Chris Brown Cops Plea, Avoids Showdown With Rihanna

Brown scuttled the long-awaited court (showdown) between the former flames as he copped a plea today and managed to avoid jail time for their now (infamous) Feb. 8 altercation.

The 20-year-old singer pleaded guilty to felony (assault) and was put on five years' (probation) and ordered to enroll in an anti-domestic violence program. He must perform 180 days of (community) (service) and must have all his travel vetted by a probation officer.

He is due to be formally sentenced Aug. 5, at which time a charge of making criminal threats is expected to be (dismissed).

The announcement came as Rihanna waited in a private area of the criminal courts building. The 21-year-old "Disturbia" singer was ready to lay out her version of what went down following a Grammy Awards pre-party, if she were (called) to the (stand).

But her testimony ultimately wasn't required. Instead of a preliminary hearing to (determine) whether Brown would go to trial on felony counts of assault with force likely to produce great bodily injury and making criminal threats, Brown's lawyer, Mark Geragos, dropped the bombshell that the case had been plea-bargained.


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