bNairobi, Kenya, January 22- Chris Brown has taken legal action against Warner Bros and other producers of the Investigation Discovery docuseries Chris Brown: A History of Violence, seeking $500 million in damages. The lawsuit alleges libel and intentional infliction of emotional distress due to defamatory claims made against the 35-year-old singer.
The series revisited allegations that Brown drugged and raped a woman, referred to as Jane Doe, during a yacht party in 2020. The yacht was purportedly owned by jailed rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs, who faces charges of sex trafficking and racketeering. Brown asserts that these claims have been “repeatedly discredited” and accuses Jane Doe of being an “aggressor” and a “perpetrator of intimate partner violence.”
When the accusations first surfaced, Brown denied any wrongdoing and released leaked text messages from Jane Doe to clear his name. Her lawsuit, initially filed in 2020, was dismissed in August 2022 due to “lack of representation” after her attorney withdrew.
In his lawsuit, Brown criticizes the media companies for prioritizing profit over truth, accusing them of knowingly airing false information. He claims that since October 2024, Warner Bros and production company Ample LLC were repeatedly informed of the inaccuracies in the documentary but chose to proceed regardless.
The lawsuit states:
“This case is about the media putting their own profits over the truth. Ample LLC and Warner Brothers aired Chris Brown: A History of Violence despite being presented with proof that their claims were false and that their source, Jane Doe, had been discredited multiple times.”
It also alleges that the documentary falsely portrayed Brown as a “serial rapist and sexual abuser,” despite the fact that he has never been found guilty of any sex-related crime.
Brown has acknowledged past mistakes, including pleading guilty to physically assaulting his ex-girlfriend Rihanna in 2009. However, the lawsuit highlights that he has since taken accountability, as documented in his 2017 film Chris Brown: Welcome to My Life.
If successful, Brown reportedly plans to donate part of the $500 million damages to support victims of sexual abuse.
