Brown is still a popular guest collaborator in the R&B and hip-hop world: He's featured on rapper Kid Ink's rising Top 15 hit "Show Me" and singer-songwriter Sevyn Streeter's R&B hit "It Won't Stop.The theme of Rihanna’s “Last Girl on Earth” tour, as suggested by its recurring video images of computers downloading her dreams, is the subconscious, which is always more interesting than the conscious. 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, while the current single, "Loyal" with Lil Wayne, broke into the Top 40 last week.
The Nicki Minaj-assisted "Love More" was the strongest of the singles, peaking at No. He has launched several singles from the album, but while some have reached the Top 40, they haven't resonated on the charts like his previous tracks. Since his arrest in February 2009 for assaulting Rihanna, Brown has worked to restore his public image and has released three albums, including 2011's "F.A.M.E." that won the Grammy Award for best R&B album.īrown's fifth album, "X," has been delayed several times and a new release date has not been set. He did allow the singer's handcuffs to be removed during the hearing, and ordered photographers not film deputies placing the restraints back on after the hearing.īrown had been in court-ordered rehab since November and until recently had received good reviews from probation officials and praise from Brandlin. Geragos had requested that Brown be allowed to change into a suit, but Brandlin refused. "He has put himself into custody," Murray said.īrown appeared in court wearing an orange jail jumpsuit, a sharp contrast from the suits and designer jeans he has worn for other court hearings. Brown's completion of those hours was called into question last year, and Brandlin required the singer to do another 1,000 hours of roadside cleanup and graffiti removal as punishment for a misdemeanor hit-and-run case.
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Geragos said Brown's incarceration might make it impossible for the trial to start on time, and would be a waste of judicial and jail resources.ĭeputy District Attorney Mary Murray however said Brown has had repeated chances to comply with his sentence for the Rihanna attack, which required him to obey all laws and complete six months' worth of community labor. The singer has legal woes on the East Coast as well and is due to go on trial in a misdemeanor assault case in Washington, D.C., on April 17. Geragos said he planned to petition to have Brown released before the April hearing. So I don't know that being in a therapeutic session and you're talking about your reflections and you say one sentence means you go to jail? Seems to me to be counterproductive to therapy." "Do you say things you'd like to take back? I certainly do. "You know - do you have a bad day? I have bad days sometimes," Mark Geragos said outside the courthouse.
Outside court, Brown's attorney described Brown as having a bad day at the facility and said he didn't think his client should be forced to stay behind bars for another month. Other transgressions cited by rehab workers included the singer ignoring a worker who was waiting to give him a drug test, rubbing elbows with a woman when he had signed an agreement to stay at least two feet away from all female clients and joking telling fellow patients, "I'm going to ask my higher power to take away my troubles." When asked whether he was serious, Brown said yes while shaking his head no, a report on Brown's conduct stated. Standoff Between Cuban Government and Activists Begins Ahead of March