Chris Cops A Plea

As most of us predicted, “Celebrity Justice” has prevailed, and Chris Brown won’t do a single day behind bars for the alleged beating of Rihanna. That is, unless he decides he’s too big a star to pick up trash.

TMZ reports the singer’s legal team worked out a last-minute plea deal that saves Brown a term in the slammer, but doesn’t let him off too easy. For pleading guilty to felony assault, the formerly pampered superstar was sentenced to spend 180 days doing community labor—which really means hard labor. Putting in eight-hour days cleaning trash off the highways in his home state of Virginia will probably put a crimp in his late-night partying, poor thing.

He also gets five years get supervised probation, which includes a return to court every three months, and must enroll in a domestic violence counseling program. Finally, Brown must stay away from Rihanna, even at public events, for five years. That’s going to make seating them at future awards shows a lot of fun.

What happens if the spoiled singer doesn’t feel like getting up in the morning for work, or getting his manicured hands dirty? It could be four years in the slammer, so it will be very interesting to see if Brown is man enough to take his punishment.

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