TOP NEWS: Singer Chris Brown ordered by Los Angeles judge into 90 days of rehab

A Los Angeles judge on
Wednesday ordered R&B singer Chris Brown to
complete a 90-day substance abuse and anger
management program, capping a probation hearing
that followed the Grammy winner's assault charge in
Washington, D.C., last month.
The judge also requested more information about the
arrest to determine whether the 24-year-old singer
had violated the terms of his probation.
Brown was placed on five years' probation as part of
his 2009 sentence for assaulting fellow R&B singer and
girlfriend Rihanna. He also was ordered then to
perform 180 days of community service and undergo
domestic violence counseling.
In addition to the latest order for rehab, Brown will
have to serve at least 24 hours of community service
a week, submit to periodic drug testing and take
prescribed medication, Los Angeles Superior Court
Judge James Brandlin ordered.
The singer responded "yes" when the judge asked if
he accepted the modified terms of probation.
While Brown is to remain in Los Angeles County, the
judge said the performer would be allowed to travel
to Washington for court dates related to the assault
charge, the next of which is set for Monday.
Brown pleaded not guilty in October to misdemeanor
assault stemming from an incident in which police
said both he and his bodyguard both punched a man
in the face outside a Washington hotel, where Brown
had a nightclub appearance.
The singer served a voluntary two-week stay in a
rehabilitation facility for anger management after his
arrest.
Brown has had several highly publicized altercations
in recent years, including a brawl between his
entourage and that of rapper Drake at a New York
night club and a parking lot fracas with R&B singer
Frank Ocean in January in West Hollywood.
Brown's probation was revoked in May in relation to
a hit-and-run traffic accident. It was reinstated in
August after he agreed to complete 1,000 additional
hours of community service.
In February, he was accused by the Los Angeles
County District Attorney's office of cutting corners in
this community service sentence, which he was
allowed to complete in his home state of Virginia.
Prosecutors alleged that Brown was not at the
recorded location of his community service but was
instead performing or traveling, once on a private jet
bound for Cancun, Mexico.
Judge Brandlin set the next probation hearing for
December 16.