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- PSY: Looking funny is a serious issue for me
- US singer back in court for alleged sentence breach
- Rihanna attends boyfriend Brown's community service hearing
| PSY: Looking funny is a serious issue for me Posted: 07 Feb 2013 01:16 AM PST KOREA (Reuters) -- Pop sensation PSY revealed what he has been up to ahead of releasing the follow-up tune to his world smash-hit Gangnam Style. The singer opened up about the much-awaited tune and its dance, plus the most-anticipated music video to local reporters en route to Los Angeles at Incheon Airport in Korea on 5 February. During an unexpected two-day break at his hometown PSY caught up with his choreography team and discussed what would follow the horse-riding dance. He mentioned it would not be a sports-themed dance in a previous interview with reporters. "The music video is likely to be the most essential part of the next song project. This must be how director Kang Woo-suk felt when he was making Two Cops 2 [the hit comedy movie whose original movie scored a huge success in 1993 in Korea]," said PSY. "It'll be all over when I hear that Gangnam Style can't hold a candle to the new song," the 36-year-old singer continued, "I'm taking the issue of looking funny very seriously indeed. "I wonder whether there will be times like last year again in my life. People say it must be stressful and yes, it is. It gets more stressful when I try not to get stressed," he said about his insanely tight schedule around the globe last year. During the upcoming Lunar New Year's Day holiday, the pop star will again be busy at the 2013 Rio Carnival in Brazil and the event here in Malaysia. |
| US singer back in court for alleged sentence breach Posted: 06 Feb 2013 10:53 PM PST LOS ANGELES: A judge ordered a probation report Wednesday into allegations that US singer Chris Brown has breached the terms of a sentence imposed for his notorious 2009 assault on then girlfriend Rihanna. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge James Brandlin said Brown must appear in court again on April 5, and ordered him to contact his probation officer within 48 hours, following the prosecution allegations this week. The R&B singer was sentenced to five years of probation, a year-long domestic violence program and 180 days of community service after assaulting Rihanna on the eve of the 2009 Grammys. A photo of Rihanna's bruised face triggered shock and anger at the singer. Although he remains on probation, Brown had been repeatedly praised by the judge for complying with the terms of his sentence. But in court papers filed Tuesday, prosecutors claimed that the singer had failed to complete the community labor as ordered, and was in fact elsewhere on some of the dates he claimed to be carrying out his sentence. Deputy District Attorney Mary Murray cited "significant discrepancies" and "sloppy documentation" in reports about the 23-year-old's reported community labor work in his native Virginia. Brown and Rihanna were photographed being clearly intimate and affectionate with each other in public last month, at an NBA basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the New York Knicks in Los Angeles. The Grammys, the music industry's biggest awards showcase, are scheduled to take place Sunday at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles. -AFP Related Story: |
| Rihanna attends boyfriend Brown's community service hearing Posted: 06 Feb 2013 10:53 PM PST LOS ANGELES: A Los Angeles judge on Wednesday ordered a new report on singer Chris Brown's community service after prosecutors said he cut corners while fulfilling work requirements imposed after his 2009 assault on girlfriend Rihanna. Rihanna accompanied Brown, 23, to court in a show of support for the man who pleaded guilty to punching and beating her four years ago. The couple have recently rekindled their romance. Brown is serving five years probation and last year was deemed to have completed 180 days of community service and domestic violence counseling. During Wednesday's brief hearing, Brown sat expressionless with his hands folded in a dark sport coat. Rihanna sat behind him dressed in a white top and black pants. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge James Brandlin ordered Brown to meet with his probation officer to address claims by prosecutors that his community service records contain "significant discrepancies, indicating, at best, sloppy documentation and, at worst, fraudulent reporting." The "Don't Wake Me Up" singer was ordered back to court on April 5 at which time Brandlin will set a date for another hearing on whether to revoke his probation. Brown's community service involved tasks like cutting grass, picking up trash and removing graffiti. He was allowed to complete it in his home state of Virginia. This week Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney Mary Murray accused Virginia authorities of poor management of the singer's service and records and said his community service case should be transferred to Los Angeles. Outside court, Brown's attorney, Mark Geragos, accused the District Attorney's office of persecuting Brown. "I've ... never, ever had a client that has been tortured by a DA's office on probation like Chris Brown has," he said. -Reuters Related Story: |
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