Chris Brown‘s high-powered lawyer, Mark Geragos, told TMZ on his way out of the courtroom this morning he wants the Rihanna case against his client dismissed because of leaks in the case.

Geragos told us, “Leaks can form the basis for a motion to dismiss the case in regard to outrageous governmental misconduct.”

The Judge has set a date of May 28th for Brown’s preliminary hearing. Brown did not attend today’s hearing.

-Ashleigh / Rita

Source: TMZ.com


  • http://intensedebate.com/people/cassiej cassiej

    that leaked pic of rihanna should work against her and dismiss the case……thats wat i think

  • love cb

    I think so too, because I really think that her camp leaked that photo. I think that she and Melissa took their own picture and released it to TMZ because she was mad at Chris at the time and she wanted to turn the public against him. (That might sound crazy but that it what I have always believed.) Some people are saying that Chris's camp leaked it but how would they get a picture of Rihanna after the fight? The police only said that the photo resembled one that was involved in a domestic violence situation that they were investigating but it was never determined if there was a leak in the department or not. If Rihanna or her camp leaked that photo, that would show what an evil and vindictive witch she is, and, I hate to say it, but that's what I want the public to see. They have made her out to be this little innocent queen and treated Chris so badly. I'm glad that Geragos is finally doing something. Let's find out where the picture came from and really expose some people.

    • http://intensedebate.com/people/musikfreak musikfreak

      i know

  • dee

    first of all im very shocked that you young teens think rihanna is guilty in some kind of way.
    they were both wrong for putting their hands on eachother BUT.. chris brown was more wrong for beating rihanna the way he did he should pay his debt to society and take it like a true man. although we all know hes not a TRUE man because what kind of man put their hands on a woman? only a punk does that shit. and you little shitty teenagers need to shut the fuck up about chris being innocent yeah right that shit gets me mad as hell. if chris brown was ugly as hell you all would be on rihannas side. just because chris is cute and can sing and dance doesnt mean he can get away with beating a woman its just not right. the world is so fucked up now and you teenagers are so ungreatful for what you guys have. think about the situation and look at the picture of rihanna before you have something to say

    • CB FOREVER

      WHY DON'T YOU SHUT THE FUCK UP, I AIN'T A TEENAGER, I AM RIHANNA'S AGE SO DON'T ASSUME ALL CHRIS'S FANS ARE TEENAGE'S GIRLS, HE APPEALS TO MANY PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND GENDERS, MALES TOO. IT'S GOT NOTHING TO DO WITH HIS LOOKS, YEAH CHRIS IS A GOOD LOOKING BOY, NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT, WE AIN'T DEFENDING HIS ACTIONS, WE ARE SUPPORTING HIM BECAUSE WE ARE FANS AND WE APPRECIATE HIS MUSIC AND WE THINK THE MEDIA ARE VERY BIASED AND CRUEL TO A 19YR OLD BOY, WHO MADE ONE MISTAKE, HE HAS NO RECORDS OF BAD BEHAVIOUR , WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO THINK ABOUT RIHANNA'S PICTURE, I WOULD RATHER LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THE HELL SHE DID TO MAKE HIM ATTACK HER BACK LIKE THAT.
      PEOPLE DON'T FLIP FOR NOTHING, SHE NEEDS MORE PROVE THEN THAT, TO MAKE ME BELIEVE SHE'S AN INNOCENT VICTIM LIKE THE PRESS ARE MAKING HER OUT TO BE!!

      • brianna

        u go cb forever! i agree with u 100 percent

    • Nikka

      I have to agree with Dee.

      • brianna

        ur probably the same person

    • Malia

      I agree with Dee as well.

      • brianna

        u 2

        • love cb

          Dee,there is no proof beyond a shadow of a doubt that Chris beat Rihanna, it's really just her word against his. My problem with her is the fact that she is definitly lying about the severity of what happened because the picture does not reflect that at all, she was only in the hospital a couple of hours and her bruises were healed the very next week.

          A terrified victim does not sit on the attacker's keys!!! She was in the car with Chris and the Sham Wow victim was in a wide open hotel room and the Sham Wow victim was really injured and, honestly, Rihanna was not. If you take those bruises off of her forehead she only has a busted lip.

          There is no way that what she said happened actually did so why is she not being interrogated for lying? Why is it so hard to believe that things are just not what they seem?

          • Unkele

            How do you no that the whole bullshit story about her sitting on his keys is true??? She was clearly beating by chris and all you guys are doing is trying to find shitty excuses for why she got hurt. if your mom or sister were to b ebeatin by their boyfriend…would you make excuses and reasons for why he did it?? no ,,,common sense please

            chris didnt even have any reported bruising or cuts, so it wasnt like he was battling to fight her…he beat her….disgusting

          • http://intensedebate.com/people/KiDbreezy_x3 KiDbreezy_x3

            my mom or sister wouldnt sit on the keys if they were being beaten. my mom or sister would be hospitalized for days, not hours. im saying that what she said doesnt make sense. it takes common sense to realize that what she said could possibly be a big lie. we dont know if he had bruises, we dont even know if they reported anything about his injuries [that he might not have had]. ive seen a woman beat a man, only a few cuts were on him, no bruises she didnt have the ability to pack such a strong punch on the dudes body. if a man hit a woman, then bruises would show cause he has more strength. im not saying that all women are weaker than males… just saying that in comparison of chris && rihanna, chris is the stronger one, so if rihanna hit him, it might not show && if it did, it would probably be minor.

    • L.A

      HATER!!! KEEP HATIN! bu make sure u go elsewer coz dis is a fansite. chris is cute, handsome, sexy, sensual nd ertin u probably wil neva be!!! we lov him nd suport him, nt his wrongz. wen d story brok out jayz ask ppeeps to support rihanna as deir sister, cosin or family member. nw if u r chris's sister, brother, cousin or family member, wil u hate him lik dis? will u call him a punk? will u say he is nt a man? tel urself d truth, c'mon!!!! try to undrstand dat in life peeps mak mistakes nd dey dserv a second chance. we lov chris nd so far its our business, so stop hatin!!!!

    • Antbully

      WOW, the most truthful shit anyone could ever say, that is the fucking truth, if Chris was ugly ass hell all of ya wouldnt be saying shit. Bunch of ignorant idiots. And as for CB FOREVER's comment … how would you like it if a boy you was going out with beat you the FUCK UP like he did to Rihanna or perhaps even worse, are you going to let it slide just because its his first mistake ? EXACTLY .. all you little girls on this shit need to grow the fuck up, seriously.

  • CB FOREVER

    I can't believe this crap is still going on, I really hope this case is dismiss as soon as possible.
    It's been dragged on far to long, how many court dates do we bloody need, how many times must we see Rihanna out partying and hitting the beach with the stupid headlines Rihanna is moving on from the beating of Ex boyfriend, Boyfriend, on and off Boyfriend Chris Brown!!
    I am tired of all the rumours, speculations and having to deal with the haters calling us fans stupid and a disgrace for supporting Chris, I don't care what the haters think of Chris, despite what he did his still a better person then they will ever be. I have no respect for Rihanna, I don't understand any fan of both who will still continue to support her after all this, she has the power to make piece by opening her bloody mouth, which is more then what Chris can do write now, poor boy, can't even look forward to his birthday and turning 20, an adult with out having this case attached to him

    • L.A

      AMEN!!!!!! preach it so dat it cn stick in deir heads!!!!!!! am glad dey r still peepz dat tings d way i do.

    • lovely

      I feel you foo I hope its dismissed too, i miss Chris Brown and I wish there was somewhere he could be reach. Seen, heard, touched anything man his fans are desperate. I tried bowow and Souljaboy but they can never fill his shoes. Chris is special like that reggae song. "Im so special, im so special so special so special!"

  • Milan

    Chris Brown's and Rihanna's Lawyers, and their camps probably had something to do with the photo getting leaked in the first place, just so they'd have an excuse to get the whole case dismissed. They probably set it up.

    • Tia

      Reading this article makes me wonder if Rihanna's and Chris Brown's camp/lawyers had anything to do with Rihanna's photo being leaked too. Hmm… If that would actually help them get the whole case dismissed (like they want it) then I wouldn't doubt it. They probably did set something up to have the photo of Rihanna leaked.

    • lovely

      I think not because it would make Chris look worse and a picture of someone who is beat up is always embarrassing for them. She has an image to uphold she doesn't want anyone to see her at her worst, that's record sales boo.

  • E-DUB98

    I’m not so optimistic anymore. Chris is still my boy, but it’s time for us to look at what isn’t being said by him. Has anyone actually heard him say straight up that he didn’t beat her? I’ve had no doubt that he must’ve hit her, but I didn’t think he threw the first blow. Now I’m not so sure. I’ll still sit back and wait, but even if it turns out he did it, he’s still got a fan here.

    • brianna

      same here

    • http://intensedebate.com/people/musikfreak musikfreak

      true

      • L.A

        4real!!!!!

  • Amiyah

    Well, Rihanna's face looked horrible in that photo, I just can't believe Chris did that to her. He shocked the h*ll outta me, I must say. I can't look at him the same way anymore. smh

    • lovely

      Her face always looked like that lol, that was so mean im just kidding lol

  • Alicia

    Well the proof is in the photo.

  • Yas – Yea I Sed It

    This thing is gonna take fo-ever, fo-ever ever, fo-ever ever. Its funny cos Rihanna is set to do a UAE concert on that same day. Could just be a coinkidink…or she is staying outta the country so she doesn't have to testify! LOLZ whatev…the more this goes on, the more I get sick to death of the both of them. They have officially ruined my 2009!

    • L.A

      lol!!!!!

    • lovely

      lmao yeah for-ever-ever-ever

  • Malia

    ??

  • Tara

    Rihanna is a female, that's why everyone, or most people are so quick to take her side over Chris's b/c he's a boy. That's just how it goes.

  • JAYLEE

    Well I DO WISH HIM THE BEST AND MY PRAYERS IS ALWAYS BE WITH HIM..STAY STRONG BECAUSE THE TRUTH WILL REVEAL ITSELF SOMEDAY…

  • dreamgurl15

    i hate rihanna and im tired of hearing about her and dis bullcrap! i hate her father almost as much because he keeps coming in and talking bout my man. i also think that rihanna is lying and needs to tell the truth if he go to jail then ima come up in there and whip her azz! he need to stand up for himself and prove that she is lying but i understand that he cant right now. anyway i wish him the best and i hope he has a good b-day…. i hope rihanna doesnt ruin that too

  • lovely

    lol, thats a good one on trying to get that case dismissed, perfect timing. Its like bull though, hope it works damn I miss me some Chris Brown, now I have to settle for Souljaboy…and you can tell him I said that..just kidding lol

  • Lotus

    Dee and to all who agree with her. Practice wut u preach bitch cause you realize u are fighting a losing battle cause the FACT of the matter is Rihanna isn’t so innocent herself idiot! She threw the first punch and kept fishing them out now u tell me little miss I think I know it all while driving a vehical wut the fuck are u to do??? Believe me I’ve seen soo many women get abused because the man wanted to and was controling and their faces did not compare to rihannas there are way worse trust when I tell u! And can I ask this question do u think rihanna cares about u anyways??? No she doesn’t and there for u speak for only itself. Another thing we chewed ur ass long ass tyme ago.u should give it a rest cause we ain’t gonna stop and chris luvs the haters. Suck on that bitch.

    • Unkele

      you guys act as if chris was " fighting for his life with rihanna" give me a break, chris had no reported injuries showing that rihanna was doing all the punching….chris beat her and the proof is in the photos..you guys can sit here and make up pitifull excuses for him when in reality, he wont even defend himself.

      chris brown was not the one being beatin…cuz if he was, his reported injuries would have been brought up in court…which they werent..you cant compare rihannas injuries from other battered woman,,no two domestic violence cases are the same and you no that so stop trying to justify wat he did was the right thing to do….SMDH

      • chANCE

        YOU GUYS ARE WEAK…THE SAME EXCUSES " SHE HIT HIM FIRST BLAH BLAH BLAH" THERE IS A HUGE ASS DIFFERENT FROM SUPPORTING CHRIS AND MAKING EXCUSES FOR WHAT HE DID.

        CHRIS COULDHAVE ENED THE SITUATION BY STOPING THE CAR AND LEAVING HER THERE, NOT HIT HER BACK LIKE A CHILD JUST BECUZ HE WAS PISSED…HE MADE THE ISSUE WORST BY HITTING HER BACK….NO ACT OF SELF DEFENSE

        SOME OF YOU SHOULD MAYBE LOOK UP THE DEFINITION OF "SELF DEFENSE"….YOULL CHANGE YOUR MIND. OR ATLEAST SEE HOW THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS CASE…HINT WHY HIS LAWYERS ARENT USING THAT FOR HIS DEFENSE…IGNORANT

  • kemiconfused

    Just want 2 know wat really happened and be done wit it

  • Lotus

    No one pay these haters any mind cause u just give them the satisfaction that they are right. At this point all I’m going to say is let the haters hate cause they are the ones making chris the cheddar cause a hater make u greater.
    Dee
    Johnny
    marcia
    and everyone else who feel the need to waste space and their time writing bullshit nonsense just to gain attention know this u stand alone and ur punishment comes when u get judged.

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/samantha2 samantha

    if his lawyer is using only the leaked pic as chris' defense.then chris is going down.
    he's gotta have more than 1 reason to not go on trial..
    whatever.
    i just want this to end! :(

  • love cb

    Alicia-the photo only shows that there was a fight. He did not beat her to a pulp, that is shown in the photo. I want everybody to look at that picture again. Put your hand over the bruises on her forehead and see that she has nothing more than a busted lip. He did not punch her. She is telling lies. Just try that and see that it cannot be the way that she said it.

    He didn't hit her head on the window in anger either because if so there would be a crack in the glass and those bruises would be open wounds. She's just not telling the truth. If I really believed her then I would be mad at Chris, but I just don't believe her. I think that he defended himself and then walked away from her and she got mad. That's the end of the story. She probably bit herself.

    • amy

      yeh.but no matter what.he STILL HIT HER. even though if it was a few hits!
      & she shouldn't hit him too.
      so im not attacking him!

      but u cant put the blame on her..seriously..
      yeh.the Affidavit doesn't make sense.
      but that's for the court to deal with.not you!
      so dont judge any of them.cause you weren't there that night.

  • Rindy

    Chris Brown lawyer has every right to ask for a dimissal of the case period. By law the photo was leaked by someone in the dept, so the case is tainted. There is no way a jury would be found for this case because of the media, Oprah, Tyra, and TMZ. Information concerning the case is being leaked out to the public (it is tainted). The case will never go to trial because you are not going to find a jury that is not tainted in some way or knows nothing about this case. Felony Charges no way in Hell! DEE you said that both were wrong but Chris should be punished for what he did. Where I come from two wrongs dont make it right. How can you think that one should be punished but the other shouldn't be punished? There is no such thing one is more wrong than the other. It doesn't matter who had the upper hand in the fight. What matters is that both are not being punished for there actions. They should both take assault/battery charges concerning this case (misdeaminor all the way). If not than Chris should not be punished either.

    • http://intensedebate.com/people/musikfreak musikfreak

      that is so true..both of them did something wrong so both of them should face the consequences not just Chris…he doesn't deserve jail time but i think he should do something to right his wrongs

  • Rindy

    The affidavit tells a different story from the photo. Rihanna would of had more injuries to her face than just two knots on the forehead and a swollen busted lip period. She would of had bruises on her neck where Chris pressured her to black out. She would of had teeth marks on her ears. I know that he would not be found guilty because of the two different stories from the photo to the affidavit. Any indication that she lied in her report and any indication that she was fighting Chris would give the jury the conclusion that this is not a felony case and therefore come back with a not guilty verdict.

  • Rindy

    Dee, were I come from two wrongs dont make it right. There is no such thing one is more wrong than the other. This case is not in the right category. It is an assault/battery case (misdeaminor all the way). By law they have every right to ask for a dismissal of the case. The case is tainted already by all medias, TMZ, Oprah, Tyra, and others, so how are you going to get a jury out of all this. I dont think that it is going to be a trial at all people.

  • love cb

    To Amy who responded to me earlier:

    So if her affadavit doesn't make sense then why can't I blame her? If she, and she obviously did, try to make Chris look like a monster why can't I blame her? If her picture is not consistent with what she said in that affadavit, why can't I blame her? Why can't I blame her when everybody else is obviously blaming him.

    I don't want Rihanna to get an easy ride because she is the one who made this into a huge mess and I'm tired of everybody feeling sorry for her. And please don't think that I'm lashing out at you because, honestly, I am not. But I am just so angry about the fact that what she has said happened makes Chris look so bad and if anybody really listens to her story then looks at the picture if's obvious that she fabricated a whole lot and nobody wants to make her accountable for it. It's just not fair. You want blood from Chris but Rihanna is getting away scot free and she started this whole mess.

  • Lotus

    Amy seriously we can’t blame her why??
    She’s grown she knows when to be honest at all times and she wasn’t come on there’s no reason to lie.and that’s what she did. Soo why can’t we blame her? When everyone else is blaming chris . Why??? Why???? Why???

  • kemiconfused

    Blame it on the a-a-a-a-a-alchohol lol

    • http://intensedebate.com/people/musikfreak musikfreak

      lmao

  • amy

    REPLYING TO
    love cb and also
    Lotus:

    ALL IM SAYING IS DON'T GET SO ANGRY ABOUT IT.BECAUSE SHE HAS TO DEAL WITH THIS TOO.THEY ARE BOTH HUMAN.AND BOTH ARE GOING THROUGH A ROUGH TIME.THAT'S ALL IM SAYING.
    she canceled her performance which was meant to be on may 28th so obviously its not like she doesn't care about whats happening to Chris.and in the court.its not rihanna vs chris.its the LAPD vs chris.

    yeh.i understand what u are saying about how come Chris can be blamed and not her.
    but i didnt say chris is to blame.i dont know who is to blame.YOU KNOW WHY WE DON'T KNOW.CAUSE WE WEREN'T THERE!
    its their life.so don't judge another human being when u know nothing about their lives and what their going through..
    when people attack chris.u say dont judge him.his only human.but yet.u can judge rihanna and attack her like you know her personally.you don't know how she is dealing with this privately..

    thats all im saying. :)

  • Lotus

    Unkele and antbully
    All I can say is I hope there come a day when u have done wrong and have been crucified and demolished cause u made a mistake and when u call for help the dear lord plays it right back on u. And more than anything u just want someone see u for imperfection one who makes mistakes and can learn and grow.not someone who never gets a second chance.

  • amy

    LOTUS.

    all im saying is don't attack her or him.becasue you don't anything about how they are dealing with it.
    or what happnedn that night.
    thats all im saying..

  • love cb

    Amy,
    Your point was well taken and you're right, I don't know what either of them are going through. But in my opinion, if you take all of the things that were said about Rihanna before this even happened, it leads me to believe that she probably did have a whole lot to do with this situation. And the fact that she is sitting quietly while Chris is being crucified pisses me off. That's why what she is going through really doesn't matter to me because she obviously does not care about what he is going through.

    To top it all off, she, in my opinion, has really "silently" played on that photo and used it to promote her victim role. Once again, the photo only shows the two exactly even bruises on her forehead that no human could possibly make and a busted lip, so obviously she exagerrated a great deal and that really pisses me off. In my opinion it seems like her pride was more injured that her actual physical self. I think that she cared more about getting back at Chris than she did about tending to her physical wounds and the general public just fell for her lies.

  • Lotus

    Correct on
    My comment!!!

    She didn’t call the cops I meant to say she identified chris as the attacker.

    And any other typos Sorry I’m doing all this on my iPhone and it spells the word for me. And sometimes it doesn’t give me the right word.

  • Lotus

    Chance ur a waste of my time.
    But I will say this the definition of “self defense” is the right to defend onself with whatever force is reasonably necessary against actual or threatened violence.
    Now idk about u retard but that sounds exactly like wut chris was caught into. And no one is making excuse for him idiot were stating facts retard and looking at both sides of the story.

    So shut up and sit down cause u sound like a fool.

    AND PEOPLE WHY ARE YOU MAKING IT SEEM LIKE CHRIS KiLLED SOMEONE OR RAPED SoMeonE Or Hung babies over a ballchany?

    This poor boy has been dragged through the mud. Cut the man some slack. Plus we don’t even know the truth. He hasn’t got to tell his part cause no one will listen and that’s just wrong it’s not about who is right or wrong it’s about fairness and equality and turning the other cheek. Give the man a second chance. No one deservesnto e treated that unfairly. It’s inhumanly wrong and we as child of god shouldnlive by his word.

  • http://hubpages.com/hub/kiss-kiss-brown Kiss Kiss Brown

    Leaked photos. How freaking corrupt is law enforcement these days?