Rihanna, Chris Brown In Court: Restraining Order Lift Sought

Rihanna and Chris Brown are back in court -- under slightly less aggressive circumstances.

Nearly two years after Brown beat then-girlfriend Rihanna bloody and sent her to the emergency room, he is seeking to have her restraining order against him lifted, Radar Online reports.

His attorney, Mark Geragos, said that the restraining order, "makes it difficult at award shows and such," (both are nominated for multiple Grammys) and pointed out that Brown had completed the required 52 weeks of domestic violence counseling, as well as 582 of his required 1400 hours community service, which he began by cleaning a horse stable.

It's been a long road back for both stars since the beating. After briefly reuniting -- which Rihanna later confessed was embarrassing, as he had been violent on multiple occasions -- she came out with an album filled with emotional songs about the incident, and spoke to GQ about the beating in December of 2009, saying she had finally let go.

For a time, she dated LA Dodgers star Matt Kemp, though the relationship ended this winter.

Brown has had a harder time getting back in the public's good graces; his emotional, tear-filled breakdown during a Michael Jackson tribute performance drew criticism, while more recently, he got into a Twitter fight in which he used homophobic epithets.

For more on the case in court, click over to Radar Online.

Comments

[MakersOfMemories]

11:30 AM on 02/18/2011

I think the only good thing to come out of all of this is to shed more light on the issue of domestic violence. It's sad that 3.3 million children witness domestic violence each year in the US. and this his long lasting negative effects on the rest of their life.

http://www.makersofmemories.org/

[Simba216]

01:11 AM on 02/04/2011

Chris never sent her to the emergency room! Cut the tabloid BS. Rihanna told Ms. Sawyer, Brown never hit her before, and DV was never a part of their relationship. The stuff she told that magazine was BS. I remember what she told Diane on camera! I remember her own family saying all the stories were lies. She was okay. No damage was done! Rihanna and Chris had a lovers spat. Rihanna's talent is less tha zero, but her music is catchy. Brown is a great entertainer. He doesn't have a great voice, but the boy can rock the house!

[amd02148]

06:01 AM on 02/01/2011

chiodo no Chris doesn't have 50 times the talent that she does, let's not get carried away here. I tell you what if someone beat me like an animal and committed attempted murder against me by almost choking me to death, I'd have a hard time getting past it too.

[Max Shaw]

02:30 PM on 01/31/2011

Real men fight with tweets..not fists.

[Crixus]

10:24 AM on 01/31/2011

to all the people that keeps making excuses, defending CB or getting on here making up stories about Rihanna... look
the stigma of the horrible act that Chris did and pleaded guilty too will be with him for life... . so you people can defend him all you want, but your not changing any minds, you're just marginalizing and polarizing CB even more in the court of public opinon.

[chiodo08]

11:10 AM on 01/31/2011

you're coming off like you have a dog in this fight....as I already said. I'm not choosing a side in this. To me their both dysfunctional brats...the unfortunate part is that CB has 50 times the talent she does but it's impossible to get past what he did...just face it it/they are broken ...

[Crixus]

03:48 PM on 01/31/2011

1st of all I am just telling the TRUTH as it really is.. you can support the woman beater all you want.. I use to be a HUGE fan of Chris Brown, I hope for so much for him. I actually thought he was the best part in the movie "This Christmas" until i burned it after this incident an his arrogant attitude afterwards..

yes he is talented but its too bad he is marginalized down to only the women abuser sympathizer crowd.

[hershobr]

08:04 AM on 01/31/2011

If there was true sexual equality, no one would care that he hit her.

[chiodo08]

08:40 AM on 01/31/2011

actually that she "hit" him....be@ting on someone weaker than you is naturally immoral...However, being weaker doesn't give you the right to "go there" and not expect something in return....

[rockrooky]

06:59 AM on 01/31/2011

I am shocked to hear that in 2 years he has not completed even 1/2 of his community service. I would think the crt would be after him about this, rather than he going to the crt making requests. The judge should refuse to consider any requests until he complies with the crt order. This is just more disrespect from him and speaks volumes about how much he has really grown. He expects the court to give him a pass, respond to HIS needs, when in 24 mths. has not even completed half of his community service. I am not familiar with this system in LA, but I would guess this is highly irregular.
Going in and making this request under these circumstances shouts his lack of sincerity. It shows insensitivity to the seriousnes of his crime. This was not just a crime against Rihanna, it was a crime against society. After he beat her and bit her arm, he left her there dazed and alone to fend for herself in her battered condition, alone in the middle of the night. In fact, if I remember correctly, she was unconscious when he left her there, even more vulnerable and at the mercy of whoever was about.
I hope the crt responds by giving him clear guidelines and boundaries for completing his community service. They have allowed him to get away with this for far too long. The man in the mirror needs to look a little harder.

[negirl]

11:05 AM on 01/31/2011

he would have to do 13 hours a week to finish in under two years. thats a lot of community service.

[Aaron Pozdol]

09:36 PM on 01/31/2011

Two hours a day seems reasonable for someone that doesn't really have a career anymore...

Boom.

[Chucky Sly]

06:46 AM on 01/31/2011

Lots of judgement in this thread.
If we're not allowed to be forgiven for our mistakes, then what's the point of it all?
Let the kid work on his atonement and understand that he's taken himself to a low place that will require a lot of effort to get out of.

[dovelove]

05:34 PM on 01/31/2011

Thank you! Both sides need to understand this.

[cherieamour]

06:55 PM on 01/31/2011

...too many stupid people on here trying to protect the 'victim' yet if you see an article on the victim, these same 'protectors' bash her in the same breath...

[Crixus]

04:48 AM on 01/31/2011

look at all the women that are taking up for CB???

but this is the main reason... Its only because he is an attractive man... If CB looked like KC from Jodeci he would not even be up for discussion, he would be a thing of the past an never to sing another song again... but no.. B.E.T. gives him a platform to turn a MJ tribute into a pity party about him... I thought that was a tackless & shameful thing ever done on television.

[chiodo08]

11:04 AM on 01/31/2011

sorry Crix...I disagree...I wondered the same thing...why so many women see his side?...honestly, it's because "they" know that women aren't always the lamb that did nothing to possibly instigate, incite or antagonize the confrontation...granted, as I stated already IT IS NATURALLY IMMORAL to beat on someone/thing weaker than you. That being said, be honest...if you saw a couple viciously (no vi0lence) arguing in the street...who's side are you automatically going to take?
What he did deserves said: "stigma" I agree.. BUT she is NO angel and I can totally see her punching, scratching and clawing her way into a confrontation without regard of what could come back...
Let's take a step back and look at the big picture...she got a lot of mileage out of this(a la Taylor Swift) while flirting with her darker side( neck tattoos, ramping up the sex), it's all good....just sayin this ain't a side or fight I want to be in or take on...

[cherieamour]

06:56 PM on 01/31/2011

*sigh*

...try again, ric...you have nothing...

[James Phoenix]

02:41 AM on 01/31/2011

Im not a fan of Chris Brown and dont care for his music and what he did to Rihanna was horrible. However, what else do we want to see him do? If he has done his counseling, community service, and other requirements then lets not demonize him. All we should ask from him is to respect women, be an advocate for preventing domestic violence, continue to educate himself on similar issues, and always work to improve himself. Getting in a twitter fight sure does not help though.

[AllyCat7]

03:15 AM on 01/31/2011

Agree. I think people are angry and bored so they feel the need to direct their ire towards this young man who has atoned for his sins. One word: P A T H E T I C

[GreenAmbition]

04:26 AM on 01/31/2011

Brown has shot himself in the foot over and over. it's not the public. after the arrest, they went to reconcile, she's physically recovering and he's on a jet ski, making passses at girls. then his mother went to her house to plea his case for him. next we see him shopping with body guards being avoided like the plague at a Beverly Hills mall. No public apology and his community service was done begrudgingly. he's never atoned or learned and until he does his dishonesty in the matter will continue to get him nowhere.

[Crixus]

04:40 AM on 01/31/2011

he has never taken responsibility for what he's done, and has totally acted as if he is the victim an want the public to garner sympathy for HIM..and thats horrible.

[hershobr]

08:07 AM on 01/31/2011

She gave him herpes, he is part of the victim. She can recover from the bruises, but he has to live with herpes the rest of his life.

[Alva Mahaffey-Johnson]

10:10 AM on 01/31/2011

he has constantly pleaded for forgiveness. He went on Larry King and never once bashed her. Out of respect for her he tries not to bring the situation up. Rhianna actually discusses it more in public. He was a model citizen during his community service and received praise from his judge for taking this seriously and doing the right thing. He was also NEVER in trouble once, prior to this.

And looks have nothing to do with this. Most women just don't like hypocrites, which is why we are defending him. He has tried to make amends with the public, much like Michael VIck. And if the public is going to vilify him, then the same should be done to Charlie Sheen who is 50, repeatedly violent towards women, drug addict, the porn stars and reckless nights that end in violent outbursts...even in front of his children- yet the public says nothing, still supports his show, and turns a blind eye. My faith in a 19yr old who has never been in trouble prior is stronger than a 50 yr old who continues to be violent towards women without apology.

[Crixus]

02:27 AM on 01/31/2011

CB is totally done of ever becoming a mainstream artist again, but in the court of public opinion he will forever be seen as the man he beat up a beautiful woman with an online photo as the reminder but he will remain only popular with the R&b crowd. They forgave R. Kelly an his misdeeds were on videotape.

But this is all so funny to see all the STANS on here making excuses for CB.... but CB will forever be a polarized and marginal entertaine­r. he can sing "Man In the Mirror" till the cows come home an it will not change anything ....

so the rest of you on here can continue to make excuses for what is unexcusable

[amd02148]

04:12 AM on 01/31/2011

R. Kelly denied to the world that he did anything. The pictures weren't that clear and he went to trial and a jury of his peers found him innocent, on the other hand we saw what Chris Brown did to Rhianna and he admitted guilt. There is no doubt no matter what he does the rest of his life he carries this stigma with him. He blew a great career all because he couldn't deal with his anger like a man.

[GreenAmbition]

04:30 AM on 01/31/2011

RK's grammy was on the headboard. it was him.

[Crixus]

04:32 AM on 01/31/2011

what? so now R. Kelly was not in the video.. lol.. just like OJ didn't do it right...

right..

[hershobr]

08:03 AM on 01/31/2011

Chris Brown is already back as a mainstream artist again. What, he can't ever do anything good because he got in a fight with his girlfriend when he was 22? Should he have hit her? Obviously not, but anyone who's been in whirlwind relationships knows what it's like.

[Crixus]

09:43 AM on 01/31/2011

no he's a main stream artist with the bl@cks.. thats the crowd that has accepted him, his pop star status is over... over ... over... done..

cya bye bye

[emperance]

01:18 AM on 01/31/2011

Crixus:

If you go on ANY of the AF-AM sites, you'll find that an overwhelmingly high number of posters cut CB no slack.
__________________________________________

* It's not a R/A/C/E issue, it's an "IG-NANT" issue.
(Ig-nant. I purposely use that spelling to make a "colloquial" point).

* It's rumored that a popular AF-AM comic/media personality (who writes books on relationships), LOST a TV show due to "rumored" domestic violence & possibly other reasons, involving his ex-wife.

* The comic's once "potential" employer HAS + ZERO + TOLERANCE for abuse; hence, said comic has sued his ex-wife.

This, according to established media reports.

* We know the billionaire (who has given many folks TV shows) to whom I allude.

All of America knows that she stands FIRMLY against violence towards women.

So ..... You're in good company: That of a pillar in the Af-Am community.
- One who has built a school for young Af. girls.
- One who is a MAJOR philanthropist.
- One who just received a Kennedy Center Honor.
- One who helped elect the 1st Af-Am prez.

CB lovers might be toppled off of their "LOVE THE ABUSER" pedestal if the following is said to them:

"What would "O" do?"
"Do you think "O" would love him as much as you do?"
"Do you think "O" would be advocating on his behalf.

Then, again, they may label “O” a R/A/C/I/S/T also.

[Crixus]

02:19 AM on 01/31/2011

excellent post.. you totally enlighten me with this one..

[fixitfakeitcreateit]

09:08 PM on 01/31/2011

Your hatred and ignorance cant be enlightened. You suck!!!

[gouge]

03:13 AM on 01/31/2011

Unfortunately -O has used people, -their businesses -had them back on her show, AFTER knowing and being made aware, her legal department. producers fully informed, that they had been perpetrators of severe domestic violence. She does not walk the talk.

[emperance]

03:21 AM on 01/31/2011

Have you ever heard of libel and/or defamation?

[emperance]

03:36 AM on 01/31/2011

Assuming what you say is true (PERHAPS YOU INDEED, WORKED THERE & HAVE BEEN PRIVY TO SUCH), here's what remains:

A.) She didn't give "the comic" a show, after all was said and done

&

B.) No one thinks she'd ever ADVOCATE on behalf of woman beaters.

[AllyCat7]

11:59 PM on 01/30/2011

Anyone who is holding a grudge or personal vendetta over this kid who they do not know, especially after he has atoned for his indiscretion, needs help...seriously.

[Crixus]

02:17 AM on 01/31/2011

how is it holding a gudge because people don't support a serial abuser ? i mean really you guys need to stop it with that , because in the court of public opinion . women beaters are not looked highly upon.. sorry

[AllyCat7]

03:09 AM on 01/31/2011

Not supporting him by not buying his music is one thing. But the constant railing on him is starting to look pathetic...especially after he has sincerely shown his regret. People need to get lives.

[AllyCat7]

03:09 AM on 01/31/2011

Not supporting him by not buying his music is one thing. But the constant railing on him is starting to look pa thetic...especially after he has sincerely shown his regret. People need to get lives.

[JJovana]

11:55 PM on 01/30/2011

What Chris Brown did was horrible. But EVERYONE deserves a second chance. Nobody is perfect. We ALL make mistakes and we ALL deserve second chances. Dont be a hypocrite to deny that to anyone.

I honestly have a feeling that they still have romantic feelings for each other...maybe thats why they are doing all this...

[conservicide]

11:44 PM on 01/30/2011

Rihanna beat him in the head with her stilettos.

She's a hoewer.