On August 25, Brown was sentenced to five years probation and six months of community labor.

Brown breaks his silence to CNN's Larry King in his first TV interview since assaulting Rihanna.

He talks about what happened the night of the assault, the infamous photo of a battered Rihanna and his feelings for her today.

Larry also talks with Joyce Hawkins, Brown's mother, and his attorney Mark Geragos. The following is an edited version of the interview.

Larry King: This had to be the worst period of your life.

Chris Brown: Possibly, yes.

King: Are things calm for you now?

Brown: I think it's more a relief now that everything is kind of all said and done as far as like what I have to do and what's going on. I think it's no more media frenzy for them to, kind of, blow out of proportion anymore.

King: So you're glad it's over?

Brown: Yes.

King: Explain quickly, Mark, what he pled guilty to.

Mark Geragos: Assault, basically, was what it is -- a felony assault charge; sentenced to five years of probation; as you said, 180 days of what Judge (Patricia) Schnegg calls community labor. And he has to undergo a domestic violence program for one year.

King: And five years means you've got to be like perfect.

Geragos: It means he walks the straight and narrow for five years.

King: And before we get into the meat of everything, Chris, how have you handled all this, Joyce?

Joyce Hawkins: It's probably the most painful time of my entire life. It's been hard, really hard, seeing him going through the pain and everything that he's gone through, dealing with the media and dealing with the situation. It's been really hard.

King: Especially with all the pain you've had in your life.

Hawkins: Yes, along with that.

King: The labor-oriented service, what does it mean you have to do, Chris? This is back in Virginia, right?

Brown: Yes, back in Virginia.

King: What do you have to do?

Brown: I think they want me to do anything -- anything from picking up trash on the side of the street, washing cars, graffiti removal, I mean anything. But it's the law, so I'm willing to do whatever they want me to do.

King: Is it fair?

Brown: To me, possibly everything comes with consequences. So I feel like definitely it is. And I have no misjudgment on what the judge has given me. So I'm willing to do anything they ask.

King: So you feel it's fair?

Brown: Yes.

King: The judge was very specific. She wanted labor involved in the punishment.

Brown: Yes.

King: What did that mean to you when she said that, hard work?

Brown: Hard work, yes, definitely. And I'm a very hard worker, so -- that's kind of -- I wouldn't say second nature, but it's definitely something that I'm willing to do.

As far as the actual what I have to do, I felt personally that, as far as not saying as -- as a celebrity, because I don't exclude myself and try to become like, 'Oh, I'm a celebrity so I shouldn't be punished.' But I feel like with what I'm capable of doing as far as influencing people, influencing kids, the youth, I can do a lot more to help the community other than picking up trash. But I don't -- I'm not saying picking up trash is something wrong. I'm willing to do it. But I'm just saying, I know I can do a lot more, which I intend to do, aside from our community service.

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