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"Chris Brown has described his arrest for assaulting ex-girlfriend Rihanna in 2009 as &amp;quot;the biggest wake-up call&amp;quot;. Brown attacked Rihanna after a pre-Grammys party in February 2009. He was sentenced to five years probation and 180 days of community labour six months later, after pleading guilty to the assault in court.  &amp;quot;It was probably one of the most troubling times in my life,&amp;quot; Brown told The Guardian. &amp;quot;I had to stop acting like a little teenager, a crazy wild young guy.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;You can talk with all my girls that I did mess with, it&amp;#039;s never been a violent history.&amp;quot;  Brown continued by saying that he had learned from the incident and its consequences, adding: &amp;quot;It was almost like\u00E2\u20AC\u00A6 I wouldn&amp;#039;t say it happened for a reason, but it was something to trigger my mind to be more of a mature adult.  &amp;quot;To handle myself in situations, don&amp;#039;t throw tantrums, don&amp;#039;t be a baby about it.&amp;quot; Rihanna and Brown ultimately reconciled and briefly rekindled their relationship earlier this year. Brown recently pledged his support to the LGBT community, promoting a petition urging Cameroon&amp;#039;s President Biya to act after an increase in homophobic attacks was recorded in the country. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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