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LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- A plea deal has been reached in the assault case against singer Chris Brown, defense attorney Mark Geragos said in a hearing Monday.
Chris Brown, at court Monday, will serve five years probation and must do jail time or community service.
Under terms of the agreement, Brown will serve five years of probation and must serve 180 days in jail or the equivalent -- about 1,400 hours -- in "labor-oriented service," said Sandi Gibbons, spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office. He must also undergo a year-long domestic-violence counseling class, she said.
Brown's sentence is comparable to other felony sentences when the defendant has no previous record, she said.
"This is not an easy sentence," Gibbons said. He must check in with a probation officer every three months.
Brown, 20, had previously pleaded not guilty to felony counts of assault and making criminal threats in connection with an attack on his girlfriend, Rihanna, also a singer.
But under the plea deal, he pleaded guilty to one count of assault with the intent of doing great bodily injury in connection with the argument inside a rented Lamborghini on a Hollywood street in February. See a timeline of events in this case »
Rihanna, whose real name is Robyn Rihanna Fenty, made a brief appearance at the hearing -- after Brown had left the courtroom -- to hear Los Angeles Criminal Court Judge Patricia Schnegg discuss the issuance of a "stay away" order requiring him to stay 100 yards from her. Through her attorney, Rihanna had requested that such an order not be issued.
But Schnegg refused that request, saying she would issue such an order but would revise it to 50 yards -- 10 yards if the two are at the same "industry event" together.
Schnegg told Rihanna, who was wearing a black dress with white pearls around her neck, that she would consider lifting the order after Brown completes his domestic violence counseling but advised Rihanna not to contact Brown. Asked whether she understood, Rihanna said she did before leaving the courtroom via a back door.
Rihanna's attorney, Donald Etra, said Rihanna made the request because she felt that a protective order in place, requiring that Brown not annoy or harass her, was sufficient.
Schnegg said Brown could apply to have his supervised probation transferred to Virginia, where he maintains his legal residence. He also can complete his community service there, she said, but it would have to meet the court's standards.
"I want Mr. Brown treated as any other defendant who comes to this court," Schnegg said. She noted, however, that he has no prior criminal record.
Gibbons, of the district attorney's office, explained that the judge wants Brown to work -- remove graffiti, for instance -- as part of his service.
"His sentence is not based on what he's available to do," Gibbons said. "His sentence is what he's going to do, or he's going to go to state prison for four years."
Dressed in a light plaid suit, Brown answered "guilty" when asked his plea by Assistant District Attorney Mary Murphy.
Formal sentencing was set for August 5.
After the hearing, Geragos said of Brown, "as long as I've known him in connection with this case, he's wanted to take responsibility."
He said Brown is thankful to those who offered him support and noted that he is "a kid who's never been in trouble before" who wants to "move past this" and get out the message that domestic violence is not acceptable.
Brown "embraces this as an opportunity to get his life back on track and get his career back on track," Geragos said, adding that Brown will speak further after his sentencing.
Etra said after the hearing that Rihanna "was fully prepared to testify and she would have told the truth about what happened that evening." He said she did not object to the plea agreement.
Rihanna had not attended any of the hearings in the case but had been following the case closely, Etra said earlier.
She did not file a complaint against Brown, but the prosecution's case was built on what she told detectives and on physical evidence collected from her, including photographs of her bruised and battered face.
It was not Rihanna who called police but someone who heard her screams for help, according to a sworn statement by Los Angeles Police Detective DeShon Andrews.
The statement, filed with the court to support a search warrant for cell phone records, described a brutal attack against Rihanna, allegedly by Brown.
Andrews said the incident began when Rihanna, who was riding in the sports car driven by Brown, found a text message on his cell phone from "a woman who Brown had a previous sexual relationship with."
"A verbal argument ensued," followed by the physical attack, the statement said. It went on to describe the assault in great detail, saying Brown punched her numerous times and put her in a head lock, restricting her breathing and causing her to start to lose consciousness. He threatened to "beat the s--t out of you" and kill her, according to the statement, and also bit her ear and her fingers.
Eventually, "Robyn F. began screaming for help and Brown exited the vehicle and walked away. A resident in the neighborhood heard Robyn F.'s plea for help and called 911, causing a police response. An investigation was conducted and Robyn F. was issued a Domestic Violence Emergency Protective Order."
At the end of his statement, the detective said Brown sent a text message nine days later, apologizing.
Brown also issued a public apology for the incident just days after his arrest.
"Words cannot begin to express how sorry and saddened I am over what transpired," he said in a statement released by his spokesman. "I am seeking the counseling of my pastor, my mother and other loved ones and I am committed, with God's help, to emerging a better person."
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Chris Brown pleads guilty to assault
Assunta 2 closed, classes in four others stopped
More and more being infected now. Hope it'll come to an end.
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PETALING JAYA: More schools have been affected by the spread of the influenza A (H1N1) virus.
SRK Assunta 2 was closed for a week beginning yesterday, after a locally-transmitted case was detected. It is the second school closure in the country due to the disease.
Four other schools — Seri Cempaka International School in Batu 9 Cheras, SMK Seksyen 9 Shah Alam, SMK Damansara Utama in Petaling Jaya and SM Wangsa Maju — have each had one class stopped.
● Three new locally-transmitted cases were detected yesterday, bringing the number of such cases to seven.
● A total of 58 cases have been recorded in the country so far, with eight new cases yesterday.
● Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has asked the public to adhere to measures instituted by health authorities to curb the spread of the disease.
● Schoolchildren returning from the United States, Australia and the Philippines have been urged to stay away from school for a week, from the day they arrive home.
Monday, June 22, 2009
100 Bad Pickup Lines, A Men's Guide to First Impressisons
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1.) Your hair flows like a waterfall down the craggy mountain which is your head.
2.) I would go to jail for you. Please let me go to jail for you.
3.) Let's play war. I'll lay down, and you have sex with my penis.
4.) I'm going to stare at your boobs now. Here I go.
5.) You can either go out with me or receive the beating of a lifetime. Choice is yours.
6.) Nice shirt. It would look great crumpled up in the alley behind my car.
7.) Your hair smells like bacon. Do you work at Denny's?
8.) Are you on your period?
9.) They call Gonorrhea "The Lover's Disease."
10.) Do you have Yahoo Messenger?
11.) My magic watch says you have genital herpes. You don't? Oh, then I guess it must be an hour fast.
12.) How much money would it take to let me to lick your *******?
13.) Would you mind not telling anyone that I asked you out? You kind of look like a dude.
14.) What's your stance on rape?
15.) Damn, girl, that ass makes me think of my grandmother. Want to go back to my place?
16.) Hi, I'm hal03fanXX69.
17.) Do you wash your clothes in Windex? Because ammonia gives me a huge boner.
18.) My nethers are like the Amazon: green, moist, and teeming with wildlife. Let me take you on an adventure.
19.) "Knock knock." "Who's there?" *Long, psychotic gaze.*
20.) They call me Snowstorm, cause I give you 1-2 inches and make your life a bit more annoying for a week or so.
21.) This bar brings back great memories. Like that time I thought about forced sodomy on you a few minutes ago.
22.) That ass is so fine, I want to abandon you with child.
23.) I was hoping you could settle a bet between me and my friend here. He says your eyes are naturally blue, and I say that you're a filthy, dirty whore.
24.) Have you ever been told the story of Jesus Christ?
25.) I can crack a walnut with my *******.
26.) *Snap fingers. Point at crotch.*
27.) Got any Spanish in you? No? That's odd, I could have sworn that you did.
28.) Are you tired? Because you've been running through my mind, screaming and crying in terror all day.
29.) Girl, I want you to be the Angelica Singleton to my Martin Van Buren.
30.) I've got a message for you. It's written on my dong.
31.) Sorry but it looks like someone removed the battery from your car. I'm no mechanic but I'm pretty sure we could solve this by f***ing.
32.) I can whistle the theme to Andy Griffith. Listen.
33.) You wouldn't happen to be incredibly stupid, would you?
34.) Girl, if I could, I would write your name on the moon. But only if your name was Sue or Amy because I'm not spending a lot of time on it.
35.) Back in high school, they called me Jimmy "the Hunch" Smith. Because of the giant hunch on my shoulder. Hi, I'm Chad Thompson.
36.) I've got a Porsche. I had to beat track 12 on expert mode to get it. Why don't you come back to my place, and I'll let you drive it with the good controller.
37.) I was wondering if you could settle a bet with us? My friend here says that a Paladin has every right to roll need on Valor gear. And I say that if he wanted Valor gear, then he should have rolled a warrior in the first place and stop being a n00b tard.
38.) I can make your dreams come true, if your dreams consist of f***ing a slovenly German man on a bunch of empty pizza boxes.
39.) George Bush is hella stupid. But enough about politics. Let's talk about your bush. I bet it's hella stupid.
40.) I've always wondered what it would be like to get a blowjob from Q-Bert. Do me a favor and jump up that set of stairs.
41.) You look familiar. Do you hang out in the women's restroom a lot?
42.) Of all the women in the bar, you looked to me like the most likely to f*** a stranger.
43.) Cool tattoo. Do you have any on your vagina?
44.) I don't want to come off as sappy but you make me forget all my urinary tract infections.
45.) You should be a chauffeur. Because you drive me crazy. Crazy enough to do something nonsensical and violent in the name of love.
46.) You're like a princess. And I'm just a lowly plumber. And the only thing standing between you and I is a monkey, throwing flaming barrels of rejection in my way.
47.) Hey, how about we end this night with a bang? And then maybe some crying and a splash?
48.) SINNER!
49.) I didn't want you to be the only chick in here tonight who didn't get hit on. It's good for your self esteem.
50.) How many drinks would I have to buy you to get you to come home with me? I'm not employed and I want to spend as little as possible.
51.) If you ever cheat on me, I'll f***ing kill you both. Do you understand me? Don't look at the floor - look at me. Do you understand me?
52.) I'm the only guy in the room who's drunk enough to not consider you hideous and grotesque. Let's face it, I'm your best and only option.
53.) My ex girlfriend used to wear this perfume. Hold still, I'm just going to put a little on you.
54.) This is a suicide note. You can either go home with me tonight, in which case I burn it. Or you can reject me, and they'll find this stapled to my chest in the morning. My life is in your hands.
55.) I'm going to sing "The Final Countdown" by Europe until you agree to sleep with me. Don't try to walk away; I'll only follow you.
56.) I know we haven't met yet but I wanted to tell you I love you and I always will, regardless of how you feel about it. Your only happiness will be through my graces.
57.) I know how much you like art. So I drew you this crude picture of Axl Rose.
58.) So, tell me about the first time you had sex. Be detailed.
59.) I was just bit in the crotch by a snake! Can you suck out the poison? And also put a finger in my ass?
60.) I want to f*** you where farts come from. If you know what I mean.
61.) Can I buy you a drink and then put these pills in it?
62.) It's a beautiful night. The moon reminds me of how enormous this world really is. It's just incredible to me, knowing that somewhere out there right now, someone is getting fisted on a webcam under this very same moon.
63.) I believe that honesty is the most important part of a relationship. Ironic that I'm using these very words to try and trick you into sucking my cock.
64.) I can move objects with my mind. But first, they must be thrown from my hand. Here, let me show you - is this your dog?
65.) What's that behind your ear? Why, it's a recently-used but thoroughly-cleaned strapon! Ta-dah!
66.) Freud was right, mom. Dad won't be bothering us anymore. Now, what do you say we validate the second part of the theory?
67.) From this point forward, you shall be known as Shamiq Gonscata. It means "Blessed Hamsteak of the Moon Rose."
68.) So what's a guy got to do around this joint to get a b**** to fart into his open mouth?
69.) Try to guess what color I'm thinking of. Nope. Nope. Nope. Nope. Nope...
70.) Hi, my name is Ja- Wait, I'll be right back. When I get nervous, I shit almost pure liquid.
71.) I want you to know that I totally respect you. Specifically, the tits part of you.
72.) You'll do. Follow me.
73.) I want you to know that if you don't hear from me for a few days, it's not because I'm trying to avoid you. It's because I am successfully doing so.
74.) Would you like to go out for some coffee? Some sex coffee?
75.) Man, I love Taco Bell commercials. Let me reenact my top twenty favorites for you right now. Ok, you'll have to imagine that I'm a dog...
76.) I guess I'm what you'd call a little "old-fashioned." Is that even a desirable characteristic to have anymore? You may respond.
77.) I couldn't help overhearing you ladies talking about your gynecology visit. I just wanted you to know that excessive vaginal secretions don't totally gross me out.
78.) Do you work out? You should consider working out.
79.) You're like a beautiful daisy. You're slender and white, and your arms kind of look leafy, and... I'm not good with analogies. Can I see your boobs?
80.) Are you drunk yet?
81.) My mom is picking me up in sixteen minutes. I need an answer fast.
82.) I've only got one week to live, and my dying wish is to make love to a beautiful woman like yourself. No? Then you also have one week to live.
83.) If I said you had a beautiful body, would you shit on my chest?
84.) You could totally be a model on nubilecocksluts.com.
85.) Just tell the teacher that I'm your dad. She won't know the difference.
86.) Hey, check out what I can do with my armpit.
87.) I was wondering if you could settle a bet for us. My friend and I were wondering which one of our currently-exposed genitalia smells the least like cabbage.
88.) So who's your favorite professional bowler?
89.) I know what you did.
90.) Can you buy me a drink? I just spent my last fifty cents on a French Tickler.
91.) Could I interest you in an eventual heated divorce?
92.) Do I make you horny, baby, YEAH! Get it? It's Austin Powers! Wait, I can do Napoleon Dynamite, too.
93.) So anyway, I get my missile silos armed, and I bring my Terran ghosts right outside of his base. They're all in stealth mode, but this noob doesn't even scan to see if I'm there. He's got like fifty carriers built, but they're all inside of his base - like THAT'S a safe place to be. I drop one dot in the middle of his fleet and two more on his Nexus...
94.) Do you play for the WNBA? Because you're f***ing huge.
95.) Your eyes are absolutely beautiful. They'll fit my collection nicely... No, I'm speaking metaphorically.
96.) After this guy is done, you think I could maybe hit up seconds? I don't mind the mess.
97.) Do you like me? If so, check this box.
98.) Do you ever have the feeling you're being watched? Because you are, Deborah. There will never be a time when you're not being watched.
99.) Hi, I'm Sam Watters. I was a singer in the group Color Me Badd.
100.) I can make balloon animals out of condoms. Look... a dong!
‘Lured’ into crime life by movies
Moron. Commited crime and blamed on other thing. Why not blame yourself for coming to this world?
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SERDANG: The three men suspected of robbing six business outlets in Puchong in an hour-long robbery spree on June 16 admitted to getting the idea from watching Tamil movies.
They also admitted to being involved in at least 20 cases of robbery.
Selangor police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Khalid Abu Bakar said following their arrest on Friday, two admitted to committing recent robberies in Klang, Subang Jaya, Petaling Jaya and Puchong.
“These youths in their early 20s are school dropouts and turned to a life of crime after getting the idea from watching Tamil movies,” he said, adding that police have identified the remaining three suspects and urged them to surrender.
Khalid, however, expressed dismay at the perception that police were solely to blame for the increase in crimes committed in Puchong.
“One of the reasons the number of crimes being reported in Puchong is on the rise is because there is someone there who always defends suspects or criminals arrested by the police, thus hampering police investigations. More often than not, the case is blown out of proportion and highlighted in the media before the police can complete their investigations.”
Without revealing the person’s identity, Khalid questioned what the person had done to prevent youngsters from committing crimes.
“The police can’t do everything. We need the help of elected representatives and NGOs to help identify school dropouts and juvenile delinquents in their area and organise activities or dialogues with them.
“Steps like this can go a long way in preventing youths from turning to a life of crime,” he said.
Khalid added that the police were still looking at the CCTV recordings at a petrol station in Serdang Jaya where a bid to cart away an ATM on Saturday was foiled.
Chung avoids bumping into Edison while in KL
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SHANGHAI: On the same day that disgraced singer and actor Edison Chen opened his clothing store called Juice in Kuala Lumpur, Gillian Chung, whose racy pictures with Chen was leaked onto the Internet, left Malaysia after a three-day commercial shoot.
Chung was at KLIA at 7.30am last Saturday and was sent off by several fans who gave her presents, according to the sina.com.cn Internet portal.
When asked by paparazzi in Hong Kong upon her arrival if she had said that she would never meet Chen again for the rest of her life, Chung replied: “I never said that.”
Asked whether it was a relief that they did not bump into each other in Malaysia, an irate Chung said: “Don’t ask anymore ... I will not answer.”
On her work in Malaysia, Chung said the trip was not too demanding.
Chung had arrived in Kuala Lumpur on June 18 for the shoot with two assistants.
The portal said Chung would return to Malaysia to shoot a beer commercial next month.
The 28-year-old singer, who shot to stardom with her Twins partner Charlene Choi, made a comeback in March as the spokesman for Tough Jeansmith and has appeared in promotions and charities in Shanghai, Taiwan and China since.
Edison Chen excites KL fans
Media world is always media world.
Best known films include the Infernal Affairs and DARK KNIGHT?? 10 second appearance counted? NST deserves a facepalm.
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Hong Kong actor Edison Chen arriving to a rapturous welcome from fans at the Juice Store in Kuala Lumpur
KUALA LUMPUR: Controversial Hong Kong superstar Edison Chen Koon Hei made a special appearance in Bangsar Baru here to launch the first Malaysian outlet of his boutique yesterday.
His arrival at the Juice Store at 2pm caused fans to crowd around the junction of Jalan Maarof and Jalan Telawi 5 where the boutique is located.
Chen, 28, who was accompanied by fellow Hong Kong actor Sam Lee and the boutique's Malaysian business partner, Edwin Choong, said he chose to set up the outlet in Kuala Lumpur as Malaysians were interested in the latest fashion trends and loved Hong Kong entertainment.
"I'm happy to have in Edwin a collaborator who is full of ideas. This is our first store outside Hong Kong and we'll be coming up with specially-designed products for Malay-sians," he said.
Chen is the store's creative director.
The Canadian-born jack-of-all-trades is an actor, singer and producer. His best known films include the Infernal Affairs trilogy and The Dark Knight.
Embroiled in a sex photo scandal last year, after which he expressed remorse and announced his indefinite departure from entertainment, Chen is now focusing on his business.
He co-owns Clot, an urban lifestyle and fashion business, which he co-founded with Kevin Poon in 2003. The Juice Stores are part of the business and sell branded apparel from Adidas, Nike and Clot itself.
Clot also has a media division which produces films and advertisements.
Chen, who speaks English, Cantonese, Mandarin and Japanese, has also set up an artiste management company in Hong Kong. The actors it manages include Josie Ho, daughter of Macao's casino king Stanley Ho.
"I'm determined to put the past behind me and become a successful businessman and producer. I'm thankful to all my friends and fans for their love and support, and I'd love to visit Kuala Lumpur again," said Chen.
Choong said he met Chen in Singapore last year and believed that Juice would bring about a fresh and exciting start to Malaysian lifestyle.
Taiwanese computer student Nick Wang, 21, said he had come all the way to Kuala Lumpur to get a glimpse of his idol.
"Edison is big in Taiwan and many of us are fans of Juice.
"We don't have a Juice Store yet but I visit the Hong Kong outlet and try out its hip wear."
Saved by my iPod: Girl survives lightning strike after wire diverts 300,000 volts
Apple 1 - 0 Microsoft
Save the iPod, Save the Cheerleader!
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A teenage girl survived a terrifying lightning strike after she was saved by the wire of her iPod.
Schoolgirl Sophie Frost and her boyfriend Mason Billington, both 14, stopped to shelter under a tree when a storm struck as they were walking near their homes.
Doctors believe Sophie survived the 300,000-volt surge only because it travelled through the gadget’s wire, diverting it away from her vital organs.
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Scorched: Sophie Frost, 14, shows what happened to her clothes when she and her boyfriend Mason Billington were struck by lightning
The teenager was taken to hospital and is recovering from burns to her chest and legs while Mason suffered damage to his eyes.
Both are expected to make a full recovery and Sophie may not even have a permanent scar.
Sophie, on her hospital bed, said she was saved by headphone wires diverting the bolt away from her body
She will be thankful she was wearing her iPod, which she had been given four days earlier as a gift from her grandmother.
Returning from hospital yesterday after three days of treatment, she said: ‘I’m just glad to be alive. I don’t remember a thing about what happened, but from what everyone tells me it’s a miracle I’m still here.
‘Everybody’s said the iPod must have diverted the lightning away from my body, which probably saved my life. I’ve got a few burns, but it’s all healing OK.’
Sophie and Mason were knocked unconscious by the lightning bolt while holding hands and taking shelter in a field on Monday night.
Mason came round and carried Sophie, who was scorched and unconscious, to a nearby road where he flagged down a female motorist who took the couple to Southend hospital.
The iPod had been bought by Sophie's grandmother only a few days before the lightning strike
Sophie suffered burns to her body and legs, some temporary damage to her eyes and a perforated eardrum.
Dr Ian Cotton, a reader in electrical engineering at Manchester University, said Sophie could have been saved by her iPod.
‘If lightning hits a person it can do one of two things. It can go down the outside of the skin, which is more likely if someone is caught in a storm and their body is wet.
‘Or it can puncture the skin and go into the body. Potentially a metal wire, which is highly conductive could divert the electricity away from the heart and save someone’s life.’
Sophie was reunited with her boyfriend and family in Rayleigh, Essex, yesterday after being transferred to the Broomfield Hospital for burns treatment.
She said Mason, whose eyesight is now back to normal, was a hero. ‘My mum thinks he’s wonderful,’ she added.
Freak lightning strike puts gaping hole through roof
A bolt of lightning hit a home in Cheshire and left a gaping hole in its roof.
Lorraine and Luciano Coppola's home burst into flames after the strike and the remains of a bed and chest of drawers can be seen from above the building.
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Bolt from the blue: A freak lightning strike put a gaping hole in the roof of this home in Altincham, Cheshire
Thirty firefighters rushed to the luxury townhouse,in Bowdon, Altrincham, at 10pm on Thursday night, and battled for hours to contain the blaze. Eleven nearby homes had to be evacuated.
Fire chief Nigel Perkins said it was the first time in 23 years he'd seen a house struck by lightning.
Mrs Coppola, 62, a mother-of-three, was alone in the house at the time.
She said: 'There was a very loud bang, the lights went out and I thought there'd been a power cut. I thought lightning must have hit somewhere.
'I went to check with my neighbour John and then from around the back I could see smoke coming from the back bedroom.'
