Singer Chris Brown has managed to intrigue -- and infuriate -- the public since he first burst onto the scene in 2005. Here's a look at his life and career. 
Brown poses with his award for Best New Artist at the Soul Train Music Awards in March 2006. That year, Brown also won male artist of the year, new artist of the year and artist of the year at the Billboard Music Awards. 
Brown, left, appeared with "Scandal" star Columbus Short in the 2007 film "Stomp the Yard." 
Brown started dating fellow singer Rihanna in 2008, and the pair appeared to be the perfect match. Here, they dance the night away in December of that year. A few months later, Brown was charged with assaulting her on the eve of the Grammy Awards. 
In April 2009, Brown pleads not guilty to felony charges of assault and making threats related to the Rihanna incident. 
Rihanna and attorney Donald Etra appear at a preliminary hearing in June 2009. The hearing was to determine if Brown would stand trial for allegedly attacking Rihanna during an argument in a rented sports car. 
As part of a plea deal in June 2009, Brown pleads guilty to one felony count of assault with the intent of doing great bodily injury. Under terms of the agreement, Brown is given five years of probation and ordered to serve 180 days in jail or the equivalent in labor-oriented community service. 
Brown and his mother appear on CNN's "Larry King Live" on September 2, 2009. It was his first television interview since his arrest. "I've said countless times how sorry I am to Rihanna, and I just accepted full responsibility," Brown said. "But it's just one of those things I wish I could have relived and just handled totally different." 
In June 2010, Brown broke down in tears during his performance of "Man in the Mirror" at the BET Awards in Los Angeles. 
"Takers," an action drama co-starring Brown, premiered in August 2010. 
In 2011, Brown's album "F.A.M.E." debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. Here, he performs that summer on NBC's "Today" show. 
In February 2012, Brown's career appeared to be on an upswing following his legal woes. "F.A.M.E." won a Grammy for Best R&B Album. 
In March 2011, Brown reportedly stormed off the set of ABC's "Good Morning America" after he was interviewed by Robin Roberts. He later apologized. 
Brown performs during the Billboard Music Awards in May 2012. 
Brown and rapper Drake, seen here in 2010, reportedly got into an altercation at the New York City club W.i.P. in June 2012. Brown was left with a cut on his chin. 
Brown appears in court for a probation progress report hearing in September 2012. A judge ordered a probation violation hearing after Brown tested positive for marijuana use. 
Brown appears in court for a probation progress report hearing in February 2013. In a court filing, prosecutors accused Brown of not completing the 180 days of community labor as stipulated from his 2009 felony assault case. 
During a court appearance in July, a judge revoked Brown's probation. The revocation was triggered after Brown allegedly sped away from the scene of a minor traffic crash in May, failing to hand over his driver's license and insurance information to another driver. 
Brown's attorney, Mark Geragos, speaks to the press after a judge dropped a hit-and-run charge against Brown in August. The singer reached a "civil compromise" with his accuser. 
A judge also reinstated Brown's probation in August, signing off on 1,000 hours of "community labor" such as graffiti or beach cleanup. Two months later, Brown and a bodyguard were arrested and charged with felony assault after allegedly attacking a man with their fists outside the W Hotel in downtown Washington. 
Brown, center, departs the H. Carl Moultrie Courthouse in Washington on October 28. The assault charge against the singer was reduced to a misdemeanor and he was released without bail. 
Brown appears in a Los Angeles court for a probation violation hearing on Monday, December 16. A judge revoked his probation because of his October arrest in Washington, but the singer's not going to jail because he's already in a court-ordered residential rehab program. Brown will return for a hearing in February that will decide if he'll serve jail time after his three months in rehab.
- Chris Brown was abruptly jailed Friday after he was booted from rehab
- The Malibu rehab program was an alternative to jail for probation violations
- The singer's been tossed out of rehab twice in the past five months
- Brown is on probation for the 2009 attack on Rihanna
Los Angeles (CNN) -- Chris Brown's lawyer will try to persuade a Los Angeles judge to let the singer out of jail Monday.
The singer was locked up on a probation violation warrant Friday after he was booted from a court-ordered drug rehab program for undisclosed reasons.
When his probation for the 2009 beating of then-girlfriend Rihanna was revoked in November, the judge allowed Brown, 24, to enter a Malibu rehab facility instead of the Los Angeles County jail. His ejection from rehab after four months left jail as the only alternative.
If attorney Mark Geragos is unsuccessful in persuading Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge James Brandlin to set Brown free at a hearing Monday afternoon, it is likely he will remain in jail until the next hearing on April 23.
Brown was "cooperative when taken into custody" as he was picked up from the facility and taken to the Los Angeles County men's central jail Friday afternoon, a Los Angeles County Sheriff's statement said.
Brown's legal troubles began five years ago, when he beat Rihanna as the two sat in a rented Lamborghini on a Hollywood street. He pleaded guilty to felony assault in June 2009, which resulted in a sentence of five years of probation and 1,400 hours of community labor.
The judge has revoked Brown's probation twice in the past year, most recently because of his arrest on a sidewalk near the White House after allegedly punching a man.
Brown voluntarily entered a rehab program a day after being released from a Washington jail in October, but he was kicked out a few days later for "throwing a rock through his mother's car window" after a family session at the center, a probation report said. Brown was upset because his mother said she wanted him to stay in treatment, the report said.
"Mr. Brown proceeded to walk outside and pick up a rock and threw it through his mother's car window and it shattered," according to letter from the rehab center included in the probation report.
His probation was revoked in November, but the judge allowed him to stay out of jail by entering a 90-day anger management and drug rehab program. Although he completed that program last month, the judge ordered him to remain a resident at the Malibu treatment facility until a hearing April 23.
Brown's probation officer reported at a hearing last month that the singer "continues to make great improvement" in dealing with anger, stress and drugs, but the judge decided he could not go free until after his trial for the assault charge in Washington on April 17. If he is convicted in that case, the judge would decide April 23 whether Brown should complete his probation in jail.
Brown has been working on a highway cleanup labor crew in Los Angeles three days a week to fulfill the 750 hours of service remaining in his probation requirements, his probation report said. At that rate, Brown could complete the labor in mid-October and possibly be free from probation requirements by the end of the year. However, the clock is stopped while Brown is locked up.
CNN's Carolyn Sung contributed to this report.
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