U.S. pop superstar Rihanna, whose real name is Robyn Rihanna Fenty, told the police that the R&B star Chris Brown choked her while threatening to kill her and, subsequently, she lost consciousness, according to U.S. media reports Wednesday.
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Chris Brown and Rihanna perform during the Z100 Jingle Ball in New York Dec. 13, 2008.[Xinhua/Reuters Photo]
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Brown, 19, was arrested and charged with the alleged domestic assault of his girlfriend, Rihanna, 20, whose hit songs include "Umbrella" and "Disturbia," on Sunday night. He was released after posting a 50,000-U.S.-dollar bail.
The squabble began after the pair left Clive Davis' pre-Grammy party late Saturday. Brown pulled his silver Lamborghini to the side of a street in Hancock Park neighborhood in Los Angeles when Rihanna grabbed the car keys and tossed them out the window, sending Brown into a rage.
Brown left the scene, according to reports, and the Barbados-born beauty was found by police with a bloody nose, split lip and bite marks in the vehicle. She was immediately taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, but later released.
"She looked distraught and in a lot of pain. Her eyes were closed because she was looking down," a police who was at the scene told media.
The police delivered their case to prosecutors Tuesday, but the district attorney sent them back to the drawing board.
"LAPD did present a case this morning and we have asked for further investigation," Los Angeles County District Attorney spokeswoman Jane Robison said.
(Xinhua/Agencies February 11, 2009)
