 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Panenge pa12:30 a.m. PST musi waFebruary 8, 2009, Brown nemusikana wake panguva iyoyo, muimbi Rihanna, vakava negakava rakapedzisira raita mhirizhonga, richisiya Rihanna aine maronda anooneka kumeso ayo aida kuti aendeswe kuchipatara. Brown akazvipa kuWilshire station yeLos Angeles Police Department pa6:30 p.m. PST uye akasungwa achipomerwa kuita zvokutyisidzira. Mushumo wamapurisa hauna kududza zita romukadzi wacho muchinoitika chacho sezvo iri bumbiro, asi manyuko enhau akakurumidza kuzivisa kuti nyajambwa akanga ari Rihanna. Kutevera kusungwa kwaBrown, kushambadzira kwakati wandei uye mamwe mapurogiramu eTV anomuratidza akamiswa, mimhanzi yake yakabviswa kubva kunhepfenyuro dzinoverengeka, uye akabva pakuonekwa paruzhinji, kusanganisira imwe pa2009 Grammy Awards, kwaakatsiviwa naJustin Timberlake naAl Green. Brown akashandisa boka rokugadzirisa zvinetso ndokubudisa mashoko okuti, Mashoko haagoni kutanga kutaura kuti ndine urombo uye ndakasuruvara sei pamusoro pezvakaitika. 