In a bid to appear contrite in advance of his impending March 5 court date, Chris Brown has begun taking anger management courses following his alleged fight with Rihanna. The New York Daily News is reporting that Brown is taking classes in Glendale, Calif., even though he isn't required to.

"Chris doesn't actually have to go by law," an anonymous source is quoted as saying, "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."

I'm not sure it will make him look better to the public--it just confirms his guilt. Though it's pretty cynical that he thinks all it will take to restore his name is a few classes they make you take after you flip a cop off on the highway. [NY Daily News via NME]