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Chris Brown filed a $500 million lawsuit against Warner Bros. Discovery and accused the company of defamation in recent documents.
In a lawsuit filed Tuesday, Jan. 21, in Los Angeles Superior Court, Brown, 35, alleged that WBD and production company Ample Entertainment knowingly included false sexual assault allegations against him on Investigation Discovery. Chris Brown A History of Violenceto multiple stores incl Variety and The Hollywood Reporterwhich received doc.
Brown’s lawyers said the woman who accused him of rape in 2020, identified on the program only as “Jane Doe,” had previously been “discredited” and was “a perpetrator of intimate partner violence and an aggressor herself.” (Doe’s 2022 lawsuit accusing Brown of sexual assault and battery on a yacht owned by Sean “Diddy” Combs was denied, the filing said.)
Lawyers for the “Forever” singer argued, “Simply put, this case is about the media putting their own profits over the truth,” according to documents obtained by Variety. “Since early October 2024, Ample LLC and Warner Brothers have been notified that they are promoting and publishing false information in an attempt to gain likes, clicks, downloads and dollars and to the detriment of Chris Brown. Finally, on October 27, 2024, they broadcast ‘Chris Brown: A History of Violence’ (a ‘Documentary’ film) knowing that it is full of lies and deceit and violates basic journalistic principles.
Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images Chris Brown’s 2009 arrest for physically assaulting then-girlfriend Rihanna was just the beginning of his ongoing legal troubles. Brown rose to stardom after releasing his studio album in 2005. His second album, released two years later, featured his hit song “Kiss Kiss,” which set Brown on the path to becoming (…)
Brown accuses WBD and co-defendant Ample of defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress. My Weekly asked WBD and Ample for comment.
“This case is about protecting the truth,” Brown’s attorney, Levi McCathernhe said in a statement People and Period. “Despite being provided with evidence refuting their claims, the producers of this documentary deliberately promoted false and defamatory information, knowingly disregarding their ethical obligations as journalists. Their actions undermine not only Mr. Brown’s decade-long effort to rebuild his life, but also the credibility of real survivors of violence.”
Investigation Discovery’s latest report looked into Chris Brown’s history of abuse allegations — so why is Sean “Diddy” Combs mentioned multiple times in the documentary? Chris Brown: A History of Violence, which aired on Sunday, October 25, is part of the network’s No Excuse for Abuse campaign, which sheds light on the complex dynamics of intimate (…)
In the lawsuit, Brown’s lawyers noted his past legal troubles, including in 2009 assault of then girlfriend Rihannabut said the singer “publicly acknowledged and addressed” his mistakes in a 2017 documentary and has since “grown from those experiences and his development speaks for itself.”
