Chris Brown is ordered to stay away from ex-girlfriend Karrueche Tran

Chris Brown has been ordered to stay away from his ex-girlfriend after she claims he threatened to kill her.

Karrueche Tran has been granted a temporary restraining order against the singer, saying he's also repeatedly threatened her in texts since December.

The 28-year-old model has accused the singer, 27, of hitting her in the stomach and pushing her down stairs but says she didn't report him to police.

The pair dated in 2015 but split up after a few months.

Court papers say: "He told a few people that he was going to kill me. He said if no-one else can have me, he's gonna, 'Take me out'.

"I have text messages from December 2016 to January 2017 where he's made several threats including beating me up and making my life hell."

The court order, which was issued on Friday, also calls for Chris Brown to hand over any firearms he has until a hearing on the restraining order in March.

Chris Brown has been in and out of court since pleading guilty to an attack on Rihanna in 2009 hours before the Grammy Awards.

A judge ended his probation in 2015 and he had domestic violence and anger management counselling.

He was also treated for bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder and past substance abuse.

Last year, he was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon after a stand-off with police.

Chris Brown and Karrueche Tran split up for the last time in early 2015 after she reportedly read that he'd fathered a child with another model.

He is due to start a 33-date headline tour of North American arenas with 50 Cent and other stars on 31 March.

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