She started it...

It's not news that Chris Brown beat the shit out of Rihanna. It is news that he may actually get off pretty easy due to a few loopholes and the fact that in LA, anything goes if you're a star.

I guess since she isn't his spouse, ex-spouse, living together girl, used to live together girl, or baby mama, it is not a case of domestic abuse, only simple assault. Chris Brown's defense would argue, correctly, that Rihanna started it, and the Judge might not want to take on a high profile case like this unless it's "solid."

Moral of the story, just say she started it.