Chris Brown Pleads Not Guilty to Rihanna Assault

Chris Brown has pleaded not guilty to threatening and assaulting his girlfriend, fellow music superstar Rihanna.The 19-year-old R&B singer appeared in a Los Angeles courtroom alongside his lawyer, Mark Geragos.Dressed in a black button-up knitwear, Brown entered his plea, speaking in a soft voice, while his mother sat in the first row, red-eyed.

He was charged in March by Los Angeles County prosecutors with assault likely to cause great bodily injury and making criminal threats.He was arrested nearly a month earlier after police said he was involved in an early morning altercation with a woman who identified the Run It! singer as her attacker.Court records list Brown's victim as 'Robyn F.' Rihanna's real name is Robyn Rihanna Fenty.

The 21-year-old Umbrella singer was represented by lawyer Donald Etra, who said after the hearing that she is in 'fine spirits' and spending time with her family in Barbados.Etra also said Rihanna is hoping that a deal can be worked out before a preliminary hearing or trial in the case, but that she will testify if required to.He continued: 'Her position in the case is to leave the matters of guilt or innocence to the judge, the district attorney and defence counsel.