Chris Brown has been receiving death threats since his alleged beating of ex-girlfriend Rihanna during Grammy award weekend, and so he’s hired a bevy of bodyguards. Whenever he now goes out in public, Brown has in his presence three very visible bodyguards, but there are reportedly always three or four others who are ‘‘in cognito,’’ a longtime Los Angeles Police Department insider told the Chicago Sun Times, adding that at least one or two are women, ‘‘but who are easily as tough as any man.’’ The source told the paper that it’s believed the threats are coming from a ‘‘group’’ (though authorities say it could easily be just one person) calling itself the ‘‘Women’s Protection Action League.’’ Brown is apparently ‘‘totally paranoid’’ about the threats on his life and has become obsessed with his security. He’s afraid the potential assassin could be disguised as a paparazzi.