Rihanna - Chris Brown Case.

On February 8, 2009, Rihanna's scheduled performance at the (51st Grammy Awards) 2009 Grammy Awards was canceled. Reports later surfaced regarding an alleged altercation with then-boyfriend, singer Chris Brown (entertainer), who was arrested on suspicion of making criminal threats.

On March 5, 2009, Chris Brown was charged with assault and making criminal threats. Due to a leaked photograph from the Los Angeles Police Department obtained by TMZ.com—which revealed Rihanna had sustained visible injuries—an organization known as STOParazzi has proposed a law called "Rihanna's Law", which, if enacted, would "deter employees of law enforcement agencies from releasing photos or information that exploits crime victims." Gil Kaufman of VH1 reported "[t]he nonstop coverage of the Rihanna/Chris Brown case has brought up a number of issues regarding the privacy of alleged victims of domestic violence, including the decision by almost all major news outlets to divulge the identity of the victim—which is not typically done in domestic-violence cases" and the controversial distribution of the leaked photograph.

Rihanna was subpoenaed to testify during a preliminary hearing in L.A. on June 22, 2009. "The DA told me Rihanna will be subpoenaed. I will accept on her behalf," Rihanna's attorney, Donald Etra told Us Weekly. "She (Rihanna) will appear in court, and if asked to testify, she will do so".

On June, 22, 2009, Chris Brown copped a plea deal in his felony assault case. Pleating guilty to the assault, he (Chris Brown) received 5 years probation and was ordered to stay 50 yards away from Rihanna, unless at public events, which then will be reduced to 10 yards.