Chris Brown accused of hitting Rihanna on previous occasions

Chris Brown has been accused of hitting Rihanna on previous occasions during
their "volatile" relationship.
The 19-year-old singer - who has been charged with making criminal threats
following Sunday's (08.02.09) alleged violent attack on the 'Umbrella' star
and released on $50,000 bail - reportedly has an aggressive streak which
manifested during a previous argument.
Friends of Rihanna claim they saw bruises on her neck last December, adding
the pair's relationship was "volatile".
One pal told Us Weekly magazine: "I asked is everything was OK with her and
Chris. She told me, 'We broke up again.' I didn't pursue the issue further."
It has also been revealed Rihanna had been working on a song about killing a
cheating partner when she was allegedly attacked by Chris.
The 20-year-old pop beauty had teamed up with rapper Akon on the track
'Emergency Room', in which she fantasises about exacting revenge on an
unfaithful boyfriend by hospitalising him and then removing his drip.
Rihanna sings: "I'm going to leave your heart broken on the floor/ You're
gonna be in the emergency room/ I'm standing by your bed/ And so tempted to
pull out your IV.
"Tryin' to call a nurse but nobody can help you now/ Let me see you try to
live without me/ Now where's your heartbeat?/ Flatline on the ECG."
The singer has reportedly alleged Chris beat her and choked her until she
was unconscious after they began arguing when they left a pre-Grammys party
in Los Angeles on Sunday.
It has been claimed the couple began arguing in Chris' silver Lamborghini
after he received a text from another woman.
A source said: "He got a booty call. He got a text. Rihanna saw it and she
got upset. They started to argue. She got out of the car. He wanted her to
get back in, so he grabbed her. She pulled away. That's when she's told
people he hit her."
Rihanna's injuries - which police have described as "horrific" - were said
to be so bad officers drove her to hospital as soon as they arrived on the
scene.
She had bruising to her face, a split lip and bite marks and it has been
claimed her eyes her eyes were so swollen she could barely open them for
police photographs. The singer may now need cosmetic surgery to correct the
damage.
It has also been revealed police have previously been called to a violent
scene involving Chris.
In 2007, officers attended his Miami hotel room after he was heard screaming
and throwing dishes at his mother.
A source said: "He was fighting with his mom. Neighbouring hotel guests
alerted security and they came upstairs to the room, saw the broken dishes
and the mess, and then asked his mother to leave the room. Police were then
called, but charges were not filed as Chris simply paid the hotel bill and
left the hotel."