A representative for disgraced singer Chris Brown has dismissed reports the star leaked a new song about his ex Rihanna just days after he pleaded guilty to assaulting her.

Internet gossips were sent into a spin when a new set of tunes recorded by Brown appeared online - with one of the tracks, Not My Fault, apparently hinting at the row on the eve of the Grammy Awards in February which left the Bajan beauty battered and bruised.

In the song, Brown is heard singing, “Shorty is caught up, from a long night. She’s ready to fall, but see, it’s all right … That’s not my fault, right?”

However, a spokesperson for Brown’s label, Jive Records, has slammed reports the songs were recorded around the time of the attack or following the court case on June 22 - insisting they are old demos.

In a statement, the rep explains, “Countering misleading reports of ‘new’ Chris Brown music: there are no ‘new’ songs from Chris Brown currently being promoted by Chris or his record label. There are several old demos circulating that are being falsely promoted as new material from Chris.”

The Kiss Kiss singer was ordered to stay at least 50 yards away from Rihanna, serve six months of hard labor in his home state of Virginia and complete five years supervised probation for felony assault.

That would’ve been some nerve! But we wouldn’t put it passed him, considering he did release a Youtube video saying he’s “not a monster”.

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What do you think about Chris Brown getting off with only 5 years probation? Seems to me like he got off way too easy…

He almost killed her!!  I think he should have seen the inside of a jail cell, if you ask me.  It’s infuriating!

Chris Brown pleaded guilty to one count of felony assault against Rihanna in a downtown Los Angeles Courtroom Monday.

As part of the plea bargain, the singer, 20, will receive five years probation and spend 180 days doing community labor in Virginia. Brown will also move home to Virginia, his lawyer, Mark Geragos, announced in court, but will return to California once every three months for updates. During his probation, he must also obey a protective order and stay-away order, which requires him to stay at least 50 yards away from Rihanna at all times.

Rihanna did not have to testify.

Brown arrived at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center at 1:30 PDT this afternoon for the hearing. He was escorted inside by eight uniformed officers and a bodyguard.

Brown — who donned a gray striped suit, brown shoes and striped tie — appeared solemn, according to a witness. His mother followed behind him. The duo were both looking down.

Rihanna wore a black dress, sunglasses and pearls to the hearing, but was not in the courtroom when the judge handed down his decision to Brown.

After Brown left the courtroom, Rihanna entered through a private entrance. She and her lawyer, Donald Etra, discussed the protective order with Judge Patricia Schnegg. Because the two might appear at the same public events, the judge said that in those instances, the 50-yard stay away order would turn into a 10-yard protective order.

In addition, the judge said that the two-way order prevents Rihanna from contacting Brown at any point. Etra told the judge several times that such a stay-away order was not necessary, but Schnegg said she wanted to be cautious.

Brown turned himself into police in February for allegedly beating Rihanna. He was charged with two felonies.

He’ll be formally sentenced Aug. 5.

After the hearing, Geragos addressed the media outside the courthouse.

“This is a kid who has never been in trouble before, who wants to move past this,” his attorney said. “He has accepted responsibility and will continue to do so. He embraces this as an opportunity to get his life back on track and his career back on track.”

Geragos said that although Brown wanted to thank his fans, he has restricted the singer from making a statement until after his official sentencing.

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Rihanna has a big date with Chris Brown today … along with a judge, a few lawyers and a courtroom full of onlookers.

RiRi is set to take the stand as a witness against Chris Brown in his preliminary hearing, which begins at 1:45 PM PT.

Rihanna’s testimony is hugely important. Will she stick to the story she told cops the night of the beating? Rihanna said Brown had beaten her before and the violence was escalating.

One big question — will Brown’s lawyer, Mark Geragos, cross-examine Rihanna? If the case goes to trial Geragos will make a big point that Rihanna was the intial agressor, repeatedly hitting him before he began pounding on her.

Also hugely important …. the photos of Rihanna’s battered face. TMZ published one pic graphically showing the brutality of the beating. But that photo pales by comparison to photos taken the next day after the bruising and swelling settled. Those photos will almost certainly be introduced into evidence during the prelim.

The judge has rejected TV or livestream coverage.

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Rihanna is expected to testify in Chris Brown’s case on Monday as a witness for the prosecution.

The singer is expected to take the stand and testify against Brown, who faces charges of making criminal threats and two counts of felonious assault.

If he reaches a plea agreement, Monday’s hearing would be unnecessary. His lawyer, Mark Geragos, previously indicated he hoped to resolve the case without public testimony.

Los Angeles Criminal Court Judge Patricia Schnegg decided against allowing cameras into the courtroom during Rihanna’s testimony, Parachini said Thursday.

Rihanna has cleared her schedule so she could be in court if prosecutors call her as a witness, her lawyer, Donald Etra, said last month. Prosecutors told him they would call her, Etra said.

“She will definitely comply with the subpoena and any court order,” he said.

Defense efforts to delay the hearing failed when the California Supreme Court decided Wednesday to deny a motion by Geragos to give him more time to look into a leak of police photos showing Rihanna’s bruised and bloodied face.

Schnegg ruled earlier that the leak is not relevant to the case against Brown. The judge said, however, she might change her mind before a trial.

Brown, who issued a public apology for the incident in February, recorded a short video posted on YouTube last month in which he said, “I ain’t a monster.”

He entered “not guilty” pleas in an earlier court appearance.

If Brown is convicted on the two counts, he could be sentenced to anywhere from probation to four years and eight months in prison, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office has said.

The alleged attack happened in February during an argument that began when Rihanna, who had been dating Brown, found a text message from another woman on his cell phone, according to a sworn police statement.

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Chris Brown’s attorney, Mark Geragos, made an appeal to have some top secret LAPD documents released in relation to the Rihanna beating case. The documents were regarding the leak of the beating photo to TMZ.

The appeal has just been rejected today:

The California Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected an appeal by Chris Brown’s attorney Mark Geragos who is seeking access to confidential LAPD files involving the illegal leak of a photograph of a badly beaten Rihanna.

Geragos appealed to California’s highest court after a lower court judge, Judge Patricia Schnegg, denied his motion to access to LAPD personnel records. Gergaos was seeking the records hoping to find the source of the leak of the photo of Rihanna taken after she was assaulted, allegedly by Brown last February.

Chris Brown will be back in court for a preliminary hearing on Monday afternoon. At the conclusion of the preliminary hearing, the judge will decide if there is enough evidence to proceed to a jury trial. Rihanna was subpoened to testify at the hearing, and her attorney has said that she will comply with the subpoena and be a cooperative witness for the prosecution.

Brown,20, is charged with threatening and beating his then-girlfriend Rihanna in Los Angeles this past February.

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At Game 4 of the NBA Finals in Orlando on Thursday night, the real action took place in the stands: Rihanna and Chris Brown were both there.

“They requested to sit together” at the matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Orlando Magic, says a source. But when game time arrived, the one-time lovers opted for seats in separate sections. During half time, each retreated to separate private lounges, according to eyewitnesses.

The outing comes just two days after Rihanna, 21, was subpoenaed to appear in court to testify in the assault case against Brown, 20, and a day after she was out with Aubrey “Drake” Griffin, the Canadian rapper to whom she’s been linked.

Reps for the NBA and the singers had no comment.

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