R&B singer Chris Brown appears for a progress report
hearing in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/David McNew, Pool)
Chris Brown has completed a domestic violence counselling
programme required as part of the singer's guilty plea to
assaulting then-girlfriend Rihanna nearly two years ago.
On Friday, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Patricia Schnegg
congratulated the 21-year-old R&B performer for finishing
the year-long programme.
As a result of completing the required counselling, Brown
will no longer have to appear in court every three months for
progress report hearings.
Brown is serving five years of probation after pleading
guilty last year to assaulting pop star Rihanna in a rented
sports car after a pre-Grammy Awards party.
City News Service reports the judge said she would consider
lifting the protective order against Brown at a later date.
The order requires Brown to stay at least 100 yards away from
Rihanna.
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