Chris Brown/Rihanna Scandle - The Latest Updates
Photo - Chris Brown and Rihanna just days before the Grammy Awards.
Chris Brown and girlfriend Rihanna (Robyn Rihanna Fenty) should have been spending the night of the 51st Grammy Awards show happily together. The talented couple who has been dating for over a year were both scheduled to perform at the Grammy’s but the night didn’t go as planned. Instead of singing on stage 19-year-old Chris Brown was turning himself into police where he was arrested on a criminal threat charge.
The incident began on 12:30 a.m. Sunday, February 8, 2009. According to TMZ.com police insiders have revealed Chris Brown and Rihanna were arguing in the car when things got out of hand. Someone heard a woman screaming and called 911. By the time police arrived Brown had already fled the scene and Rihanna’s face was battered and bruised. The official statement by police does not name Rihanna as the victim but says that an “unidentified female” was allegedly assaulted by Chris Brown.
Rihanna canceled her Grammy Awards appearance, one source claims the 20-year-old singer used having been in a car accident as an excuse for her sudden absence. Chris Brown is currently under investigation for domestic violence and felony battery. He was released from jail after posting the required $50,000 bail. Chris Brown has not made any public statements to confirm or deny his involvement in the incident.
In a 2007 interview Brown mentioned that he hated his abusive stepfather. Some are now wondering if witnessing past abuse has now negatively affected his relationship with Rihanna. Since Rihanna was not the one to call 911 to report the assault there is some speculation to whether or not an event like this could have happened before and gone unreported.
Although it is unclear at this time whether Chris Brown is guilty of assaulting Rihanna, Wrigley’s Chewing gum isn’t taking any chances. They’ve suspended their Chris Brown commercial campaign. Not only did Rihanna miss her chance to appear on the Grammy Award show but she has also had to postpone her scheduled Malaysian concert until she is ready to perform again.
February 10th, 2009 at 12:53 pm
[...] Chris Brown’s girlfriend Rihanna canceled her scheduled Grammy Awards appearance and an unidentified source told the media they saw her face battered and bruised. If it isn’t obvious enough that the “unidentified female” is Rihanna, celebrity gossip site TMZ has insider information that has confirmed that Rihanna was indeed the victim of Chris Brown’s violent episode. [...]
February 21st, 2009 at 10:37 am
[...] Rihanna’s family in Barbados took out a newspaper ad wishing her a happy birthday despite the recent problems Rihanna has been experiencing with Chris [...]
March 4th, 2009 at 7:50 pm
[...] after Rihanna was attacked by Chris Brown when she should have been at the 2009 Grammy Awards, the 21-year-old singer has [...]
April 11th, 2009 at 11:10 am
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