“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.
The judge said she wanted to make sure that Chris Brown “was treated as any other person who comes through this court.â€
According to reporters, Rihanna was in the courthouse, dressed in all black with black shades….but she wasn’t in the courtroom. The 50-yard court-mandated distance is interesting. That exes out any chance of the couple having a relationship. So they won’t be asking for courtside seats near each other any time soon.
So 180 days of community labor and 5 years probation. Judge offered either 180 days in jail or 180 days of community labor.
UPDATE: Rihanna’s lawyer held a presser and said: “Rihanna was told about the plea deal at 12noon and had no objection. Rihanna believes that this is a fair and just resolution of this case. She would like to thank from the bottom of her heart the district attorney’s office and LAPD that showed her only courtesy and compassion….Its inappropriate suffice it to say that now there is a stay away order in effect, I’m sure Chris will abide by that order.â€
She would consider a reduction of the “stay away order,†(He can’t come within 50 yards of Rihanna, but if they’re at the same event, the distance is 10 yards) after his sentencing in Aug. She felt that the “protective order†(which just means Chris shouldnt reach out to Rihanna and annoy her) was sufficient, and that the “stay away order†is not necessary.
*Court told Rihanna not to contact Chris as well. So they can not talk to each other. For 5 years. As it stands now.
Source - TMZ