- Rihanna & Chris Brown fight started over text message from other woman
It started with a text.
The explosive fight that landed sultry singer Rihanna in the hospital ignited when singer Chris Brown got a text message from another young woman, a source said.
"He got a booty call. He got a text. Rihanna saw it and she got upset. They started to argue. She got out of the car. He wanted her to get back in, so he grabbed her," the industry source said. "She pulled away. That's when she's told people he hit her."
The Barbados-born beauty had "visible injuries" when cops arrived, and she's been cooperating with the investigation ever since, while freezing out Brown.
"Chris has been trying to contact her. So far she hasn't taken his call," the music business source said. "Her family is on their way to be with her. She has some close girlfriends looking after her."
The source scoffed at reports that the fight erupted after a jealous Brown scolded Rihanna, 20, for spending time with producer Timbaland at a pre-Grammy party.
"That's coming out of the Chris Brown camp," the source said. "It's despicable. They're blaming the victim...He's the one who's steppin' out."
Cops and sources say the two were driving a rented Lamborghini on a ritzy street south of Rihanna's pad in the Hollywood Hills early Sunday when they quarreled, parked, got out and "the argument escalated."
Cops responding to a 911 call found the "Umbrella" singer with a split lip and bruises on either side of her forehead, according to People.com.
Rihanna also reportedly had bite marks on her hand and was treated at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
Cops delivered their case to prosecutors Tuesday, but the district attorney sent them back to the drawing board.
The "LAPD did present a case this morning, and we have asked for further investigation," DA spokeswoman Jane Robison said.
Robison wouldn't describe the holes that prosecutors want plugged.
A legal expert said prosecutors generally ask for an overabundance of "witness work" in cases like this because victims often lose their nerve when the cases come to trial.
"These cases are often stymied by the refusal of victims to testify," said lawyer Alexandra Leichter, a Beverly Hills-based private arbitrator. Sometimes prosecutors can convict without the victim's help if there are enough witnesses, he said.
The Daily News spoke to a witness Tuesday who heard the raucous fight explode outside her house. "I heard the screaming. It was loud," the homeowner said.
"In my opinion, either [the cops] have conflicting stories and not enough evidence, or the DA is debating whether to file this as misdemeanor or felony battery," said defense lawyer Steve Cron.
Brown, 19, has kept a low profile since he was booked on a felony criminal threats charge and released on $50,000 bail. His attorney Mark Geragos did not return calls seeking comment.
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