By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2025-01-22 08:06:44 | Updated at 2025-01-22 11:07:02
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Chris Brown has filed a $500 million lawsuit against the companies and people behind a docuseries he claims defamed him.
The Grammy-winner, 35, named Warner Bros. Discovery, Ample, and producers involved with putting together and airing the docuseries Chris Brown: A History of Violence on Investigation Discovery last fall.
The Forever singer said in legal documents reviewed by TMZ that producers and companies named in the suit knowingly aired accusations against him they had 'proof' was incorrect.
The With You singer said that the docuseries painted him to look like 'a serial rapist and a sexual abuser' and noted he's never been convicted 'of any sex related crime.'
Brown said that the woman accusing him in the docuseries, who remained anonymous, had to withdrawer a lawsuit she'd filed against him due to numerous factual inconsistencies.
Brown said that the docuseries washed away progress he's made rebuilding his image with the public in the near 16 years since he assaulted then-girlfriend Rihanna, 36, the outlet reported.
Chris Brown, 35, has filed a $500 million lawsuit against the companies behind a docuseries he claims defamed him. Pictured in 2024
The Grammy-winner named Warner Bros. Discovery, Ample, and producers involved with putting together and airing the docuseries Chris Brown: A History of Violence on Investigation Discovery last fall
In the infamous incident, Brown assaulted the Umbrella singer in a vehicle in the Hancock Park neighborhood of Los Angeles after a pre-Grammys party on February 8, 2009.
Brown said that producers chose to rehash his 'past mistakes' - which he said he's taken responsibility for - and combine it with bad information to capitalize on his fame.
Brown said he can show damages to his career and finances in the wake of the docuseries airing.
The Tappahannock, Virginia native said that he will donate a portion of his winnings to organizations that support sex abuse victims, the outlet reported.
Brown posted to his 144 million Instagram followers a statement from the law firm he's employing for the suit, McCatherm, Shokouhi, Evans with the caption, 'Read….'
The statement said that 'the defendants released the documentary ... despite being notified of the false and misleading narrative accusing Mr. Brown of heinous acts, including sexual assault and evidence tampering allegations that had been discredited in court and dismissed as baseless.'
Brown's legal team said that the media companies prioritized 'profits over journalistic integrity' in releasing the docuseries.
Brown's lawyers said that producers 'sensationalized debunked claims to drive viewership and revenue' for the docuseries.
An anonymous accuser of Brown's was seen in the doc, which aired last autumn
Brown, pictured in concert in Houston last summer, has suffered hits to his reputation and finances as result of the docuseries, his legal team said
Brown was pictured in LA Superior Court in 2013 for a hearing linked to his assault of Rihanna four years prior
The woman accusing Brown, identified as Jane Doe in the docuseries, has had past legal issues unrelated to Brown, Brown's lawyers said in the statement.
They added that 'numerous text and voice messages' supported that any interactions between her and Brown 'were consensual.'
Brown's attorney, Levi McCathem said the 'case is about protecting the truth,' and that 'the producers of this documentary intentionally promoted false and defamatory information.'
McCathem said that in addition to harming Brown, the companies and producers involved undermined 'the credibility of true survivors of violence.'
Brown's legal team said that the 2017 documentary Chris Brown: Welcome to My Life 'remains the definitive account of his experiences and growth.'
Dailymail.com has reached out to reps for Warner Bros. Discovery for comment on the story.
