Rihanna and Chris Brown are planning a romantic holiday together.

The on/off couple - who are currently banned from seeing each other for five years by a court order after Chris was found guilty of assaulting Rihanna in February - have decided to jet to Acapulco, Mexico, as the ruling cannot be enforced outside America.

Chris Brown's mother "loves Rihanna like a daughter." Joyce Hawkins hasn't seen the "Umbrella" singer since her son assaulted her in February, and she claims she misses her every day.

Joyce said: "I love Rihanna. She's like a daughter. She became family to us. She's spent Christmas with us for the last two years. I miss her a lot."

Chris Brown claims he and Rihanna had a "sturdy, great" relationship. The 20-year-old singer - who was recently sentenced to five years probation and six months community labor for assaulting his on/off girlfriend in February - insists he and Rihanna were very close before the incident.

He said in an interview with US TV talk show host Larry King Wednesday night: "Our relationship was pretty good. We had a pretty sturdy and great relationship."

Chris Brown still loves Rihanna. In his first interview since he assaulted the "Umbrella" singer in February, the rapper admits he still has feelings for his former girlfriend and is certain they'll always be "friends."

The 20-year-old star told talk show host Larry King: "I never fell out of love with her. When I look at that police photo of her injuries now, I'm just like wow. I can't believe that actually happened."

Chris Brown stunned onlookers by performing a Michael Jackson dance hours after being sentenced for assaulting Rihanna. The 20-year-old singer - who received six months community labor and five years probation after pleading guilty to the February attack - was at Hollywood nightclub Guys and Dolls on Tuesday evening, where he gave an energetic rendition of Michael's hit "Dirty Diana."

An onlooker said: "He stood up on the back of the booth when the song came on, got a mic and not only sung, but danced his a*s off. He didn't seem to care at all that everyone was watching him.

Rihanna and Chris Brown were involved in two "domestic violence" incidents before his February assault on her. Court documents filed by a probation officer ahead of Chris' sentencing for the assault - he received six months community labor and five years probation for punching, biting and choking Rihanna - state the pair were involved in a furious argument just three weeks earlier.

The pair were in Rihanna's native Barbados, when they began rowing while driving in a Range Rover.