Judge orders R&B singer Chris Brown to stay away from his former girlfriend
LOS ANGELES — A judge has ordered R&B singer Chris Brown to stay away from his ex-girlfriend after she accused him of physically abusing and threatening her.
The Grammy winner was ordered to stay 100 yards away from Karrueche Tran and not attempt to contact her after she wrote in court filings that Brown had repeatedly threatened her since December.
Tran also accused the singer of punching her in the stomach and pushing her down stairs a few years ago. Her filing does not offer any additional specifics or note if she reported the events to police. It states no one was present at the time.
The order, which was issued Friday, also calls for Brown to surrender any firearms he has until a March 9 hearing on the restraining order.
An email message sent to Brown’s attorney, Mark Geragos, was not immediately returned.
Brown and Tran dated after the singer pleaded guilty to felony assault for an attack on Rihanna in 2009 just hours before the Grammy Awards.
A judge ended Brown’s probation in 2015, after several missteps that included punching a man outside a Washington hotel and stints in rehab.
The singer also underwent domestic violence and anger management counseling.
A facility that treated Brown wrote in a 2014 letter to the judge overseeing his probation in the Rihanna case that the singer was being treated for bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder and past substance abuse.
Brown’s career faltered after the Rihanna attack and eventually rebounded and his album “F.A.M.E” won a Grammy Award in 2012.
Boxing showdown off?
LAS VEGAS — It looks like the highly anticipated boxing showdown between Brown and rapper Soulja Boy could be off.
Both hip-hop stars announced last month they signed on for a three-round bout to be televised on pay-per-view and promoted by Floyd Mayweather.
On Monday, Soulja Boy said on Twitter that Brown’s manager called his manager Sunday to tell him the fight is off and Brown wouldn’t be signing his contract.
Brown hasn’t responded on social media but announced over the weekend he will be going on tour beginning March 31.
Representatives for Brown and Mayweather didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment Tuesday.
The feud between the artists stems from Soulja Boy’s liking of an Instagram picture posted by Tran.