Chris Brown is heading again to court docket…however this time, he’s the one which’s doing the accusing.
TMZ reviews that the GRAMMY-winning entertainer filed a $500 million defamation lawsuit towards the producers of the Investigation Discovery docuseries Chris Brown: A Historical past of Violence, which premiered in October 2024.
In new court docket paperwork obtained by TMZ, the singer accuses Warner Bros. Discovery, Ample Leisure, and others of selling defamatory claims about him. He additionally says the producers continued with their narrative after they had been allegedly given “proof” that it was false.
The docuseries detailed the singer’s journey from a troubled childhood to turning into one of many greatest stars in music, in addition to his well-documented troubles with the legislation. What Brown is addressing on this lawsuit, nonetheless, is the declare that he had a historical past of committing sexual assault.
The docuseries contains an account from Daisia Chantel Frank, the “Jane Doe” who sued the “Residuals” singer in 2022 for sexual assault. Frank, who can be a defendant within the lawsuit, claims that Brown drugged and raped her on disgraced mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs’ yacht in Miami Seaside.
Brown states that Frank has been repeatedly discredited and later withdrew the lawsuit as a result of it was filled with lies. He says each Frank and the producers selected to ignore the details to spoil his already-spotty repute for fame.
In a press release, Brown’s legal professional Levi McCathern says that the case is about “defending the reality.”
“Regardless of being supplied with proof disproving their claims, the producers of this documentary deliberately promoted false and defamatory data, knowingly disregarding their moral obligations as journalists. Their actions undermine not solely Mr. Brown’s decade-long efforts to rebuild his life but additionally the credibility of true survivors of violence.”
The assertion provides that his 2017 documentary, Chris Brown: Welcome To My Life, stays “the definitive account of his experiences and development.”
If awarded the $500 million, Brown plans to donate a part of the settlement to survivors of sexual abuse.
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