Chris' Relationship with His Mother Has Been Strained in the Past but We're Told That the Singer Is Working on Repairing That Fractured Relationship and Becoming a Better Son While He's in Rehab for Anger Management. Here's the Latest. Chris Brown and His Mother, Joyce Hawkins, Are Trying to Mend the Broken Pieces of Their Tumultuous Mother-Son Relationship Now That the Singer Has Been Doing Some Soul Searching While Being Treated for Anger Management in an Undisclosed Rehabilitation Center. Chris Realizes Now That "Mama J Wants Nothing but the Best for Him," a Source Tells Hollywoodlife. Com Exclusively.