Judge tells Chris Brown he’s done a great job

A judge has praised singer Chris Brown for the community work he's done while on probation for beating his ex-girlfriend Rihanna.

When Chris, 21, pled guilty to assaulting pop star Rihanna last August, he got five years of probation and six months of community service. Since then he has spent more than 70 days cleaning roads and buildings in his home state of Virginia.

Last week a Los Angeles judge called Patricia Schnegg told Chris, “Out of thousands of people on probation, no one has done a better job than you have. I really want to commend you for taking responsibility and for working hard to complete all the things the court has asked you to do."

The singer has also had domestic violence counselling and has told reporters he is very sad about what he did to Rihanna.