The end is
high: Chris Brown is reportedly weeks away from completing his five-year
probation and 1,000 hours community service stemming from his 2009
assault on then-girlfriend Rihanna
Almost six years after a brutal assault on then-girlfriend Rihanna, Chris Brown is nearing the end of his probation.
According to TMZ,
the R&B singer has spent the last six weeks putting in six hours a
day of hard labour, five days a week, as he completes his 1,000 hours of
community service ahead of his next court hearing in January.
The
star, who plead guilty to felony assault after the 2009 attack on the
eve of the Grammy Awards, has been working full-time on completing his
hours since November 13, reports the site.
Speaking
in August in his first interview since being released from a jail stint
for a probation violation, the 25-year-old singer admitted he is unable
to escape his past.
He told Billboard
magazine: 'As long as you're doing something good, people will always
bring up old stuff or negative stuff because they don't want you to
surpass a certain level or elevate.'
The
Loyal hitmaker added that people will probably only stop 'dredging up
the past' when he and Rihanna are 'not relevant anymore'.
Back together: Despite the attack, the couple briefly reunited and attended 2013's Grammy Awards together
But he added: 'As long as you have your head on straight, it shouldn’t matter what people want to say.'
Touching
on how the incident has affected his reputation, he said: 'Not everyone
in the world is going to particularly love me. But I'm cool with that.
As long as I love myself and my music, I'm fine.
'I
don't look over my shoulder or wish I could turn back the hands of
time. Life is a learning experience, so I'm learning as I go. I’m not
walking around angry about anything.'
Moved on: He also enjoyed an on-off romance with model Karrueche Tran, before they finally split this month
The
Forever hitmaker spent had 108 days in a Los Angeles county jail for
violating his five-year probation - which stemmed from the Rihanna
assault.
The
violation came after he was charged with assault for punching a man who
tried to take a picture with him outside a Washington, D.C. hotel last
October.
According
to CNN, his five-year probation for the attack on Rihanna will end on
January 23, 2015 - if he maintains good behaviour and fulfils his hours
of community service.
The show must go on: Chris has been carrying out his community service in between stage performances