Chris finally received his formal sentencing late Tuesday afternoon for his guilty plea in his February felony assault on Rihanna. As per his plea deal, Chris will not be serving a jail sentence. His formal sentencing includes: 1,400 hours (six months) of community service, a year of domestic violence classes, fines, and fives years of probation in which he can have no contact with Rihanna, including phone and e-mail contact. The last time Chris was supposed to be sentenced (earlier this month) he had a tentative deal to give another public apology, this time on Larry King Live. There was no such deal this time.

Chris Brown will spend 1,400 hours removing graffiti and washing cars for assaulting Rihanna.

Brown, 20, was formally sentenced in a Los Angeles courtroom Tuesday to six months of community labor in Virginia after he pleaded guilty in June to one count of felony assault against Rihanna, 21.

Brown’s six-month labor sentence will be supervised by the chief of police in Richmond, Va., who wrote to the judge that Brown would perform graffiti removal, cleaning and maintaining grounds, and washing cars.

The singer, who looked solemn and wore a black pinstripe suit and matching tie, was also sentenced to five years of probation, a year of domestic violence classes, and was ordered to pay fines. He was accompanied in the courtroom by his mother and at least one bodyguard.

As part of his plea bargain with prosecutors, a second felony charge of making criminal threats was dropped. Rihanna was not present for the hearing.

Donald Etra, an attorney for the “Umbrella” singer, had previously asked the judge for lesser restrictions on communication and contact between the two singers.

However, L.A. Superior Court Judge Patricia Schnegg ordered Brown not to have any communication with Rihanna for the next five years, which includes phone and email contact. Brown was also ordered not to come within 100 yards of Rihanna – 10 yards if they’re both at the same event.

Toward the end of the hearing, Judge Schnegg warned Brown, in an apparent reference to reports that the two singers may have had contact against court order: “I’m not immune to any chatter on the airwaves. Do you understand, Mr. Brown, that any violation of this order is a violation of your probation and it comes with the possible penalty of prison?” Brown responded “Yes.”

Last month, Brown publicly apologized for the incident, saying, “I have told Rihanna countless times, and I am telling you today, that I am truly sorry and that I wasn’t able to handle the situation both differently and better.”

[From People]

I’m sure there will be some people who still debate what happened that night between Chris and Rihanna, and whether Chris is truly sorry. Personally, I wish he had gotten jail time, but I think the fact that Rihanna, as the victim, spoke out publicly and privately to the Los Angeles police and district attorney’s office was what saved him from doing time. Six months of community service is nothing to scoff at, and if Chris doesn’t comply to the very letter and spirit of his sentence, perhaps he will end up in jail.