Episode #112 | 10.18.22
Chris Brown: Police Standoffs, Rejected from Rehab, and America’s Most Hated Pop Star
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Chris Brown established himself as America’s most hated pop star when he brutally assaulted Rihanna in 2009. But long after the well-publicized attack on his then-girlfriend, Brown’s lengthy criminal record continued to unravel, as he shuffled between different rehab facilities, prison, and the custody of U.S. marshals. His reputed red-hot temper and fighting fists even resulted in a 10-hour police standoff outside his California mansion—over an alleged charge that might have been one of the few times that the troubled R&B singer actually didn’t do anything wrong.
Sources
Chris Brown: Welcome to My Life documentary
Chris Brown ‘Paranoid’ About Death Threats, Loses Delay Bid (Rolling Stone)
Chris Brown Graduates from Domestic Violence Program and Asks to Lift Protective Order (Rolling Stone)
Rihanna Agrees to Downgrade Restraining Order Against Chris Brown (Rolling Stone)
18 Things We Learned From Chris Brown’s Hot 97 Interview (Vibe)
Chris Brown’s Probation Reinstated (Rolling Stone)
Chris Brown Jailed in Hit-and-Run Case, Released 40 Minutes Later (Today)
Chris Brown Checks into Rehab (Rolling Stone)
Chris Brown Has Checked Out of Rehab (Rolling Stone)
Chris Brown Ordered to Spend 90 Days in Rehab (Rolling Stone)
Chris Brown Gets 131 More Days in Jail After Admitting to Probation Violation (E Online)
Chris Brown: Judge ‘Troubled’ by alleged gun, knife threat at rehab (Los Angeles. Times)
Chris Brown Tossed from Rehab for Touching Women (The Denver Post)
Chris Brown Is Now In Custody of U.S. Marshals (TIME)
Singer Chris Brown is Transferred into Federal Custody for D.C. Charge (L.A. Times)
Chris Brown Pleads Guilty to Assault, Tells the Court ‘I’m Sorry’ (People)
Partially Clothed Intruder Breaks Into Chris Brown’s Agoura Hills Home, Singer Says (KTLA)
Naked Woman Breaks Into Chris Brown’s House (XXL Magazine)
Singer Chris Brown Arrested On Assault Charge After Confrontation At His House (Los Angeles CBS Local)
Baylee Curran: Woman Cops Say Chris Brown Pulled Gun on Speaks Out, Sends Message to Rapper (Extra TV Interview)
Surreal Standoff ends with Chris Brown under arrest, but the R&B singer says he’s the victim (L.A. Times)
Lawyer for Chris Brown: no guns, drugs found in house search (Chicago Tribune)
Who Is Baylee Curran: 5 Things to Know About Chris Brown's Alleged Victim (People)
Chris Brown Opens Up About Rihanna, Jail & Accepting Life as a ‘Learning Experience’ (Billboard)
LAPD Find No Firearms In Chris Brown’s Home (XXL Magazine)
Here’s a Timeline of Chris Brown’s Assault Case Involving Baylee Curran (XXL Magazine)
Chris Brown’s Accuser Baylee Curran May Have Sent Text Message Trying to Set Up Singer (XXL Magazine)
Chris Brown: ‘It was the biggest wake-up call’ (The Guardian)
Chris Brown Opens Up About His ‘Welcome to My Life’ Doc, New Album, and Wanting to Work With Beyoncé (Complex)
Karrueche Tran Granted 5-Year Restraining Order Against Chris Brown
(Billboard)
Judge orders R&B singer Chris Brown to stay away from ex (Associated Press)
Chris Brown’s attorney blasts accuser, claiming ‘fabricated’ allegations of gun threat (Los Angeles Times)
Run It! (Wikipedia)
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