Rihanna, Chris Brown At NBA Game
R&B singer Chris Brown and former irlfriend Rihanna were among the celebrities in the crowd at Game 4 of the NBA Finals in Orlando.
Brown is accused of beating then-girlfriend Rihanna after a pre-Grammy party in February in Los Angeles. The case is still pending. They were sitting on opposite ends of the same row under the basket Thursday night at Amway Arena.
Other celebrities included Tiger Woods and former professional wrestler Hulk Hogan.
In an awkward meeting, Hogan stunned Woods just before the game when he went up to greet the world's No. 1-ranked golfer, who at first didn't see the towering figure standing in front of his courtside seat.
Photos: Rihanna
The Los Angeles Lakers outlasted the Orlando Magic 99-91 in overtime to open a 3-1 lead in the series. Latest news on the Brown case:
On Wednesday, June 10, Brown lost a bid to delay a preliminary hearing in his assault case, which his attorney argued should wait for a related California Supreme Court decision.
Brown's attorney, Mark Geragos, filed an appeal earlier this month to try to delay the R&B singer's preliminary hearing, now scheduled for June 22. Court records show the appeal was rejected Tuesday; no reason was given.
A judge had separately rejected a bid by Geragos to get access to police records that the attorney argued were crucial to the hearing. Geragos' appeal states that a state Supreme Court case under consideration could affect Brown's access to the records and he was seeking a delay on those grounds.
Photos: Chris Brown
Geragos argued that if the Supreme Court ruled defendants have access to certain police files before the preliminary hearing, as opposed to afterward - as is currently the case - then Brown could be subjected to "the expense and degradation of two preliminary hearings."
A judge will decide at the hearing later this month whether there is enough evidence to continue the case against Brown.
Rihanna could be called as a witness during the preliminary hearing.