Chris Brown is expected to be in L.A. County Superior Court today as a judge reviews his progress eight months after he reached a plea deal over his assault of Rhianna.
Brown was sentenced to five years of probation and 180 days of
community labor, which he performed in Richmond, Va.
A court update report found that Brown was making good progress.
In June, Brown reached a plea deal with L.A. prosecutors that limited his sentence to probation and no jail time. Under the
agreement, Brown, 20, will also take a
yearlong domestic violence prevention class.
Superior Court Judge Patricia Schnegg also ordered him
to stay at least 100 yards away from former girlfriend Rihanna, 21, for the next five
years.
Brown was arrested last February for beating and threatening Rihanna
during an argument in a rented Lamborghini. The incident occurred as
the couple drove home from a pre-Grammy party.
In December, Brown spoke out about the attack, saying he was "hurting inside"
over what he did, but he insisted he was not a violent person.
"I was wrong for what I did," Brown told ABC News. "And I would definitely say that
it’s not something that I look past or look over. Something that’s
really, really touchy. And, and like I said, I’m — I’m really sorry
for — for what went down. And what happened."
— Shelby Grad
Photo: Los Angeles Times file