Chris Brown appeared in court yesterday and pleaded not guilty to two charges of assaulting and threatening Rihanna. He said he was “sorry and saddened” by the incident and is seeking counseling – and faces five years in the slammer if found guilty. Rihanna’s lawyer confirmed that the superstar would testify if called to the witness box. Chris is due back in court in three weeks time.

However, this plea has enraged Rihanna’s dad, Ronald Fenty, who said the shamed singer needed to quit being “in denial” about the attack. “So what happened? Somebody else did this to Rihanna then?” Fenty told Usmagazine.com. “I just would like to see justice go in the right direction.”

Well well well, what do we have here? Why it’s Rihanna, blending right into the Barbados social scene in her curly mullet and shades alongside the prime minister of her native country, David Thompson. The singer returned home to celebrate her grandparents 50th wedding anniversary, and her dad could not be more psyched. “I’m happy to have her home,” he said. “Things are good with her. She is doing really, really well. She’s back to herself again.”

Her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown will head back to court today and is expected to enter into some sort of plea deal. His legal peeps have been working like crazy to arrange some sort of deal, as apparently both he and RiRi want the ordeal to be over.  “It’s expected to be resolved at some point soon. Rihanna wants it resolved as well,” said a spy. She’s expected to hang out in Barbados until the drama is done. [Photo: Splash News Online]

Yesterday, Fox News accused Rihanna of apparently not wanting to cooperate with the L.A. authorities prosecuting her maybe-ex, Chris Brown. A source told the conservative chat channel that she’s pissed off that the photo of her after the alleged beating was released, and she just “wants the whole thing” to go away.

Almost immediately after, RiRi’s people responded, insisting that the singer was totally and completely down with doing whatever the 50 wants. “She will do everything that the law requires her to do… nothing has changed,” asserted her lawyer.

Most people seem to think that not cooperating would greatly damage RiRi’s career and public persona, even if it may not be what she really wants. Looks like our girl is stuck between her bank account and a hard place. Which should she choose?  [Photo: GettyImages]

In today’s edition of The Daily Rihanna Rumor: the singer allegedly rejected a letter of advice from Jessica Simpson. Apparently the country singer has experienced domestic violence in the past, and even penned a song about her struggle. In concert recently, she advised women in similar situations to “take your heart and run,” and is rumored to have put her words on paper and sent them to Rihanna.

“But Rihanna ignored Jessica’s letter,” someone close to the star told the National Enquirer. “Actually, she was kind of shocked that Jessica had the nerve to try to get involved in her very personal problems.”

Obviously, Jessica’s gotta stay relevant somehow, and this might work, especially as we’re all over caring about her waist size for now!  Meanwhile, Rihanna is supposedly suggesting that her ex Chris Brown apologize to her – and America, we guess – on the Oprah Winfrey Show. We know you’d watch that trainwreck get slaughtered by Lady O, but would you accept his apology?