Richmond’s police chief says his department is prepared to put Chris Brown to work performing manual labor such as graffiti removal and picking up trash as part of a sentence imposed by a California judge. The manual tasks were listed in a letter written by Richmond Police Chief Bryan T. Norwood to Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Patricia Schnegg, who sentenced Brown in the beating of his ex-girlfriend, pop singer Rihanna.

Richmond Police Chief Bryan T. Norwood confirmed last night that his department will supervise Chris Brown’s community-labor sentence that was imposed yesterday by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Patricia Schnegg. “Judge Schnegg may be assured that we will be diligent in maintaining the proper records of Mr. Brown’s work activities and schedule,“ Norwood said in a written statement.

Chris Brown has pleaded guilty to one count of felony assault on pop star Rihanna. Brown, a native of Tappahannock, entered his plea before a preliminary hearing was scheduled to start in Los Angeles yesterday. Rihanna had been on standby to testify.

ORLANDO, Fla.—R&B singer Chris Brown and former girlfriend Rihanna were among the celebrities in the crowd at the fourth game of the NBA Finals in Orlando. They were sitting on opposite ends of the same row under the basket Thursday night at Amway Arena. Brown, a native of Tappahannock, Va., is accused of beating then-girlfriend Rihanna after a pre-Grammy party in February in Los Angeles. The case is still pending.

Rihanna is back - on the red carpet, at least. The pop singer arrived Monday at the annual Costume Institute of The Metropolitan Museum gala in New York. It was her first such appearance since then-boyfriend Chris Brown allegedly beat her in February.

When Chris Brown allegedly assaulted girlfriend Rihanna, it enraged fans of both singers. Fame and Fans: Click here for an interactive timeline of Chris Brown’s career with audio clips and video of fans discussing his image and legal troubles.

TAPPAHANNOCK Raynell Vesselles remembers Chris Brown singing and dancing in the hallways at Essex High School in Tappahannock. “You always knew he was coming because you could hear him before you saw him,“ she said. Vesselles is a counselor at Essex High, the place where Brown, a native of the small town, spent his freshman and part of his sophomore year as an average student who played point guard for the Essex Trojans. In 2004, he dropped out to pursue what has escalated into a blockbuster career.

More than a month after the assault that left Rihanna bloodied and bruised, the situation gets more grim for the once-brilliant career of Chris Brown, her boyfriend and alleged attacker.

More than a month after the assault that left singer Rihanna bloodied and bruised, the situation gets more grim for the once-brilliant career of pop star Chris Brown, her boyfriend and alleged attacker. Despite reports that the couple has reconciled—including reports of an apparent duet recording session—public animosity toward Brown, Billboard’s artist of the year for 2008, seems to be growing.

Chris Brown briefly appeared in court yesterday, hours after he was charged with two felonies stemming from what a police detective described as a brutal argument between the singer and his girlfriend, Rihanna.

Chris Brown is going to learn the hard way.  It doesn’t matter that, at 19, he’s still just a kid.  It doesn’t matter that his career in the past two years has soared to the point that $2,000-a-day Lamborghini rentals are the norm.