Chris Brown is still scared of the public reaction to his assault on ex-girlfriend Rihanna – he’s convinced most people want to see him in jail.

Brown pleaded guilty to beating the Bajan beauty after a party in Los Angeles in February and was sentenced to five years probation, community service and ordered to stay away from the singer for the entire probation period.

He admits that although most of his fans have stood by him, he fears the general public would prefer to see him sent to prison for the attack.

He tells MTV, “(My fans) love me and support me. (But the public) don’t want to see me do anything… they wanna see me kind of, basically in jail.”

Chris Brown: The Interview will air on Friday – the same day as Rihanna’s TV tell-all on talk show 20/20.

Source, Bauer-Griffin