(CNN) -- Here is a look at the life of Grammy Award-winner Chris Brown, who pleaded guilty to assaulting then-girlfriend Rihanna in 2009.
Personal:
Birth date: May 5, 1989
Birth place: Tappahannock, Virginia
Birth name: Christopher Maurice Brown
Father: Clinton Brown, corrections officer
Mother: Joyce Hawkins, former day care director
Other Facts:
Signed by Jive Records at age 15.
Winner of one Grammy Award.
Both his fourth album "F.A.M.E." and fifth album "Fortune" reached number one on Billboard's 200 charts.
Timeline:
November 29, 2005 - Brown's debut album "Chris Brown" is released by Jive Records. It peaks at number two on the Billboard 200 chart.
2007 - Film debut in "Stomp the Yard." He also appears in three episodes of the television series "The O.C."
December 2008 - Billboard names him "Artist of the Year."
February 8, 2009 - On the eve of the Grammy Awards, Brown assaults girlfriend Rihanna (Robyn Rihanna Fenty) inside a rented Lamborghini on a Hollywood street, leaving her face bruised and bloody. He is arrested and later released on $50,000 bail.
April 6, 2009 - Pleads not guilty to felony charges of assault and making threats related to the February domestic violence case.
May 27, 2009 - A photographer files a lawsuit against Brown, claiming Brown's bodyguards roughed him up outside a fitness center when he took a photo of the R&B singer. The lawsuit is later settled in 2010.
June 22, 2009 - Enters a guilty plea to one felony count of assault with the intent of doing great bodily injury in connection to the February assault. He is later sentenced to five years probation, must serve 180 days (about 1,400 hours) in labor-oriented service and also undergo a year-long domestic-violence counseling class
July 2009 - Makes a public apology about the assault in a video statement posted on his personal website.
September 2, 2009 - Appears on CNN's "Larry King Live" in his first television interview since his February arrest.
2011 - Wins the Grammy Award for Best R&B Album for "F.A.M.E."
February 2012 - A woman files a complaint against Brown after he allegedly grabbed her iPhone after she used it to take a photo of him in a car on a Miami street. After an investigation, the Miami-Dade state attorney does not file any charges against Brown.
June 14, 2012 - Brown and rapper Drake get into an altercation at the New York City club W.i.P. Brown is left with a cut on his chin.
September 24, 2012 - A judge orders a probation violation hearing after Brown tests positive for marijuana use. Brown claims that he ingested the marijuana in California, where he has a medical marijuana card. The positive marijuana test is not mentioned at his November hearing.
January 2013 - The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department tells CNN that authorities are investigating allegations that Brown punched an unnamed victim, presumably Frank Ocean, outside a recording studio over a parking spot in West Hollywood.
February 2013 - In a court filing, prosecutors accuse Brown of not completing the 180 days, about 1,400 hours, of community labor as stipulated from his 2009 felony assault case.
June 23, 2013 - According to the Anaheim Police Department, an assault and battery report is filed by phone regarding an incident where a woman accuses Brown of shoving her inside a nightclub. Brown's representative denies the allegations.
June 25, 2013 - Brown is charged for hit-and-run driving and driving without a license for allegedly driving a car that rear-ended another car in Los Angeles in May.
July 15, 2013 - A judge revokes Brown's probation in connection with his conviction in the beating of his girlfriend Rihanna.
August 9, 2013 - Brown suffers a non-epileptic seizure. According to a statement from Brown's rep, Brown's doctor attributes the cause of the seizure to "intense fatigue and extreme emotional stress."
August 15, 2013 - A judge drops Brown's hit-and-run charge after the singer reaches a "civil compromise" with his accuser.
August 16, 2013 - A judge reinstates Brown's probation for the 2009 beating of Rihanna "under the original terms and conditions. Judge James Brandlin also signs off on 1,000 hours of "community labor" such as graffiti or beach cleanup.
October 27, 2013 - Brown and his bodyguard are arrested and charged with felony assault, after an alleged altercation outside the W Hotel in Washington, D.C.
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