY AT THE PARTY AND RI RI GOT MAD.....RI RI HIT CHRIS AND HE GAVE IT BACK TO HER....CASE CLOSED.

Now you know so let's move on to the next fifteen minutes of someone else's fame shall we?

[Val]

Why doesnt sweety Rih-Rih tell y'all about the brawl she had in barbados when she broke up all the people's nice things in the villa throwing dem at Chris brown? she is much too controlling and jealous. She's a tru-tru johnny-come-lately freak.
He should have walked away from that girl a long time ago...now she has ruined his career, vindictive @#$^^&*...
I wish I could directly remind her of her "humble" beginnings..no head..didn't go far in school, simply got a lucky break...sh'e a horrible person underneath her "umbrella" of lies......

[ms.harris]

Bottom line is we weren't there!!! DUH!!! no one knows what really happened except Chris, Rihanna and the witness present at the time of the altercation. The truth will come out! Just hope that everyone remembers to be truthful.

[kiki]

Just like everyone else, I don't know the full story, but I'm shocked to see people say that she must have deserved it if it happened. UNACCEPTABLE! Violence should not be tolerated, no matter who does it! Don't be fooled...just because you see someone on tv and buy their album and are a member of their fan club DOES NOT MEAN YOU KNOW THEM. I'm not accusing anyone of anything but the last thing anyone should do is say someone deserves abuse. I'm definitely praying for both of them. I can't imagine what they must be going through right now.

[disgusted]

Oh, I see the fangirls made here to the Times to defend that jerk! What is wrong with this generation of young girls that they will actually a person who would beat a woman, and give her injuries so bad that she winds up in a hospital? You'd never know there was a women's movement in this country 40 years ago with all of the "stand-by-your-man" mentality going on. It doesn't matter if Rihanna allegedly "started" it, Chris Brown went waaaaaay to far in "finishing it" and he needs to remain in jail for a long time to come for it!

[whizdakid]

chris is justified in what he did...Rihanna the one to blame for cheating and giving him HERPES!!!!

[c2]

I LUV CHRIS SO.......MUCH AND I DONT BELIVE THIS BUT EVEN IF HE DID IT SHOULDN'T BE SO MUCH OF A BIG DEAL .........DONT GET ME WRONG I LUV RIHANNA TOO

P.S HANG IN THERE CHRIS ND KNO DAT UR FANS WILL BE WITCHU (WELL AT LEAST THIS FAN LOLZ)

[POLL CHAT]

to yuli: can i please have some of them drugs that you're on? cause they seem really fantastic! :) i have rihanna's email adress but she told me something different than what chriss brown told you (lmao) oh yeah, we talk on the phone as well! you have something near your mouth...BULLSHIT!!!! haha go get a life you loser. stop chattin a load of crap. go and do somethin constructive and play on a railway line (thats a train line if you don't know lol) LMFAO

[Michael Owens]

You never know what a person is capable of. We know Chris Brown, the celebrity. We don't know Chris Brown, the man. If someone is provoked, you don't know what that person will do. I learned a long time ago to never say what someone won't do because you will be truly disappointed if you find out otherwise. He's human and has a breaking point just like the rest of us whether he is a celebrity or not, but violence is never the answer.

[asdsfdfvdf]

who cares if its real or not. bottom line you dont beat/hit someone. it makes me sick to think that peope honestly think because its someone important that it makes it somehow more acceptable. it doesnt. it does not matte how old chris brown is, o if its his first time, not acceptable.

[mike]

well first of all nobody knows the complete facts and the media is always going to give the woman's a victim side for fuel for the ignorant public and there amusement,I'm not into beating woman but my god when is it going to stop with this double standard of no matter what a women does hit,bite,scratch,kick,spit in your face,stabb you,shot you,give you diseases she innocent and off limit, not accountable for her action against a man, people please are you serious,if this girl attack him he deserve to defend hem self just like he would to any other person in the world.woman take advantage of the laws that are in-place to help woman that are really being abused and men have no defence to them if it comes out that she was the violent one or the liar she should go to jail period stop with the double standards America.you dont see men fighting tigers and lions because we know if we get our ass mauled its our fought and we have know one to blame but ourselves. Point is if you hit a man you should be willing to take the lic back for your own actions. and for the record MEN ARE THE MOST ABUSED WE JUST NEVER REPORT IT!!!

[apnighthawk]

Let's assume for argument sake, she provoked him (note, I didn't say provoked him to beat her). At what point is it OK to assault someone. There are countless gentlemen who are provoked, even hit by women, who do not resort to Battery. Any person who thinks that is OK for one person to assault another person, has serious emotional issues. (note that self defense is not assault - and this was not self defense)

Given Rihanna's size even if she threw the first blow, are we saying that Chris is such a weakling that he couldn't restrain her. I hope those of you who thinks she probably deserve the beating, don't find yourself in a position one day where someone thinks you deserve a beating because you did something they didn't like. I ask you - would you graciously accept a beating?

[coral holder]

some of the comments make me sick to my stomach no matter what a man should not hit a woman.i guess the people that speaking bad about Rhianna dont have a mother ,girlchild,or sister let the shoe be on your foot then you would not talk stupid .

[coral holder]

some of the negative comments about Rhianna make me sick to my stomach a man hitting a woman is so wrong so many things chris brown could have done not to be in this situation .i guess the people who think its her fault dont have a mother ' girlchild or sister let the shoe be on your foot .

[fairone]

FIRST, I HATE THE WAY THE MEDIA IS SWARMING LIKE BEES AROUND CHRIS AND THIS WHOLE EPISODE. IT'S INSANE. NEXT, I HATE THE FACT WOMEN ARE SO HYPOCRITICAL THAT THEY FEEL THEY CAN SMACK OR HIT A MAN WHEN WE GET OUR FEELINGS HURT. IT'S ALL EGO..NO MATTER HOW RICH OR FAMOUS WE ARE, IT WILL NOT STOP A MAN FROM BEING INTERESTED IN SOMEONE ELSE. THIS YOUNG MAN HAS BEEN THE ULTIMATE GENTLEMAN SINCE THE DAY HE STEPPED ON THE SCENE..ULTIMATE..I CAN'T SAY THAT ABOUT ANY OF THE OTHER YOUNG CELEBS OUT THERE...I SAY LET THE COURTS DECIDE IF HE IS GUILTY OR INNOCENT AND ALSO LET THE COURTS TAKE INTO ACCUONT THAT I'M SURE HE DIDN'T PASS THE FIRST BLOW.THAT'S TRUE EQUAL RIGHTS !! AND BY THE WAY..HIS CAREER WILL NOT FAIL AFTER THIS...TOO MANY MUSIC STARS WITH TROUBLES THAT ARE STILL #1. HE'LL REMAIN ON TOP..AT LEAST HE HAS SOME TALENT..

[rene]

They said that it wasn't even the first time he allegedly hit her....so if he did that he's a punk and he'll get his in jail....I hope Rihanna gets better and find someone who treats her right!

[KJ]

I am just saddened by all of this; we are defending him and comforting her. No one no matter what gender has the right to put their hands on someone of the opposite sex. Someone else has already said this...but there are three sides to this story hers, his, and the truth. We as the public will never know the entire truth. SO let’s keep out judgmental comments to ourselves. If you want to do something pray for them, or just stop talking about it. NO matter what the outcome, someone was hit in an aggressive manner. But we should leave it up to the courts to decide what is true or false. He is a teenaged boy and she is barely grown. We have all made some mistakes in our lives, this type of things happens all the time, but since they have money its NEWS. Let report about something positive and leave the negative alone. But we cant...better yet we wont because we love drama.

[Concerned]

Rihanna should not have hit him and he should not have hit her - until all of the facts are out, no one can assume anything.

We will all have to wait and see!

[simone]

its a shame to see you men and women out there blaming rihanna for what has happened just because you looovvvveeee chris brown.Put yourself in her shoes no matter what a person has done no one deserves to be beaten.right is right and wrong is wrong and he was wrong.he is not GOD.God does not hit the people he loves.

[neesha86]

i think he will get through this...he witness this kind of behavior as a child so history will repeat itself...he needs a lil help thats all...she needs to get out of the relationship and so does he...celebrities are human so every body needs to stop acting like this is brand new...thats all i have to say....THIS TO SHALL PASS

[R. King]

CHRIS BROWN is a rascist sexist for beating this beautifull woman rihanne
put the mf on the chair

[Tiffany]

I don't think he did it but in this world you may never kno...but when I heard bout it I was hurt and a lil disappoint and shocked.

[Audrey]

Chris Brown, way to let down the fans! I hope he gives a public apology! And I hope all is well with him and of course Rihanna. Its too bad Chris couldn't overcome the domestic violence he witnessed as a child :(. I'm a huge fan! Always thought he'd be the perfect boyfriend...guess not.

[jules]

i think that neither he nor Rihanna should be judged, nobody knows the facts of what happened except the two of them. People are making many assumptions and they should wait and see what the outcome is. And, Chris is nineteen yrs old he was probably barely 17 when fell for her. He is not a 30 or 40 something year old man who has been doing this for years and is proud of it. He made a mistake, he obviously needs to get counselling since his mother was abused by his step-father. (hate to put the word "father" in there cuz any REAL father wouldn't lay a hand on any woman). I don't think this should put an end to his career, people.....where is your forgiveness, your hearts? This type of domestic violence happens in every walk of life...yes, even the rich and famous. So many out there are full of hatred and biases against every little thing. God and Azna will see them both through this.....God Bless them Both.

[Consciouscool]

Sorry to break it to all you man bashers, and haters, but If she (Rihanna) were injured after the alleged incident in the lambo, he (Chris Brown) would've been charged with assault not just threatening. So chances are the wounds are self inflicted, its been known to happen, she wants to control him. Look at the big picture, man known for being cool and collected, woman known for jealousy and freaking out. Everyone should wait until they have more facts, and Jay Z should also mind his business, at Jay, you never beat anyone while you were selling drugs? Also the people you sold drugs to didn't damage the community and afflicted damage and beatings in the thousands. Please.

[Trevia]

Only Rihanna, Chris and God knows what really happened in their relationship. Only God can judge Chris/Rihanna. Everyone makes mistakes so before anyone including the so called celebrities continue to judge and make threats they should clean up their own back yards. As for individuals rejecting his apology...who are you to reject the apology. Were you a part of the events that night? We've all done things we must be forgiven for doing so we must forgive. You are not perfect. Get over yourself!

[LaKings]

Whitney you have a serious problem. That is NEVER ok.

[q the truth]

who threw the first blow is responsible for the escalation of the violence. And i find it hard to believe that he did this all while driving a high speed performance sports car. It was a fight they both were wrong. women and men need to stop acting violently towards each other.

She got jealous land lost control he got angry and lost control. this is how things keep spiraling downwards. And all of the folks making millions off of this incidents and others are worthe worst of all(Nancy Grace, Oprah, Geraldo Rivera Dr. Phil are the ones who need counseling