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| Chris Brown faces new charges over car crash | Chris Brown faces new charges over car crash |
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| R&B star Chris Brown has been charged with a hit and run and driving without a valid licence. | R&B star Chris Brown has been charged with a hit and run and driving without a valid licence. |
| Lawyers for the district attorney's office in Los Angeles say the singer gave false insurance information and refused to hand over his licence after his car hit a Mercedes last month. | Lawyers for the district attorney's office in Los Angeles say the singer gave false insurance information and refused to hand over his licence after his car hit a Mercedes last month. |
| Both offences together carry a maximum of one year in jail. | Both offences together carry a maximum of one year in jail. |
| Chris Brown is on five years' probation for attacking his ex-girlfriend Rihanna in 2009. | |
| If a judge rules the charges violate his probation, reports suggest he could face up to four years in jail. | If a judge rules the charges violate his probation, reports suggest he could face up to four years in jail. |
| 'Be a better person' | 'Be a better person' |
| The 24-year-old tweeted that he had done nothing wrong and would clear his name. | The 24-year-old tweeted that he had done nothing wrong and would clear his name. |
| He wrote: "It's not a hit and run if u get out the car, exchange information (who has NO DAMAGE to either cars). This is really ridiculous. | He wrote: "It's not a hit and run if u get out the car, exchange information (who has NO DAMAGE to either cars). This is really ridiculous. |
| "I have a valid drivers license and I gave the woman the right info. She saw cameras and wanted to make a scene." | "I have a valid drivers license and I gave the woman the right info. She saw cameras and wanted to make a scene." |
| The tweets continued: "She contacted the cops thinking of a payday from Chris Brown when I followed the proper procedures. | The tweets continued: "She contacted the cops thinking of a payday from Chris Brown when I followed the proper procedures. |
| "I work my ass off to provide for my entire family. I've made mistakes in the past and have worked hard to be a better person." | "I work my ass off to provide for my entire family. I've made mistakes in the past and have worked hard to be a better person." |
| Brown assaulted his 25-year-old ex-girlfriend in 2009 and accepted a plea deal of community service, five years' formal probation and domestic violence counselling. | Brown assaulted his 25-year-old ex-girlfriend in 2009 and accepted a plea deal of community service, five years' formal probation and domestic violence counselling. |
| Six months ago, it was claimed he was involved in another fight, this time with singer Frank Ocean, over a car parking space outside a Hollywood recording studio. | Six months ago, it was claimed he was involved in another fight, this time with singer Frank Ocean, over a car parking space outside a Hollywood recording studio. |
| Police said Brown was under suspicion for punching the victim but the case was dropped after Ocean decided not to press charges. | Police said Brown was under suspicion for punching the victim but the case was dropped after Ocean decided not to press charges. |
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