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Rihanna Wants a Deal Too

Pretty stunning ... Rihanna's lawyer just spoke to reporters, as if he is somehow speaking on behalf of the man who allegedly beat his client -- aka Chris Brown.

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Donald Etra just said Rihanna would be pleased "if it [the case] were over quickly" -- as in plea bargain. Etra was asked what kind of deal would she want -- he said she recognized it wasn't up to her. He acknowledged there were efforts underway to resolve the case -- so he knows...

As we first reported, Brown's lawyer, Mark Geragos, and the prosecutor are in the throws of plea bargain negotiations and one source says a deal is "close." Rihanna has made it clear -- she does not want to go to court, although Etra says she will cooperate if ordered to do so.

If you're wondering why Mark Geragos didn't speak -- we have no doubt prosecutors would be pissed off if he stepped in front of the mic during negotiations ... so its all the more intriguing that Rihanna's lawyer answered all of the questions.

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16. THEY SHOULD MAKE THIS STUPID BITCH RIHANNA SHOW UP TO COURT!

Posted at 7:03PM on Apr 6th 2009 by LIL WAYNE SUCKS!

17. Why is she acting like this?

Posted at 7:04PM on Apr 6th 2009 by Joanne

18. IT WON'T GO TO TRIAL BECAUSE RIHANNA DOESN'T WANT HER DIRTY BUSINESS OUT THERE

Posted at 7:04PM on Apr 6th 2009 by GET LOST CHRIS HATERS

19. Of course, she doesn't want to take her trifling a$$ to court. Then the world will have to hear the TRUTH, not the lie she told to the police not realizing it would actually lead to something. Remember she wasn't crying out for help, just screaming at Chris to get his a$$ back over there so she could finish grilling him about his booty call. I hope Chris dumps her skinny butt once this fiascal is done. She knows Chris didn't beat her butt because if he did he would have never left her stranded on some street. He was mad not stupid. Paps are everywhere and for the life of me i can't figure out why they didn't see witness this event. They managed to catch him pumping gas. You really want me to believe their following stopped at the gas station. I seriously doubt it...someone else knows exactly what happened in this case.

Posted at 9:11PM on Apr 6th 2009 by justice for Chris

20. Who doesn't want this mess over as quickly as possible? DUH!! It's bad for both of them and hell, it's toxic for the public at this point.

Everyone is tired of this mess already. Let them cop a plea, go their seperate ways and move the hell on already.

Posted at 7:05PM on Apr 6th 2009 by Rog

21. so sad this beater is going to get off
and she is not going to press charges
she is a moron too- so so so so sad
she should be a role model for all women who have been beaten
he is a pig pig pig and she is enabling him
makes me mad

Posted at 7:25PM on Apr 6th 2009 by selena

22. She knows better then anyone what went down that night and what she said and why she said it. she wants it to all go away because she doesnt want her crap to get out. But I guess it will all be seen and heard on April 29th untill then she gets to party all the time and his life is on hold and his every move suspect because TMZ and other moronic idiots will take his picture doing some thing tharmless and say he is doing something wrong. Get off the kid let it be and move on ... There are biger stories out there and people who could use the press and the energy to get their stories heard!

Posted at 7:08PM on Apr 6th 2009 by Peanut Gallery

23. GOOD for us TMZ did it again.WE BEEN SUCKER.See i told somebody when this s**t started up that Chris And Rihanna was playing all of us.And TMZ didn't make it easy.I am throw with this.I don't care what happen This is my last time blogging on this situation. But i will becoming back to read what you guys write.This was stupid that all i can say

Posted at 7:11PM on Apr 6th 2009 by talbert45

24. Just FYI TMZ - the phrase is "in the throes" not "throws"

(www.dictionary.com) throes: any violent convulsion or struggle: the throes of battle.

Sorry, I'm a word nerd.

Posted at 7:10PM on Apr 6th 2009 by Wickeddoll

25. Its 2 bad she got mad first .. that's emotional .. so nobody should know that. The deal is to never make this to the media .. far from rumors. I'd recommend the same. But Chris should get some sort of punishment for the masses to feel better dealing with the violence involved. I'd say .. pay the bills for the hole process, social work for the image and the bonus goes to charity. I guess she's got enough money to live a noble life.

Posted at 5:53PM on Apr 7th 2009 by Messiah

26. It's pretty obvious what is going on here, Rihanna and Chris Brown are clearly still together but are trying to avoid the public scrutiny for the time bieng. Hence, she wants this to all go away so that they can get to the make up sex....

Posted at 7:18PM on Apr 6th 2009 by Latisha

27. Guys, drop the racial stuff. My thing is he needs to man up and pay his debt to Rihanna and society.

Posted at 7:33PM on Apr 6th 2009 by Be a man, Chris!

28. throes.

even tmz has got spell check; your inability to spell does not inspire confidence in your ability to get any other facts, much less legal arguments, straight.

Posted at 12:40AM on Apr 7th 2009 by purejuice

29. #21
How is she a role model? Do you even know what knid of girl she is? Also her and Chris got into a fight. she was hitting the guy while he was driving. She could of killed the both of them, or even a pedestrian. Are you saying it is okay for her to go around beating up on people, but when she gets her ass kicked, then we have a problem. This girl ran with the quickmess back to her hometown, so she don't have to be a part of this. She does not what to tell us the rest of what happened that night. you know, her part in this mess.

Posted at 7:35PM on Apr 6th 2009 by Jean

30. "throes", not "throws" Jeez, guys.

Posted at 7:37PM on Apr 6th 2009 by WashburnCummings

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