Embattled R&B star CHRIS BROWN has reportedly enrolled in anger-management classes in a bid to try and control his temper after he was arrested for allegedly beating girlfriend RIHANNA.

Brown's career has taken a nosedive since he was charged with making criminal threats following the alleged attack on the Umbrella singer on 8 February (09).
He has been dropped from ad campaigns for Wrigleys and America's Got Milk? promotion, while his music has been removed from several radio stations' playlists.

The furore surrounding the incident has only heightened since a photo of what appears to be a badly bruised Rihanna was leaked to celebrity website TMZ.com last week (ends 20Feb09).

Now, Brown's representatives have advised the singer to take anger-management lessons in a bid to salvage his damaged public image, according to the New York Daily News.

The publication reports the singer attended his first class on Monday (23Feb09) in California in preparation for his court date on 5 March (09).

A source tells the publication, "Chris doesn't actually have to go by law, 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."