BBC News - UK — Singer Chris Brown begins a community service order clearing up a police stables for assaulting ex-girlfriend Rihanna. more info

Guardian Music — The singer begins 180-day labour sentence in his native Virginia, after being convicted of assaulting ex-girlfriend RihannaChris Brown has swapped his once-glamourous lifestyle for picking up rubbish. The R&B singer has begun serving his sentence of ... more info

Star Online, Malaysia — RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Singer Chris Brown cleared weeds and debris at police horse stables in Virginia on Wednesday for the first day of his 180-day court-ordered community service for beating ex-girlfriend Rihanna. more info

The Newsroom — Singer Chris Brown was sentenced to 180 days community service for assaulting his then-girlfriend Rihanna. Wednesday he started serving his sentence in Richmond, VA. more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — RICHMOND, Va. - Singer Chris Brown cleared weeds and debris at police horse stables in Virginia on Wednesday for the first day of his 180-day court-ordered community service for beating ex-girlfriend Rihanna. more info

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VH1 News — Chris Brown has apparently begun his community labor, part of his sentence for assaulting Rihanna, and his own Web site posted photos of him picking up trash on Wednesday. more info

Starpulse — Shamed R&B singer Chris Brown is cleaning up the streets of his native Virginia after starting his community service sentence as punishment for beating up his ex-girlfriend Rihanna.[...] Read more! more info

ET Online — Chris Brown tweeted that he was on his way to community service, and onlookers reportedly spotted the R&B singer cleaning up around a Virginia police horse stable. Wearing an orange, reflective vest, jeans and a white tank top, Brown looked ... more info

People.com — The singer cleans up a police horse stable in Virginia for assaulting Rihanna more info