Jay-Z says Chris Brown is a dead man walking, Rihanna had bruises in December

Chris Brown now has more than a court appearance to worry about.

Jay-Z, who has close to Rihanna and signed her to Def-Jam records, is reported to be enraged by her beating.

“He hit the roof,” a source close to him told Us Weekly. Jay-Z allegedly said that “Chris is a walking dead man. He messed with the wrong crew.”

In related news, some outlets are reporting that Rihanna had bruises in December, suggesting that Chris Brown may have been beating her for some time.

A friend of Rihanna’s says that they were concerned for her then, but didn’t pursue the matter as Rihanna had said she had broken up with Brown.

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