Chris Brown Ordered To Stay Away From Rihanna For 5 Years!

Singer Chris Brown was sentenced yesterday in a Los Angeles court and ordered to stay away from Rihanna for 5 years in connection with the Feb. 8 beating that left Rihanna bruised and battered. Brown received 5 years probation and has to perform 180 days of community labor and 1 year of mandatory domestic violence counseling. Brown is required to stay a required distance from Rihanna and have no written or phone contact with her or face prison. Rihanna does have the option to have the protective ordered modified, but as of yesterday the judge was not interested in reviewing any modifications.

Brown is also reported to be "depressed" since the incident according to the New York Daily News. Brown will still have a long road back to the stardom that he once enjoyed. He was on track to join the likes of Usher in terms of longevity, but it remains to be seen if he can overcome this incident and get his career back on track. Still only 20 years old, it may be possible, but Brown will have a lot of work to do to regain the adulation of many of his fans.