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Brown charged with thuggery and nastiness
By CMU Editorial | Published on Friday 6 March 2009
So, turns out that yesterday’s Chris Brown court hearing was to officially charge the R&B star with some crimes. The crime of ‘assault likely to cause great bodily harm’, to be precise, which has been added to Brown’s charge list alongside the existing charge of making criminal threats.
As much previously reported, Brown was arrested in LA on 8 Feb after allegedly attacking his girlfriend, Rihanna, in the street as they travelled home from a pre-Grammy party. During the attack he reportedly told the singer he would kill her and then fled the scene, leaving her unconscious on the pavement. He is currently free on $50,000 bail.
Court papers detailing the charges list Brown’s victim only as “Robyn F”, although Rihanna’s real name is Robyn Fenty, so it’s fairly safe to assume they do mean her. Spokespeople have refused to comment on the charges on behalf of either party.
The charges come hot on the heels of rumours that the couple are now back together, and possibly married, and that Rihanna is now refusing to testify against Brown. How much, if any, of that is true remains to be seen.
