Chris Brown had his probation revoked for traveling without approval and failing to complete required community service on schedule by a Los Angeles Superior Court judge earlier today (January 15), according to the Associated Press. Despite the ruling, Brown has been allowed to remain free for the time being. The singer was originally sentenced to five years of probation in 2009 after pleading guilty to felony assault of then-girlfriend Rihanna.
The singer’s probation terms prohibit him from leaving Los Angeles County as of a recent order from probation officials last month. Brown was in violation of the order when he travelled to San Jose on Sunday (January 11) for a performance that ended after five concertgoers were shot at the venue and later hospitalized. Brown’s defense attorney took the blame for the violation and told the judge “that his office incorrectly advised Brown that he didn’t need permission to travel for the show.”
A report filed by Brown’s probation officer outlines his recent progress but also mentions concern for the safety of his performances, citing another of the singer’s concerts last year that also featured unexpected gunshots.
“Though he has shown the ability to be compliant during long stretches of his probation grant, (Brown) continues a pattern of making choices that are counterproductive in his ability to be successful on probation,” the singer’s probation officer wrote. “There is also concern that when he performs or attends at (sic) some of his public events, people will get shot or seriously injured.”
Separately, as a part of his original sentence, Brown was ordered to complete his mandated 1,000 hours of community service by the end of this month but has as many as 200 hours left according to the judge. Still, the judge noted Brown’s “steady progress” on that aspect of his probation.
The latest incident is Brown’s third probationary slip up since 2013. That year he was charged with a hit-and-run after an accident though the charge was later dismissed. Later in 2013 Brown was charged with misdemeanor assault after hitting a man in Washington, D.C. The same judge ordered Brown to attend a rehab center following the charge but he was expelled from the program last March.
Brown will face the judge again for a formal probation hearing on March 20.
Earlier this week, Chris Brown spoke up about the recent shooting at his performance in San Jose.
(January 15, 2015)
UPDATE: Chris Brown’s probation has been lifted, according to a tweet the singer sent out today (March 20).
He was in court today for a formal probation hearing.
The singer’s tweets are as follows:
They won’t let the man be. I mean, was it his fault there was a shooting at the club he performed at or the venue’s fault for failure to have proper security? I’m sayin…
good point. i doubt he didnt know. im pretty sure they outlined his probation guidelines clear when he got put on… but i do feel for him. hes been living in hell since the incident.
thats not the only reason. what kind of rich famous person with means gets out of prison and starts repping fruit town piru blood gANG? this kid is lost. then he gets scared when the guns go blam and he wanna call out niggas for not being real…
i think hes just affiliated cuz theyre in his entourage plus theres a few industry bloods that claim ftp but aren’t from there like kid red…and their hood is turnt down as fucc anyways
If they gave him five years of probation in 09, shouldnt it be over by now?
not if he keeps fucking it up, catching new cases and getting it extended,
Probation gets reset once it’s violated.
I think CB has thrown in the towl..and CB has given up…he has been blacklisted so bad by the music industry….CB is starting to lose control..and he is back to rebelling again…IT IS A SHAME TOO…B?C the album “X” is his best album ever!…
lil debbie is only known by the hiphopdx community! LOL, come on son you can not talk that much shit when you have ZERO hits
naw this bitch i know went to see lil debbie in concert last month, saw the pics on facebook
debbie cakes was lookin good in them pics too, she keeps a big booty bitch on stage just to twerk
He needs more jail time to humble him.
Cosign
How you gon feel sorry for dude? He be doin it to himself. How you not gon be humble and you croon biches??? He be rude to his fans, he beat a bich up in a car, he faked on a nigga out in d.c. Dude is wilin forreal. I dnt care what rihanna wulda sed to me. If i got cheese ill get the fuk out da car call a cab and go spend som money to make me feel better not fuk up my career. I guess he too sensitive. But das ya man………das ya man
I blame da OG’s for not slappin dese niggas one time.
So? He still ain’t selling anywhere near drake’s levels, can’t get hits by himself anymore (drake actually lifts others to success), still gets shitted by his formers fans, still is wack ass pop.
He already did, he already has hits by himself (Drake doesn’t lift others to success, he just dickrides them), his fans ain’t shitting on him, and he’s R&B, not pop.
stay out of trouble, mi bredda.