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Rihanna shall have her jewels, so that's nice. Not that they were hers to start with. Prosecutors preparing the case against Rihanna's ex-boyfriend and beater Chris Brown have said they will return various items of jewellery which the songstress was wearing the night her other half beat her up.

They had been holding on to the jewellery, worth an estimated $1.4 million, as evidence, but the singer asked for it to be returned, mainly because she'd borrowed it for the pre-Grammy party she'd attended before her altercation with Brown, and was keen to return it to its actual owners.

Prosecutors yesterday said they'd photograph the jewellery in case they needed it in their court case against Brown, and would then return it to Rihanna. Her lawyer, Donald Etra, welcomed the decision, telling reporters: "Rihanna just wants the owners to get their goods back".

Elsewhere in Rihanna/Brown news, the latter's lawyer, Mark Geragos (who you might remember as Michael Jackson's legal man in the earlier stages of his child abuse case) has said he plans to file a motion in court to get his hands on the LAPD's files relating to his client's case, which, he reckons, will help him better defend the alleged R&B wifebeater. It's also thought he'll be looking for possible police misconduct in the investigation into the Rihanna/Brown fracas.

Etra, meanwhile, again said this week his client would testify if asked to do so, though added that she was hoping the case could be resolved without a trial, presumably through some kind of plea deal.