A Not Guilty Plea…

In the past month of March this year, the entire international showbiz world was shocked when news of the 19-year-old R&B singer Chris Brown’s “hostile treatment” with his 21-year-old “Umbrella” singer fiancée Rihanna came out of the woods. Brown was charged because of literally boxing his girlfriend causing much damage not only to the body (particularly the face) of Rihanna but as well as to her mind for the trauma brought by this incident. But on the hearing of the said case, the R&B singer entered a not guilty plea creating more noise about the beating issue.

On the said hearing, the 19-year-old R&B singer appeared in a Los Angeles courtroom yesterday alongside his attorney, Mark Geragos. On the other hand, the complainant (Rihanna) was represented by attorney Donald Etra. He (Chris Brown) entered his plea in a soft voice while his mother sat in the first row, red-eyed. If convicted, Brown could be sentenced to probation or nearly five years in prison.

The effect of the said beating issue was so great that it seems to affect even the career of the both parties involved. Neither singer performed at the Grammy Awards hours after the alleged beating, and both were also no-shows for the Kids’ Choice Awards show held March 28. And also, sponsors have stopped using Brown, some radio stations have stopped playing his music and some broadcasters have even started playing an anti-Chris Brown song created by the little-known dance group Smoke Jumpers.