Rihanna sent a public prayer to Chris via Twitter as he prepared for a court appearance regarding his probation, a move that Chris really appreciated, a source tells HollywoodLife.com EXCLUSIVELY! Read on for all the inside scoop.

Chris Brown had a scheduled court appearance on Monday, Sept. 24 regarding his court-ordered community service and Rihanna, the victim of the assault Chris is on probation for, sent her ex-boyfriend a prayer on Twitter. Rihanna’s support made Chris’ day, a source tells us!

A source close to Chris tells HollywoodLife.com exclusively, “That was real cool of Rihanna showing the homie some love before he went in [to court.]” “I’m sure that made him happy,” our source says. “You know, Rihanna be really looking out for his a**, man. She’s so down…just being down and real and true and loving [Chris.] He need that right now. I ain’t saying he crying or nothing like that – he just got so much going on right now.”

Are you glad that Rihanna reached out to Chris before his court appearance, HollywoodLifers?

— Reporting by Eric Ray

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