Chris Brown crashes car, says paparazzi to blame

Photo: Chris Brown; Credit: Ronald Martinez/Getty Images

Its been another bad week for Chris Brown.

On Saturday, Feb. 9, the singer, whos due to perform at the Grammys tonight, was driving his Porsche to a charity event in Los Angeles when he said the paparazzi cuthim off.The occupants jumped out, with cameras, and aggressively approached his vehicle, Browns representative said in a statement. In an effort to remove himself from the situation, he began to back down an alley, at which point he was cut off by two additional vehicles.Chris vehicle was totaled due to this aggressive pursuit by the paparazzi. He is okay.

A spokesperson for the Beverly Hills Police Department also released a statement about the accident, confirming that Brown was involved in a solo, non-injury traffic collision in which he collided with a wall. Brown stated that he was being chased by paparazzi causing him to lose control of his vehicle, the statement said. Browns Black Porsche was towed from the scene at his request.

It was on this same day, four years ago, that Brown attacked then-girlfriend Rihanna, who has now rekindled her relationship with him. He later pled guilty to felony assault and was sentenced to five years probation and six months of community service. He wasback in courtlast weekafterprosecutorsraised questions about his community service and ongoing anger management issues.

Rihanna will join him on stage tonight at the Grammys. Also on the bill is Frank Ocean, who was involved in an alleged altercation with Brownin January.

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