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Chris Brown Ordered To Pay $35,000 To New Caretakers Of His Pet Monkey

Chris Brown has reached a plea deal with Los Angeles prosecutors, to avoid jail time, for the case where he was charged with illegally having a pet monkey in his home.

The 30-year old singer's case was in court today, where it was announced he had struck the deal with prosecutor's in which he was ordered to attend a six-month formal diversion program. Along with the program, Brown has to pay $35,000 towards the care of his monkey.

Brown's capuchin monkey has been placed in a specialized retreat for primates by the California State Department of Fish and Wildlife. Chris's attorney says he has already paid the money. Chris Brown Ordered To Pay $35,000 For His Illegal Pet Money's Caretakers.

Terms of the deal include the charges being dismissed if the singer does not violate the terms of the agreement and does not possess any other non-permitted animals. Interestingly, the deal did not restrict Brown's ability to own a monkey in the future, just that it must be permitted and not endangered. BTW, its name is Fiji.

This wouldn’t be the first time Chris upset someone this year. Earlier in 2019, Chris sparked controversy among his and Rihanna’s fans on social media when she posted several comments on her Instagram page, one where Rihanna was marketing her new lingerie brand.

Brown pled guilty to assaulting Rihanna in 2009 and was slapped with a sentence of six months in community service and another five years of probation. He had been fighting with other performers as well including Drake in 2012, and Frank Ocean in the following year.

In 2013, he was hit with more charges as well. Furthermore, Chris was accused of rape by a woman in France in January but was subsequently released from jail due to insufficient evidence. Afterward, Chris began marketing and promoting a t-shirt that had the words, “that B*tch is lying,” written on it.