Chris Brown not only blames his rage for his assault on his former girlfriend Rihanna, he also mentions his youth.

The 20-year-old talks about the incident to MTV, saying, "Just anger. Yeah, anger. Young people, we do before we think."

Brown is currently serving five year's probation after pleading guilty for the attack, and was also given six month's community labour and domestic violence counselling.

It's been nine months since Chris Brown's infamous attack on his then girlfriend Rihanna on the night of a pre-Grammys party in LA - and finally she's ready to tell us about it.

The R&B star is to be interviewed on Good Morning America this Thursday and on a special edition of ABC's 20/20 on Friday.

She was left beaten, bloody and bruised by Brown's attack - for which he was convicted and ordered to serve 180 days community service.

Yep, it's payback time for Chris Brown - and the shamed R&B star has been filmed carrying out his community service wearing a bright pink vest.

We suspect the big guy with him is his minder rather than his supervisor, from the way he's brought a McDonalds for the singer.

Brown will be performing different types of manual labour over the next 180 days, although the authorities will not reveal what and where - perhaps fearful that vengeful Rihanna fans will come along to have a pop at him for assaulting his former girlfriend.

Chris Brown has apologised for his attack on Rihanna in a video posted on YouTube.

Brown tells fans he is ashamed of the way he behaved towards his ex-girlfriend earlier this year, when she suffered facial injuries after he beat her.

The R&B singer said he accepted "full responsibility" and expressed his "deepest regret over the fight".

Chris Brown has avoided jail by pleading guilty in court to assaulting Rihanna.

The US R&B singer's lawyer made the guilty plea just hours before Brown's ex Rihanna arrived in court, meaning she wouldn't have to testify against him.

Brown was ordered to perform six months of community service and told he must stay at least 50 yards away from Rihanna for the next five years.

Rihanna WILL appear in court next month after being ordered to testify against Chris Brown.

R&B singer Brown is facing allegations that he beat up ex-girlfriend Rihanna earlier this year.

Sources had earlier claimed the Umbrella singer would not be present at proceedings, but her lawyer yesterday confirmed she would be there.

Rihanna and Chris Brown could be back together, according to US reports.

The Chicago Sun-Times claims Rihanna has been spending 'quite a few nights' staying with Brown and has even been sending him photos of property they could buy together.

A friend of the Umbrella singer told the paper: "Unfortunately, Rihanna still wants him and has said to us all, 'Get over yourselves. I'm with him, so deal with it.'"

Chris Brown has pleaded not guilty to threatening and assaulting girlfriend Rihanna.

The R&B singer, 19, appeared in a Los Angeles court on Monday after being charged in March with felony assault likely to cause great bodily injury and making criminal threats.

Pop superstar Rihanna was not present in the courtroom and was represented by a lawyer.

Rihanna wants Chris Brown to apologise on Oprah Winfrey's talk show.

The Umbrella singer believes her 19-year-old boyfriend - who has been charged with felony assault and making criminal threats following his alleged assault on her last month - should appear on the popular US TV series to publicly show he is sorry for the incident.

Rihanna and Chris Brown have reportedly made a sex tape.

The Umbrella singer and her 19-year-old boyfriend - who has been charged with felony assault and making criminal threats following his alleged assault on her last month - are said to have filmed themselves engaging in a series of "kinky" acts.

Rihanna's mentor has begged people to stop discussing the singer's private life.

Producer Evan Rogers, who discovered the Barbados-born beauty, insists Rihanna - whose boyfriend Chris Brown has been charged with felony assault and making criminal threats after allegedly assaulting her - is confused by the conflicting advice she has been given.

Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey has claimed that pop star Rihanna must have low self esteem to have got back together with Chris Brown.

Brown is facing assault charges after an alleged incident following a row at the Grammys that left Rihanna bloodied and bruised.

The mystery woman whose text message is said to have caused Chris Brown's alleged attack on Rihanna has been revealed as his manager.

R&B star Chris's manager Tina Davis reportedly sent a three-page text to Brown which infuriated Rihanna, causing him to lash out and attack the star.

A US website claims: "The message to Brown talked about hooking up."

Chris Brown has been charged with assault and making criminal threats in relation to his alleged assault of Rihanna.

The 19-year-old singer appeared before a Los Angeles Superior Commissioner but did not enter a plea after the felonies were announced yesterday.

Rihanna and Chris Brown have secretly married, it has been reported.

Chris - who was arrested after allegedly attacking Rihanna last month - is believed to have proposed to the Umbrella singer during their emotional reunion at P. Diddy's Miami mansion last weekend.