Chris Brown News

LOS ANGELES — Diddy says he was simply helping his friends when he offered up his Star Island home to Rihanna and Chris Brown, just weeks after the couple got into a fight that led to Brown's arrest.

"It's a dark time for them and I was there more as a supporter," the 39-year-old Diddy told Ellen DeGeneres on her talk show Tuesday.

The music mogul went on the defense when DeGeneres questioned his decision to allow the pair into his home, with Brown currently facing two felony charges for his alleged assault of Rihanna on Feb. 8.

"I know both of them," said Diddy, "and I'm allowed to give my house to whoever I want to give my house to."

"I don't cast a stone or cast a judgment on anybody," he continued. "If a friend or friends ask me for a favor, then I'm going to be there for a favor as long as I know that the energy of the favor is positive for two people to sit down and talk about a situation that they're in."

Diddy said he stayed away from "getting involved" in the couple's situation, saying he was simply trying to "be there as a friend during hard times."

After listening to the reasoning behind Diddy's decision, DeGeneres said she feared a message being sent to girls that it's ok to take back someone who has hit them.

"I don't think that's it's right for anybody to hit anybody," responded Diddy, who then said that "we all have to be honest with ourselves as adults and people that have been in relationships."

"We know sometimes those relationships get ugly and sometimes it doesn't come out into the forefront the way that this one has," he reasoned.

Diddy also said it's important for the public to show their support while refraining from jumping to conclusions.

"There's a lot of stones being thrown and we don't know exactly what's going on," he told DeGeneres. "These are two young individuals. We need to pray for them and we need to do things to support them."

LOS ANGELES — Chris Brown is reportedly taking anger management classes while authorities continue their investigation into the singer's arrest earlier this month, according the New York Post.

The newspaper reports that the R&B star took his first class on Monday in Glendale, Calif., after his recently hired publicist, Michael Sitrick, made the recommendation.

"Chris doesn't actually have to go by law," a source told the Daily News, "but he believes it will make him look better to the public, and he wants to try to get in a few classes before March 5."

March 5 is when Brown is scheduled to appear in court following his Feb. 8 arrest for allegedly making criminal threats against his girlfriend, fellow R&B star Rihanna. He is currently free on $50,000 bail.

Brown has only spoken out once publicly since the incident, releasing a statement that expressed his remorse.

"Words cannot begin to express how sorry and saddened I am over what transpired," the 19-year-old singer said. "I am seeking the counseling of my pastor, my mother and other loved ones and I am committed, with God's help, to emerging a better person."

While investigators are reportedly looking to put together a felony case against Brown, some insiders say the incident on the eve of the Grammys wasn't entirely his fault.

"Rihanna is temperamental, too," one source told the paper. "They're both too hot-headed for their own good."

"It didn't help that Rihanna grabbed the keys out of his rented Lamborghini and threw them down the street," added another insider. "She knew it would really infuriate Chris, and it worked."