A probation report prepared for Tuesday’s sentencing of rapper Chris Brown describes two previous violent incidents. About three months before the February beating of R&B singer Rihanna, in which Brown was sentenced to 5 years probation and community service, Brown shoved Rihanna into a wall after she slapped him during an argument. In another incident, Brown allegedly broke the front and passenger side windows on a Range Rover they were driving while visiting Barbados, Rihanna ‘s home country. According to the probation report, neither attack was reported.
Brown is quoted in the probation report as saying he was “depressed” since the attack and that he “‘does not want to carry on that cycle.'” The report included letters of support for Brown from RCA/Jive Label Group Chairman Barry Weiss as well as an entertainment lawyer and a pastor.
Brown will serve his sentence in his home state of Virginia. He will perform community labor overseen by the police chief in Richmond.