Rihanna to perform in public first time after assault

Washington: Singer Rihanna is set to perform in public for the first time since she was assaulted by Chris Brown.The `Umbrella` singer will appear on the `The Jay Leno Show` on September 14 alongside hip-hop stars Kanye West and Jay-Z.

The trio are expected to perform their new single `Run This Town`, reports Contactmusic. It is said that Tom Cruise is also in negotiations to appear on the programme. The 21-year-old singer has kept a low-profile since she was assaulted by her then-boyfriend Chris Brown in February. Brown was pleaded guilty to the attack and was sentenced to five years`` probation, 180 days of community service and ordered to attend an anti-domestic violence programme. He has also been banned from going within 50 yards of Rihanna. However, Rihanna recently announced she wants Brown’s court order downgraded to a level-one protective restraining order. "That order would prevent Chris from annoying, molesting or harassing her. That level-one order would fully protect her,” said her lawyer Donald Etra said. "The order in effect now is a stay-away order preventing them from coming within 50 yards of each other. "But Rihanna`s position from the beginning is that there was no need for that level of protective order," she added. ANI