Chris Brown due in court today -- twice, in different cases

Singer Chris Brown was set to be arraigned Monday morning for two misdemeanor charges stemming from an alleged hit-and-run -- and is due back in court later in the day for another case.

The first hearing, in a Van Nuys courthouse, comes from charges the singer faces after a May incident in which L.A. city prosecutors allege he rear-ended another vehicle with his Mercedes.

Prosecutors charged Brown with misdemeanor counts of hit-and-run and driving without a valid license, saying he didn’t produce one because he didn’t have one at the time and didn’t swap proof of insurance with the other driver at the time of the accident.

If convicted, Brown faces up to six months in jail on each offense.

DOCUMENT: Read the complaint filed against Chris Brown

The singer vehemently denied the charges on his Twitter account, saying there was “NO DAMAGE to either cars” and calling the allegations “really ridiculous.”

“I have a valid drivers license and I gave the woman the right info,” Brown wrote in a series of tweets. “She saw cameras and wanted to make a scene. She contacted the cops thinking of a payday from Chris Brown when I followed the proper procedures.

“My lawyers will be contacting you. I will not stand for this bullying and yellow journalism!”

Brown is due in a downtown L.A. courtroom Monday afternoon for a probation update in connection with his 2009 assault on his girlfriend, the singer Rihanna.

In February, prosecutors questioned whether Brown had completed his community service ordered by the court, outlining inconsistencies in a report prepared by police in Richmond, Va., where Brown was to have completed his 180 hours of work.

Deputy Dist. Atty. Mary A. Murray filed a motion, saying a review of Brown’s community service claims found “significant discrepancies indicating at best sloppy documentation and at worst fraudulent reporting” and asked a judge to order Brown to carry out his court-ordered labor in Los Angeles County instead of Virginia, where he lives.

The singer’s attorney, Mark Geragos, called the motion “a disgrace,” accusing prosecutors of making “scurrilous, libelous and defamatory statements” against the R&B star.

Superior Court Judge James Brandlin has yet to rule on whether Brown must serve additional community service time in Los Angeles County. If the singer does not fulfill his obligation to the court, he could be sent to jail.

L.A. city prosecutors who filed the hit-and-run charges said they would refer their case to county prosecutors to determine if Brown violated his probation in the alleged incident.

Brown drew attention over the weekend after covering up the monster murals he painted on the side of his Hollywood Hills home. Although he had been cited by the city following neighbors’ complaints, Geragos told The Times that Brown painted over the artwork not because of the citation, but because the singer planned to sell the property.

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