RIHANNA broke off her relationship with abusive boyfriend CHRIS BROWN because she "resented" every minute she spent with him following the brutal February (09) assault.The Bajan singer suffered cuts and bruises to her face and body after the Kiss Kiss hitmaker beat her up in his rented car following a pre-Grammy party in Hollywood. Fans of Rihanna were shocked to discover she had reunited with Brown weeks later, when they were snapped spending time together at rap mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs' mansion in Miami, Florida. Rihanna admits she felt "confused with emotions" as she tried to come to terms with the incident, but needed to support Brown as he dealt with the aftermath of the assault. Speaking on news show 20/20 on Friday (06Nov09), she says, "Point blank denial is (when) you start lying to yourself. As soon as the physical wounds go away, you want this to go away, this is something you don't want to remember ever again. So the minute the physical wounds go away you try to put it t...

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CHRIS BROWN appears to have moved on following his break-up from RIHANNA - he has been spotted getting close to reality TV star NATALIE NUNN.Despite professing his love for his ex in recent Internet posts and interviews, Chris Brown has accepted he won't be reconciling with Rihanna anytime soon - in fact a court order demands he stays at least 100 yards away from the R&B star, who he left beaten and bruised after a violent row in February (09). And now he has a new love interest in photographs obtained by TMZ.com. In the shots, Chris Brown is spotted having fun with and getting close to Natalie Nunn, a contestant in the upcoming season of reality show The Bad Girls Club. The new couple was spotted out and about at events in recent weeks, the latest being a roller-skating party on 16 October (09).

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CHRIS BROWN has paid an emotional online tribute to his ex-girlfriend RIHANNA with a montage of photos featuring the pair before their split.Brown is currently forced to stay 100 yards away from the Umbrella hitmaker for the next five years, part of his sentencing after pleading guilty to assaulting her back in February (09). The Kiss Kiss hitmaker, who has been open about his "regret" over the incident, used his Twitter.com page on Sunday night (25Oct09) to post a to a fan-created video montage - set to the tune of R&B singer Lee Carr's The Way We Used to Be. The happy footage of the pair was accompanied by an apology from Brown, who wrote, "IM SORRY YALL (sic). JUST HAD TO POST IT." Minutes later, the star defended his emotional outpouring. He added, "FOR THE FELLAS (men): showing emotion doesn't make u (sic)weak... BEING HONEST MAKES U (sic) STRONG."

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Disgraced singer CHRIS BROWN has written and recorded a song for RIHANNA to show his remorse for attacking her during a highly-publicized fight in February (09).The Kiss Kiss star was sentenced to five years probation and ordered to stay away from his ex-girlfriend in August (09) after pleading guilty to the attack. Brown recently admitted he was still "definitely" deeply in love with Rihanna, and reveals he penned a special track to the Umbrella hitmaker, called Changed Man, in an effort to tell her how much he has grown since the incident. He tells People magazine, "I wrote a song for her called Changed Man, explaining how, when we were apart, it took a toll on me. At the end it's saying I'm a changed man. I gave her that record right after the incident."

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The details of CHRIS BROWN's community service order have been unveiled - the singer will be washing cars, picking up trash and removing graffiti as his punishment for beating up RIHANNA.The 20 year old was handed five years probation and ordered to serve six months hard labor in his home state of Virginia after pleading guilty to assaulting the Umbrella beauty in February (09). Now the star's tasks have been revealed in a letter from Richmond, Virginia Police chief Bryan Norwood to the court in Los Angeles where Brown was sentenced. The letter reads, "It is my understanding that the Court desires the imposed community service to be labor intensive. Along those lines, we are prepared to put Mr Brown to work in the community performing manual labor tasks, such as graffiti removal, trash pick up, washing cars, cleaning, maintaining grounds, etc." The proposals also state that Brown will be forced to pick up the bill for extra security during his punishment, in case members of the publ...

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CHRIS BROWN has lost his endorsement deal with chewing gum brand Wrigley.The Kiss Kiss hitmaker signed on to promote the firm's Doublemint flavour in 2008, but his adverts for the brand were pulled from air temporarily in February (09) when Brown was charged with assaulting his then-girlfriend Rihanna. Wrigley bosses released a statement saying, "Wrigley is concerned by the serious allegations made against Chris Brown. We believe Mr. Brown should be afforded the same due process as any citizen. However, we have made the decision to suspend the current advertising featuring Brown and any related marketing communications until the matter is resolved." Brown pleaded guilty to the charges in June (09) as part of a plea deal with prosecutors, and Wrigley executives have subsequently decided to drop the singer from all of their marketing campaigns, telling TMZ.com they are "formally terminating" his contract with the brand. Brown was due to be sentenced for assault on Wednesday (05Aug09),...

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CHRIS BROWN stunned fans when he made a surprise appearance at rapper LIL WAYNE's concert in Virginia on Sunday (02Aug09), in his first live performance since his February (09) arrest.The Kiss Kiss star joined Wayne and his Young Money crew onstage for their new song Every Girl, singing and dancing alongside the Lollipop hitmaker and his proteges. The R+B singer, 20, even showed off his fancy footwork when he moon walked across the stage to Michael Jackson's classic Billie Jean, as Wayne told the crowd, "Y'all make some noise for the new Michael!" Chris Brown, a Virginia native, has been keeping a low profile since he was arrested and charged with assaulting then-girlfriend Rihanna on the eve of the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. He was sentenced to community service and five years probation after pleading guilty to the charges in June (09), and the sentence is due to be formally handed down on Wednesday (05Aug09).

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RIHANNA and CHRIS BROWN have prompted rumours of a dramatic reunion, after spending the weekend (25-26Jul09) in the same New York City hotel.The pair split after Chris Brown was arrested and charged with beating the pop beauty during a fight in February (09). Last month (Jun09) he was sentenced to a community service order and five years' supervised probation after pleading guilty to the attack. Rumours of a reunion first surfaced when it was claimed the couple had both asked for a restraining order - banning Chris Brown from going anywhere near his ex - to be lifted. And speculation will be fuelled by a new report in the New York Post that alleges Chris Brown and Rihanna have spent the weekend together in a Manhattan hotel. The newspaper alleges they "checked into separate rooms at the Trump International Hotel & Tower on Friday" and "spent the next two days coming and going in separate chauffeured vehicles". The report comes just days after Chris Brown broke his silence about th...

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CHRIS BROWN has begged for his fans' forgiveness in a video apology in which he expresses his "deepest regret" for the February (09) fight with ex-girlfriend RIHANNA.Brown pleaded guilty to hitting Rihanna in June (09) and was sentenced to five years supervised probation and community service. He was also ordered to stay away from the Umbrella hitmaker. The fallen Kiss Kiss star has remained tight-lipped about the widely-reported 8 February (09) incident since his arrest, but now he's addressed his conviction in a video to his fans, which has been posted on TMZ.com. In the two minute tape, he says, "Hi, I'm Chris Brown. Since February my attorney has advised me not to speak out, even though ever since the incident I wanted to publicly express my deepest regret and accept full responsibility. Although I will do some interviews and answer questions in the future, I felt it was time that you heard directly from me that I'm sorry." Brown admits he is "very ashamed" of his "inexcusable" ...

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A reporter who posted illegal video footage from inside CHRIS BROWN's recent assault case on the Internet faces a prison sentence.Russell Alan Wetanson uploaded clips of interviews, conducted outside the Los Angeles courtroom, where Brown pleaded guilty to assaulting his ex-girlfriend Rihanna on 22 June (09), to his website. But it is illegal to tape footage or take photographs inside the official building - and new legal documents filed are requesting Wetanson is held in contempt of court. Wetanson, who is also a lawyer, was notified by the public information officer of the court of the violation and the videos were subsequently removed from his website. Brown was handed a community service order, five years supervised probation and he was ordered to stay away from the Umbrella hitmaker.

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