CHRIS BROWN FINISHES ANTI-DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COURSE

Chris Brown is a step closer to cleaning up his act following his conviction for assaulting ex-girlfriend Rihanna - he has completed a court-ordered 52-week anti-domestic violence course.

Chris Brown was disgraced after beating the Umbrella hitmaker following a pre-Grammys party in early 2009. He later admitted a charge of assault and was handed five years probation, six-months of community service and ordered to take a series of domestic violence counselling classes.

His progress was praised by a judge last month (Nov10) during a probation report hearing, where he was commended for doing a "consistent job".

And he proved his consistency on Monday (20Dec10) when he finally completed the counselling course and was given a certificate, which he proudly uploaded for fans to see on Twitter.com.

Chris Brown will remain on probation until 2014.