Chris Brown has been forced to take the threat of jail time more seriously than of late as the singer’s probation for beating up Rihanna has been revoked.
Brown has been on probation since his 2009 assault of Rihanna, who he was dating at the time. Despite this jeopardy, he has become involved in a number of scrapes involving the police, culminating in charges of assault following a recent incident in Washington DC.
Brown was arrested in October after a man accused the Grammy Award-winning R&B singer of hitting him after he tried to get a photo with the star.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge James R. Brandlin, who had the option to summarily jail Brown, released him pending a further hearing in February. The judge told Brown he is still required to perform the 1,000 hours of community labour he was handed originally and he was also ordered to stay in rehab. Brandlin said probation officials reported that Brown is doing well in treatment.
According to TMZ.com, the judge also ordered Brown not to use ‘medical marijuana’ for the time being.
TMZ reported last month that Chris was kicked out of his rehab programme in November after he threw a rock at his mother’s car window. The site reported that his mother showed up to a ‘family session’ and was urging Chris to stay for extended treatment. Brown is said to have ‘violently disagreed with her’ and shattered her car window with a rock.
A source close to the singer says: “It does him no good to dwell on the ‘what ifs’ in life. Yes, [the prospect of going to jail] scares him but he’s really trying hard to not think about it because he can’t control that at this point.” The source adds: “All he’s focused on is continuing in rehab and making the best out of this life-changing experience. As long as he’s focusing on doing what’s right, everything else will fall into place.”
