Rapper in the Courtroom

Rapper Chris Brown tells it to the Houston judge and wins his way in custody suit

Chris Brown is no stranger to the courtroom. Notorious for his run-in with the law in 2009, when his then-girlfriend Rihanna filed assault charges against him, the 26-year-old singer was in front of a judge again today, this time in Houston.

Brown's ex Nia Guzman of California, filed the case here when she was still living in Houston; thus, bringing the showdown big-as-Texas back to the Bayou City, where it began. The former flames battled it out for joint custody of their 1-year-old daughter, Royalty Riesling, with Brown reportedly coming out the big winner.

According to TMZ, Brown was awarded 50/50 guardianship of the child despite Guzman's request for total custodial rights, and supervised visitation-only by Brown.

Guzman was also seeking an increase in child support from $2,500 to a whopping $15,000 per month. This demand was also denied.

Perhaps the icing on the cake for Brown, who only discovered he fathered his daughter in March, is the gag order issued against the mother of his child. Guzman was all over Twitter and Instagram last month trash-talking the rapper, sparking the tweet below from Brown.

Some men my age run from their responsibility as fathers. I embrace mine. Just sucks that some females use children as meal tickets.

— Chris Brown (@chrisbrown) August 7, 2015

TMZ originally reported that Brown was a no-show at today’s trial, which garnered a retort from the rapper — social media-style, of course.

Brown called-out the popular celeb-news-oriented website’s error on Instagram, posting a photo with defense attorney Mark Geragos with the caption, “Sorry TMZ, I think u got your info wrong. I've been in the court for the last 2 hours. #ILOVEROYALTY”

Sorry TMZ, I think u got your info wrong. I've been in the court for the last 2 hours. #ILOVEROYALTY

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Sep 11, 2015 at 9:08am PDT

Brown with his 1-year-old daughter, Royalty Riesling.

Houston, Rapper Chris Brown, September 2015, Royalty Reisling

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Brown with his 1-year-old daughter, Royalty Riesling.

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are you happy?

Houston continues sad streak as one of the 'unhappiest' U.S. cities

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Even with a poor ranking, you still shouldn't ask us to "smile more."

A new nationwide study analyzing the happiest cities in America has determined Houston is slightly happier than it was last year, but it still appears to be one of the unhappiest U.S. cities in 2026.

Houston currently ranks as the 128th happiest U.S. city. Last year, it was No. 151.

WalletHub determined the happiest cities in America based on 29 relevant metrics based on "positive-psychology research" across three main categories: emotional and physical wellbeing, income and employment, and community and environment. As with most WalletHub studies, it compared the 182 most populous U.S. cities.

Fremont, California claimed the top spot as the happiest city nationwide for another year. Bismark, North Dakota and Scottsdale, Arizona, respectfully, rounded out the top three.

Here's how WalletHub ranked Houston across the three key dimensions:

No. 107 – Emotional and physical wellbeing
No. 148 – Income and employment
No. 158 – Community and environment

Despite its low ranking, Houstonians are working hard to improve their city's quality of life year after year, whether its through opening new restaurants, inviting Houston-born stars to perform at the rodeo, or having a strong job market. We also have some of the best museums, a diverse culinary scene, and iconic institutions like the Johnson Space Center. And considering that people keep moving here, Houston must be happier than other places.

Having a good job and a fun social life can qualify as factors that measure happiness, but WalletHub separately emphasized that making more money doesn't necessarily mean "more" happiness.

"For decades, researchers have explored the science of happiness and identified several core factors, including mental well-being, physical health, strong social ties, job satisfaction, and financial stability," the report said. "Still, income has its limits — studies show that earning more than $75,000 a year does not lead to greater happiness."

Elsewhere in Texas
The Dallas suburb Plano and its residents' happiness far outshines the rest of Texas, according to WalletHub. Plano ranked as the 16th happiest U.S. city, and the No. 1 happiest statewide. Austin was the only other Texas city to rank among the top 50, landing in the No. 39 spot.

This is how other Texas cities ranked in the report:

No. 70 – Irving
No. 92 – Garland
No. 106 – Grand Prairie
No. 111 – Dallas
No. 113 – Fort Worth
No. 119 – Arlington
No. 135 – Lubbock
No. 137 – El Paso
No. 140 – Laredo
No. 143 – Amarillo
No. 150 – Brownsville
No. 154 – San Antonio
No. 155 – Corpus Christi

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Rapper in the Courtroom

Rapper Chris Brown tells it to the Houston judge and wins his way in custody suit

Brown with his 1-year-old daughter, Royalty Riesling.

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