From TMZ:

The L.A. County District Attorney has just charged Chris Brown with felony assault and making a criminal threat, also a felony.

Brown will be arraigned today at 3:30 PM in downtown LA.

Given there were visible injuries, the crime of making criminal threats is punishable by up to nine years in prison.

Will post more as it comes in…

A new report details the play-by-play of Chris Brown’s alleged assault of Rihanna taken directly from a Los Angeles Police Department detective’s notes.

According to the notes, as reported by TMZ.com via Fox 11 in Los Angeles, the altercation began after Rihanna read a three-page text message on Brown’s phone Feb. 8.

After she became angry, Brown tried to force Rihanna out of the car, but couldn’t because she was wearing a seat-belt, according to detective’s notes.Brown became more violent, and then allegedly shoved Rihanna’s head against the passenger window. After she turned to face him, Brown punched her, and continued punching her while driving, the notes continued.

Rihanna’s mouth was filled with blood, which also splattered on her clothing and the inside of the rented Lamborghini they were driving.

According to the report, Brown told Rihanna: “I’m going to beat the —- out of you when we get home. You wait and see.”

Rihanna left a message for her assistant that said, “I am on my way home. Make sure the cops are there when I get there.”

Brown replied, “You just did the stupidest thing ever. I’m going to kill you.” MORE AFTER THE JUMP (more…)

Chris Brown is out and about, but it’s the behind-the-scenes action that may determine where he goes in the future.

Sources close to the negotiations tell E! News that the R&B star’s attorneys are in talks with the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office about a possible plea deal that would see Brown wind up with probation—rather than jail time—for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend Rihanna on Feb. 8.

Although the D.A. just received the case from the Los Angeles Police Department today, Brown’s A-list defense attorney Mark Geragos began powwowing with prosecutors earlier in the week.

“Geragos was downtown meeting with the D.A. on Monday,” says a legal source.

The source says lawyers are discussing a deal that would keep Brown a free man if he pleads guilty to a misdemeanor, but it’s unclear whether prosecutors, who had been asking for felony-caliber evidence against the singer, and Brown’s team will compromise. MORE (more…)

Usher has apologized for saying that Chris Brown should “have a little remorse” after the 19-year-old singer — who allegedly assaulted girlfriend Rihanna — was photographed jet skiing in Miami last weekend.

In a video for Jermaine Dupri’s “Living the Life” series, Usher says he is “a little disappointed” after seeing the shots of Brown vacationing. “Have a little bit of remorse, man,” he is overheard saying.

But in a statement late Tuesday, Usher says:

“The comments made during a recent recording session amongst friends were taken out of context and blown out of proportion. I apologize on behalf of myself and my friends if anyone was offended. The intentions were not to pass judgment and we meant no harm. I respect and wish the best for all parties involved.”

Brown is to be arraigned Thursday for allegedly assaulting Rihanna Feb. 8 in L.A.

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Usher is slamming Chris Brown over weekend photos that show the troubled 19-year-old singer smiling and riding around on jet skis in Miami.

In a video for Jermaine Dupri’s “Living the Life” series, Usher is seen around a laptop talking about a series of photos with some other men in a recording studio.

“I’m a little disappointed in this photo,” Usher says about the shots of Brown. “After the other photo [of Rihanna's bruised face posted by TMZ]? C’mon, Chris. Have a little bit of remorse, man. The man’s on jet skis? Like, just relaxing in Miami?”

Brown — who is to be arraigned Thursday for allegedly assaulting Rihanna Feb. 8 in L.A. — and Rihanna were staying at a house owned by Sean “Diddy” Combs on Star Island.

Though Rihanna wasn’t spotted, Brown was photographed several times over the weekend, smiling, riding a jet ski and flexing his arm muscles. Despite reports, he did not party with Khloe Kardashian and Reggie Bush Saturday night at the Gansevoort South Hotel.

Both Brown and Rihanna were photographed arriving in L.A. Monday.

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This makes me sad.  No matter how sorry Chris is, he almost killed her!  I am a firm believer of once a cheater, always a cheater.  Once a beater, always a beater.  Maybe I shouldn’t think that way – but how will she ever know he’s not going to actually kill her next time.

Rihanna and Chris Brown have reconciled, Usmagazine.com confirms.

Nearly three weeks after Brown allegedly battered the singer, the couple have got back together. “She’s not listening to anyone,” says a Rihanna pal. “And of course Puff got involved in this.”

The couple is staying together at a house owned by Sean “Diddy” Combs on Star Island near Miami, Florida. Brown has been seen smiling, riding a jet ski, and flexing his arm muscles. Rihanna arrived four days ago, according to a source.

The latest issue of Us Weekly, on newsstands now, reports the pair have recently begun speaking again, and that Brown reached out to Rihanna on her 21st birthday. “He’s been calling and they are talking,” says a source.

Meanwhile, the Los Angeles County District Attorney is expected to make a decision soon on whether to charge Brown for the alleged beating on February 8.

In the weeks following the incident, Rihanna has been laying low, spending time in Los Angeles, Mexico and the ultraprivate resort at Pelican Hill in Newport Beach, California.

Rihanna’s pals recently told Us a reconciliation was always a possibility, “It’s not easy to shut off a relationship she invested so much in.”

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In Touch can exclusively reveal that Rihanna has not pressed charges against her alleged attacker, Chris Brown, as of now. “We do not have enough evidence and there have been no charges filed on the Chris Brown case,” a spokesperson in the Los Angeles DA’s office tells In Touch.

But Chris is not necessarily out of hot water, even if Rihanna never files charges. “If the state gathers up enough evidence, we will press charges with or without her testifying. It is not up to the victim.”

With a March 5 arraignment date set in LA for Chris, 19, In Touch has also learned that Rihanna does not have to make an appearance at the courthouse. “She will not have to show up during the arraignment,” the spokesperson says. The only way Rihanna, 21, will be forced to face Chris is if the case, which remains under investigation, goes to trial.

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