Chris Brown is scheduled to be in LA court this afternoon at about 3pm PT to face charges that he assaulted his girlfriend Rihanna on the morning of February 8 but don’t expect Rihanna to be in court with him. Altho the girl appears to have forgiven him for his vicious assault on her, she will not be standing by her man when he goes to court today. On the contrary, she will remain thousands of miles away in her native Barbados putting as much distance between them as she can. It is being reported that Rihanna wants to stay away from Brown‘s legal matters because she does not want to be compelled to testify against him in a court of law. Here are a couple pics of Ri Ri gettin’ her party on in Barbados last night in celebration of her grandparents’ 50th wedding anniversary:

Pop star Rihanna looked as if she hadn’t a care in the world at a family party last night. The 21-year-old has returned to her native Barbados to help her grandparents’ celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. But while she relaxed, her one-time boyfriend Chris Brown was preparing to appear in a Los Angeles court. Brown is due in the dock [Monday] to face charges he assaulted the singer during a heated argument the day before the Grammys. Rihanna was pictured looking battered and bruised following the incident, which allegedly happened in 19-year-old Brown’s sports car. And although she initially stood by the R & B singer, the couple have now reportedly ended their relationship. After getting back to work last week, recording tracks in an exclusive Hawaii studio, Rihanna flew home for a catch-up with her family on Friday. And last night she and her family were joined by the island’s Prime Minister David Thompson as they celebrated. The smiling singer waved a Rastafarian flag as she caught up with her friends.

I have to hope that Rihanna will be true to her word and that she will comply with prosecutors to testify against Brown if she is needed in court but I suspect that the case might not actually make it to trial. I understand that Brown‘s attorney and the LA prosecutor are in talks to figure out a way for Chris to plea bargain. Naturally, Brown does not want to serve any jailtime but it remains to be seen if that element of punishment is going to have to be included in an plea deal that might be offered by the prosecution. I would not be surprised in the least if the whole matter was settled by this afternoon’s court appearance. For Rihanna‘s sake, I really hope that justice is served. While Chris Brown has NOT been convicted of any crime, it’s really hard to deny the injuries that were done to Rihanna on that fateful day. Someone should be forced to pay for that crime. She knows who assaulted her and if that person is not punished for it, she could very possibly be assaulted again in the future. I just really hope that the LA District Attorney moves forward with the case if Brown turns down a plea bargain with jailtime. I guess we’ll have to wait and see what happens.

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