AceShowbiz - A former church choir boy, Chris Brown had his religious upbringing to thank for keeping him away from street gangs. At 16 years old, he already enjoyed the success of his self-titled debut studio album. He continued to rise to a new level of fame in the following years, but his life hit a major bump when a sudden lapse of judgement caused him to do the unthinkable. The "With You" hitmaker beat the hell out his then-girlfriend Rihanna in February 2009, leaving the Barbadian singer with nasty facial injuries that required hospitalization.

Chris subsequently turned himself in to the police and he was charged with felony assault and making criminal threats. Despite the severity of the injuries he caused, the "Run It!" singer managed to avoid prison sentence and accepted a plea deal of community labor, five years of probation, and domestic violence counseling. This was believed to be partly due to Rihanna's testimony at the trial, during which she defended her ex-boyfriend. Rih, indeed, has forgiven Chris and they briefly rekindled their romance in 2012-2013, but her fans never forget what he has done to their idol and never approve of seeing them together again.