Brown Gets a Boost From Viral Wedding Video

(NEWSER) - The Minnesota couple whose exuberant wedding procession went viral, generating millions of YouTube hits, are using their powers for good. Having brought priceless publicity to the song Forever, by domestic batterer Chris Brown, Jill Peterson and Kevin Heinz are encouraging fans to support domestic-violence prevention. More»

Georgia's Chops & Hops restaurant takes heat for its celebrity 'joke'

(NEWSER) - A Georgia restaurant is being slammed for being tasteless—but it has nothing to do with the flavor of its food. The bad taste in this case surrounds the "Caribbean black and bleu" burger, which it joked was named after Chris Brown and Rihanna, reports the New York Daily News . "Chris Brown won't beat you up for eating this unless your name starts with a R and ends with A," read the restaurant's Facebook post about the new dish. Of course, Brown became infamous for beating Rihanna back in 2009 , when they were a couple. Outrage ensued, causing the restaurant to state it "does not support domestic violence," yank the burger from the menu, and agree to donate six times the amount of the sandwich's one-day sales to a domestic violence prevention group. But the Facebook post is still live . More»

Brown featured on 'Birthday Cake,' pair exchange birthday tweets

(NEWSER) - Are Chris Brown and Rihanna getting cringingly close? Evidence is mounting that the relationship between the ex-lovers is percolating. Brown tweeted a happy birthday to Rihanna yesterday (in the wake of possible love tweets late last year), and Rihanna responded, triggering a tidal wave of OMGs and WTFs from startled fans, notes the New York Daily News . The two have also collaborated on not one but two new songs. The on-probation singer gushes: "I miss your body" on Rihanna's "Birthday Cake," and adds that he wants to do something with his missing Lady Love that does not involve punching (Rihanna's also featured on a new remix of Brown's "Turn Up the Music."). More»

Singer's visa rejected because of assault

(NEWSER) - Chris Brown has been told he isn't welcome in the UK because of his assault conviction. The singer's visa application was rejected by British authorities, forcing him to cancel a tour of the UK and Ireland just days before it was suppposed to begin, the BBC reports. The singer was sentenced to community service for beating up then-girlfriend Rihanna last year. More»

Felisha Terrell filed restraining order against Dodger Matt Kemp

(NEWSER) - Rihanna, less than a year removed from her beating at the hands of then-boyfriend Chris Brown, is dating a man with a history of violence against women. That’s according to an ex-girlfriend of Matt Kemp, who took out a restraining order against the Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder in 2008. “He is violent and I am afraid,” she wrote in the papers, obtained by Star . More»