Chris Brown strikes plea bargain

R&B singer Chris Brown has struck a deal in court after pleading guilty of assaulting and making threats to ex-girlfriend Rihanna.

Chris Brown has been given five years probation and 1,440 hours of community service after pleading guilty to assaulting ex-girlfriend Rihanna, TMZ report. The singer faced a possible four years in prison if found guilty. "He'll spend 180 days doing community labour (eight hours a day - 1,440 hours total) - which is, in effect, hard labour," TMZ sources claim. "He'll do his service in Virginia which is where Brown lives. He gets five years probation for felony assault. He'll get supervised probation. He'll have to come back to court every three months. He must enrol in a domestic violence counselling program. If Brown violates probation, he could get up to four years in prison. Brown is now a convicted felon and loses the following rights: To own a gun, to sit on a jury, subject to search and seizure without a search warrant and he now has limitations on travel." The judge is also believed to have ordered Brown to stay at least 50 yards away from Rihanna for the next five years.

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