Amy Winehouse Arrested On Assault Charges

Amy Winehouse just can’t seem to catch a break.

Winehouse was arrested last Wednesday, Dec 23, on assault charges related to an incident that occurred at a theatre on Sunday, Dec 20. She was charged with a public order offense and common assault. British media have reported that the singer allegedly struggled with a member of the theater’s staff after heckling at a performance.

Winehouse is free on bail and must appear back in court on Jan 20.

Chris Brown Back In Court For Progress Report

Chris Brown has received an “extremely favorable” report from probation officials overseeing his felony assault case, a judge said.

Brown appeared in a Los Angeles courtroom on Thursday (Nov. 19) to offer a judge his first progress report since being sentenced for beating ex-girlfriend Rihanna earlier this year. He talked and laughed with his lawyer before the hearing, which took less than 10 minutes.

The R&B singer is serving five years of probation and must attend domestic violence counseling and perform six months of community labor in Virginia.

Brown’s attorney, Mark Geragos, says Brown has already done 100 hours of community labor in Richmond, Va. Brown has also paid all of his court-ordered fees and fines.

Brown is due back in court for another progress report on Feb. 18.

Leona Lewis Grateful Fan Attack Wasn’t Worse

Leona Lewis is grateful an attack with a crazy fan at a London book signing this month didn’t turn deadly.
The singing sensation was left in shock after a fan reportedly lashed out at her during a book signing session in London.

Peter Kowalczyk, 29, the emotionally unstable singer accused of punching the star, was arrested at the scene, and later sectioned under the Mental Health Act.

Despite canceling several promotional appearances following the incident, Leona is eager to put the ordeal behind her.

“It could have been worse. I’m still alive, it’s just something you have to deal with when you have fame and the positives far outweigh the negatives. I don’t like to dwell on the negatives, I’m a very positive person.”

Leona is as loyal as she is positive; the songbird turned down the chance to make out with Chace Crawford.

The X Factor winner, 24, and the Gossip Girl star appeared together in her “I Will Be” video last year, but Leona didn’t want to upset her longtime boyfriend Lou Al-Chamaa by smooching with the hunk.

“They wanted me and Chace to kiss. But I said no way. I’d just have been too embarrassed, he’s my friend! He’s so beautiful, I mean, look at him – he could be a girl. He’d be a really pretty girl,” she laughed.

“But I just don’t think of him like that. And it wouldn’t be fair to Lou to kiss other guys.”

Leona Lewis’ Attacker Charged

The man who punched Leona Lewis in the head at her book signing in London has officially been charged. Twenty three-year-old Peter Kowalczyk has been charged with assault.

The Metropolitan Police announced that he will be appearing before the City of Westminster Magistrates’ Court in two weeks on October 26th. As of now, the man has been sectioned under the Mental Health Act.

Leona has since cancelled her book tour. She took to her website to explain her side of the story.

She writes:

“Thank you so much for your support it is truly overwhelming. Yesterday was a horrible shock and left me extremely hurt and upset. I’m very sorry to those I wasn’t able to meet at the signing. Thank you again for all of the lovely messages.”

We wish Leona all the best as she moves on from this unfortunate incident.

Chris Brown To Be Sentenced For Assault

AP

Chris Brown has pleaded guilty and publicly apologized for beating Rihanna, but after Wednesday afternoon, plenty more hard work lies ahead.
The 20-year-old R&B singer is scheduled to be sentenced to five years of probation and six months of community labor. A judge has said she wants Brown, who will likely be allowed to serve his probation in his home state of Virginia, to do work that is comparable to graffiti removal or roadside cleanup.

The “Run It!” singer pleaded guilty in late June to felony assault before a preliminary hearing in which Rihanna was likely to testify.

The former couple never faced each other at that hearing. As Brown left through one door, Rihanna entered the courtroom from a private entrance.

Donald Etra, Rihanna’s attorney, said Tuesday that the 21-year-old singer would not appear in court for Brown’s sentencing. Etra said he would ask Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Patricia Schnegg to rescind a restraining order that keeps the pair from talking or meeting one another.

Etra said he would ask that it be replaced by an order that prohibits Brown from harassing, annoying or molesting Rihanna.

Brown said in a public apology video posted on his Web site July 20 that he had repeatedly apologized to Rihanna for the attack. He called his conduct “inexcusable” and pledged to do better.

“I saw firsthand what uncontrolled rage can do,” he tells viewers. “I have sought and am continuing to seek help to ensure that what occurred in February can never happen again.”

Schnegg will consider a report by probation officials and has warned Brown that he will face substantial scrutiny. She told him in June that he’ll have to return to California every three months and attend domestic violence counseling.

Brown was arrested Feb. 8, hours after an early morning fight erupted between the singer and his then-girlfriend in a car in Los Angeles’ Hancock Park neighborhood. A search warrant affidavit filed by police described the brutal attack, stating that Brown beat, choked and bit Rihanna and tried to push her out of the car.

The beating occurred hours before the pair were scheduled to appear at the Grammy Awards, and both have been forced to cancel several high-profile appearances since then.

Brown’s career has suffered, with radio stations refusing to play his music and sponsors dropping him.

LAPD NAMES RIHANNA AS A VICTIM IN THE CHRIS BROWN ASSAULT CASE

According to Hollyscoop.com, LAPD has officially named Rihanna as the victim in the Chris Brown assault case. 

 

Brown turned himself into the Sheriffs Department at 6:30PM EST accompanied by his attorney Mark Geragos and Geragos’ investigator, Scott Ross. He was being held on $50,000 bail. 

 

“He turned himself in around 7 p.m. to one of our stations and is being interviewed by detectives now,” Officer Karen Smith confirmed to People. 

 

The pair drove into a parking lot behind the police station on Venice Boulevard just east of La Brea Avenue in a black Cadillac Escalade. They entered through a back door where a posted sign read “authorized personnel only.” Police are expected to release a statement later this evening 

 

Both Brown and Rihanna canceled their performances at tonight’s Grammy Awards. 

 

According to the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department, Chris made bail and was released at 8:35PM. He is due in court on March 5.