RIHANNA FACES CHRIS BROWN TO TESTIFY IN COURT ASSAULT CASE BEATING HEARING0 comments

R&B singer Rihanna is scheduled to testify in court against her former lover Chris Brown.

Chris Brown is facing criminal assault charges for allegedly beating up Rihanna on the night before the Grammy Awards.  Keep your head up Riri!!!

Rihanna is due in court today in the assault hearing of former boyfriend Chris Brown stemming from an alleged beating in February.

The pop singer, 21, may be required to take the stand and testify against Brown in the preliminary hearing, scheduled for 1:45 p.m. PST. The hearing will focus on whether there is enough evidence to continue the case against Brown.

Donald Etra, Rihanna’s lawyer, has maintained that she will cooperate with authorities. This afternoon’s appearance will mark her first in court since felony assault and criminal threats charges were filed against Brown in March.

If she is called to testify, the 21-year-old singer would be subject to cross-examination by Brown’s attorney, Mark Geragos.

According to TMZ, Rihanna claimed that the Feb. 8 attack – where he allegedly hit and choked her in a rented car— was not the first assault against her at the hands of Brown.

If the case goes to trial, Geragos is expected to argue that Rihanna was the initial aggressor, hitting Brown repeatedly over text messages received from a former lover before he fought back, TMZ reports.

Other evidence will likely include the graphic pictures taken of Rihanna after the alleged attack, one of which was leaked to press. Multiple reports claim that the released photo — which shows the Covergirl spokeswoman with multiple bruises on her face and her eyes swollen shut — pales in comparison to those that have not been released. [FOX]

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