{"id":276988,"date":"2011-02-23T11:55:52","date_gmt":"2011-02-23T11:55:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/02\/23\/rihannas-restraining-order-against-chris-brown-relaxed-by-judge\/"},"modified":"2011-02-23T11:55:52","modified_gmt":"2011-02-23T11:55:52","slug":"rihannas-restraining-order-against-chris-brown-relaxed-by-judge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/02\/23\/rihannas-restraining-order-against-chris-brown-relaxed-by-judge\/","title":{"rendered":"Rihanna&#8217;s restraining order against Chris Brown relaxed by judge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div readability=\"107.501297017\">\n<!-- google_ad_section_start(name=s2) --><\/p>\n<p>\nBy<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/home\/search.html?s=y&#038;authornamef=Daily+Mail+Reporter\" rel=\"nofollow\">Daily Mail Reporter<\/a><br \/>Last updated at 11:55 AM on 23rd February 2011<\/p>\n<p>Rihanna&#8217;s restraining order against ex-boyfriend Chris Brown was relaxed by a U.S. judge yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>The amended order enables the R&#038;B singer to be near Rihanna and even speak to her &#8211; as long as he doesn&#8217;t annoy or harass her.<\/p>\n<p>Brown had been required to stay at least 50 yards away from Rihanna &#8211; or 10 yards at entertainment industry functions &#8211; as part of his sentencing for assaulting the Umbrella singer in 2009.<\/p>\n<div readability=\"8\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/cb5d5cdb722_468x310.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"310\" alt=\"Back in contact: Chris Brown can be near and talk to Rihanna as long as he does not annoy her after a restraining order was relaxed\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Back in contact: Chris Brown can be near and talk to Rihanna as long as he does not annoy her after a restraining order was relaxed<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Rihanna&#8217;s lawyer Donald Etra told a court hearing that his client gave her blessing to the changes.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I have spoken with my client and she does not object to it being modified to a level one order,&#8217; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The level one order means Brown, 21, and Rihanna, 23, no longer have to stay 10 yards apart if they attend the same awards ceremonies.<\/p>\n<div readability=\"10\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/82c81814704_468x657.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"657\" alt=\"Rude Girl: Rihanna, pictured performing at the NBA All-Star Game this week, was brutally assaulted by then boyfriend Brown in 2009\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Rude Girl: Rihanna, pictured performing at the NBA All-Star Game this week, was brutally assaulted by then boyfriend Brown in 2009<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8216;I am approving the order,&#8217; Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Patricia Schnegg told Brown.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;You can&#8217;t annoy, molest or conduct surveillance of the person on the order,&#8217; she warned the singer.<\/p>\n<div readability=\"9\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/33a014ac911_233x314.jpg\" width=\"233\" height=\"314\" alt=\"Injuries: This shot of Rihanna was, according to TMZ, taken after the 2009 incident\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Injuries: This shot of Rihanna was, according to TMZ, taken after the 2009 incident<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Brown was sentenced to five years&#8217; probation, ordered to complete more than 1,400 hours of community service and slapped with a restraining order after he admitted assaulting Rihanna in the early hours of February 8 two years ago.<\/p>\n<p>The R&#038;B star handed himself in to Los Angeles police following a bust-up with his then-girlfriend inside a rented Lamborghini in Hollywood.<\/p>\n<p>Police notes from the scene reportedly stated that Brown punched, bloodied and threatened to kill the Umbrella singer.<\/p>\n<p>The incident forced Rihanna to pull out of her Grammys performance, which was due to take place just hours after the attack.<\/p>\n<p>Brown, who pleaded guilty to one count of assault with the intent of doing great bodily injury, also had to complete a domestic violence counselling course as part of his sentence.<\/p>\n<p>The singer completed the 52-week course in December last year and has received glowing reviews during his probation progress report hearings.<\/p>\n<p>Brown&#8217;s next court hearing is listed for June 27, but Judge Schnegg told him he was not required to attend. <\/p>\n<div readability=\"8\">\n<p>Court ruling: The amended restraining order that means Brown can be near Rihanna as long as he doesn&#8217;t annoy or harass her<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- google_ad_section_end(name=s2) --><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/cb5d5cdb722_468x310-150x99.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>See the rest here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-1359790\/Rihannas-restraining-order-Chris-Brown-relaxed-judge.html?ITO=1490\" title=\"Rihanna's restraining order against Chris Brown relaxed by judge\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rihanna&#8217;s restraining order against Chris Brown relaxed by judge<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 11:55 AM on 23rd February 2011 Rihanna&#8217;s restraining order against ex-boyfriend Chris Brown was relaxed by a U.S. judge yesterday. The amended order enables the R&#038;B singer to be near Rihanna and even speak to her &#8211; as long as he doesn&#8217;t annoy or harass her. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-276988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Rihanna&#039;s restraining order against Chris Brown relaxed by judge - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/02\/23\/rihannas-restraining-order-against-chris-brown-relaxed-by-judge\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Rihanna&#039;s restraining order against Chris Brown relaxed by judge - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 11:55 AM on 23rd February 2011 Rihanna&#039;s restraining order against ex-boyfriend Chris Brown was relaxed by a U.S. judge yesterday. 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