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Chris Brown's Mom: Rihanna 'Like a Daughter'

Says pop star was part of the family

By Sarah Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 4, 2009 8:12 AM CDT

(Newser) – Chris Brown's mom says Rihanna was "like a daughter" to her, and that made the domestic assault ordeal all the more difficult. "I love her," Joyce Hawkins tells People. "She became family to us." Brown was sentenced last month to 5 years of probation and 6 months of community labor for the Feb. 8 attack. It all came as a shock, Hawkins says: "He’s always been my little angel."

"It was the most painful moment in my life to hear him tell me that," she says. "I just sighed and was like, 'What in the world happened?' And you know he started talking, but I could see the pain in his face and how hurt he was while he was trying to tell me. It wasn't easy for him to do."

Donald Etra and Rihanna are seen during the preliminary hearing in the Chris Brown felony assault case on June 22, 2009, in Los Angeles County Superior Court.
Donald Etra and Rihanna are seen during the preliminary hearing in the Chris Brown felony assault case on June 22, 2009, in Los Angeles County Superior Court.   (AP Photo/Lori Shepler, Pool)
Chris Brown and his mother, Joyce Hawkins, appear on Larry King Live on Aug. 26, 2009.
Chris Brown and his mother, Joyce Hawkins, appear on "Larry King Live" on Aug. 26, 2009.   (AP Photo/CNN, Peter Stone)
Chris Brown arrives at Los Angeles County Superior Court on Aug. 25, 2009.
Chris Brown arrives at Los Angeles County Superior Court on Aug. 25, 2009.   (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
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COMMENTS
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Ucantusethatname
Sep 4, 2009 2:13 AM CDT
Keep the Browns off the world stage. If he's an angel, send me to hell.
youngblood
Sep 4, 2009 2:03 AM CDT
When is he just going to shut the fuck up and go away!?
gabo
Sep 4, 2009 1:18 AM CDT
Do all of her kids have knots on their heads?

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