Not a First Time Incident with Rihanna and Chris Brown?

rihanna-and-chris-brown-2    Chris Brown may have roughed up Rihanna before their early Sunday morning altercation, two friends reveal in the new issue of Us Weekly. Brown, who is currently being investigated by Los Angeles county prosecutors after Rihanna allegedly accused him of assaulting her the night before the Grammys always had a “volatile” relationship with the singer, an insider tells Us.

 
A Rihanna confidant adds that bruises were clearly visible on the singer’s neck in early December. Alarmed, “I asked is everything was OK with her and Chris,” says the pal. “She told me, ‘We broke up again.’ I didn’t pursue the issue further.”

 
Brown’s sister, Lytrell “Tootie” Bundy, says the singer, 19, is “doing good” in light of his latest altercation with Rihanna. “He’s coping,” she told Extra on Wednesday. “He’s doing … [as well] as to be expected.”

 
New details continue to surface as the days progress: Both TMZ.com and New York’s Daily News are now reporting that Rihanna saw that Brown received “a booty call” text and flipped out after leaving Clive Davis’ pre-Grammy party late Saturday. She exited a car and then Brown “grabbed” her and hit her.