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Seen here leaving the airport, Rihanna has hightailed it to Barbados to avoid being in town for Chris Brown's arraignment on felony assault charges tomorrow. Chris' lawyer and prosecutors are heavily negotiating a plea which might actually include jail time, according to TMZ:

We know Brown will plead not guilty tomorrow, however the plea may just be a formality.



Sources say Rihanna has made it clear she does not want to testify in the case and wants Brown to cop a plea. We're told one of the reasons she's in Barbados right now is because "she wants to be as far away from this case as possible."
As we first reported, Brown was inclined to plead either guilty or no contest to a misdemeanor, provided he got no jail time -- but since we broke that story, the D.A. and Mark Geragos, Brown's lawyer, have gotten down to the nitty gritty.

So, essentially, Chris Brown has to prove his love for Rihanna by going to jail and not making her testify in court. After what he did to her face, I'd say that's a fair deal. Provided he also wears a blonde wig and make-up the entire time. Or are we not trying to teach him a life-long lesson here? I forget.