Warning: This article contains discussion of sexual assault which some readers may find distressing.
Chris Brown has filed a lawsuit against Warner Bros. in relation to allegations made in Investigation Discovery's 2024 documentary, Chris Brown: A History of Violence.
Released in October last year, the film explores allegations of domestic violence, assault and sexual misconduct from Brown, who has previously been charged with felony assault and making criminal threats after a physical altercation with his girlfriend at the time, Rihanna.
The documentary features an interview with an unnamed woman who claims she was sexually assaulted by Brown in December 2020; her story forming part of a chronological telling of the allegations which have been made against Brown since his assault against Rihanna in 2009.
Attorneys for Brown denied the claims made in the documentary at the time, but following its release lawyers for Brown have now filed a lawsuit in California's Superior Court for Los Angeles County which accuses Warner Bros. of falsely labeling him in the documentary as a serial rapist and abuser.
According to the court documents reviewed by People, the singer is asking for $500,000,000 as he accuses Warner Bros., Ample, and the documentary's producers for alleged defamation-libel and infliction of emotional distress, as well as damage to his career and business opportunities.
The document states: "This case is about the media putting their own profits over the truth."
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Warning: This article contains discussion of sexual assault which some readers may find distressing. Chris Brown has filed a lawsuit against Warner Bros. in relation to allegations made in Investi...