Chris Brown chose to stay in rehab

Chris Brown decided to extend his stay in rehab for a few days, a source has revealed.

The singer recently completed a court-ordered 90 day stint in a treatment facility for anger management issues, and a source has revealed that Brown had chosen to stay in rehab, to make sure that he wouldn’t slip again.

A source told HollywoodLife.com: "He’s back home now and he feels good about it. After Chris left rehab, he headed to a music video shoot, where he broke out some impressive moves for his new single, Loyal."

Brown’s friends and family, including his mother Joyce Hawkins, threw him a small homecoming party on Saturday night (22 February).

The insider said: "We had a low-key celebration for him. It was real quiet. A lot of hugs. A lot of thank yous. No big speeches although he said, ‘Thank y’all for being there for me. Really appreciate all that. Love.’ We weren’t trying to turn it into a crying session, we just all wanted to be around him and uplift him and show him how proud of him we are."

The star voluntarily checked himself into a Malibu treatment facility in October after being accused of assaulting a man in Washington – who is now suing the singer and his bodyguard for $3-million – but was kicked out of the centre after throwing a rock through his mother Joyce’s car window.

Brown – who is still on probation from his 2009 assault on then-girlfriend Rihanna – was then ordered to seek anger management treatment at a different facility instead of being sentenced to a jail sentence after his probation was formally revoked.

Brown and his bodyguard are set for criminal trials, due to begin on 17 April.

Brown has, however, been granted permission to leave rehab to attend several events recently – including a celebration to honour his work with LA community group 2nd Call and his Symphonic Love Foundation and Unity Campaign on Friday night (21 February).
A source said he stayed at the event for more than two hours, appeared to be in "good spirits" and warmly greeted people who came to his table to speak to him.