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Chris Brown sentenced for Rihanna assault

Aug. 25, 2009
Singer Chris Brown returns to a California courtroom Tuesday afternoon to officially hear his sentence for the assault of his pop star girlfriend, Rihanna.
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Chris Brown sentenced for Rihanna assault

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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Recording artist Chris Brown was sentenced in a Los Angeles court Tuesday to 1,400 hours of labor-oriented service for beating up his singer-girlfriend Rihanna.
Chris Brown's sentencing delayed

Chris Brown's sentencing delayed

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 6 (UPI) -- A Los Angeles judge delayed sentencing for singer Chris Brown, saying she wants a guarantee he'll perform community labor for hitting his ex-girlfriend Rihanna.
Rep: Rihanna, Brown didn't stay together

Rep: Rihanna, Brown didn't stay together

NEW YORK, July 27 (UPI) -- Rihanna's publicist says the singer's weekend stay in the same New York hotel where her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown had checked in was a coincidence.
Sources: Rihanna, Brown at same hotel

Sources: Rihanna, Brown at same hotel

NEW YORK, July 26 (UPI) -- Singer Chris Brown has checked into the same New York hotel as his singer girlfriend Rihanna despite a restraining order against him, hotel sources say.
Court denies delay for Brown hearing

Court denies delay for Brown hearing

LOS ANGELES, June 17 (UPI) -- The California Supreme Court has denied a request made by Chris Brown's lawyer to postpone a hearing in the singer's assault case, officials say.
Lawyer: Rihanna subpoenaed in Brown case

Lawyer: Rihanna subpoenaed in Brown case

LOS ANGELES, June 11 (UPI) -- Rihanna's lawyer said the pop star has been subpoenaed to appear in a Los Angeles court to testify
Chris Brown pleads innocent to assault

Chris Brown pleads innocent to assault

LOS ANGELES, April 6 (UPI) -- Singer Chris Brown, who is accused of beating his pop star girlfriend Rihanna, pleaded innocent to assault charges in a Los Angeles court Monday.
DA: Rihanna cooperating in Brown case

DA: Rihanna cooperating in Brown case

LOS ANGELES, March 31 (UPI) -- The Los Angeles County District Attorney's office says singer Rihanna is cooperating with its assault case against her boyfriend Chris Brown.

Rihanna's dad shocked by assault claims

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- U.S. singer Rihanna's father, Ronald Fenty, says he was shocked to learn his daughter's boyfriend, singer Chris Brown, allegedly assaulted her.

Rihanna injuries could determine charges

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 14 (UPI) -- The charges U.S. singer Chris Brown will face for an alleged assault may be based on how badly his girlfriend, singer Rihanna, was hurt, legal experts say.
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch