Chris Brown Sentenced

Chris Brown was sentenced to five years of probation in a Los Angeles courtroom Tuesday for his physical altercation with girlfriend at the time, Rihanna, MTV.com reports.

The judge also kept in place a protective order to keep Brown away from Rihanna until his probation period is over.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Patricia Schnegg told Brown that he could go to prison if he violates any terms of his sentence and said she was aware that he had been seen in the same places as Rihanna on several occasions.

"I am not amused with the chatter that has been on the airwaves and any violation of your probation in this case comes with the potential for state prison," she told Brown.

The terms of the plea deal the singer agreed to last month mostly remained the same. They include 180 days of community labor work, a year of domestic-abuse counseling and five years' probation.

According to the Associated Press, Brown will serve his sentence in his home state of Virginia and his community labor will be overseen by the police chief in Richmond.

The judge said that she wanted to ensure that the 20-year-old R&B singer performs physical labor instead of community service.

During the sentencing, a felony charge of making criminal threats was dropped.