Chris Brown has filed a $500 million defamation lawsuit against Warner Bros. Discovery over their documentary "Chris Brown: A History of Violence," released in October 2024. The documentary features allegations of sexual assault from an anonymous dancer who claims Brown raped her on a yacht in 2020.

Brown's legal team claims the documentary contains "defamatory" and "baseless" allegations that have "irreparably tarnished" his reputation. They assert that Warner Bros. Discovery ignored their warnings about "misleading" and "discredited" claims, choosing to prioritize profits over accuracy.

The lawsuit specifically challenges three claims from the documentary:

• The assertion that Brown has a "predisposition for punching women in the face"
• The dancer's rape allegation
• Claims that Brown manipulated text messages before sharing them with law enforcement

The anonymous dancer previously filed a $20 million lawsuit against Brown in 2022, claiming he drugged and raped her at a Miami yacht party at Sean "Diddy" Combs' property. That case was later dismissed.

While Brown's lawyers emphasize he has "never been found at fault for any type of sexual crime," his legal history includes several violent incidents:

• 2009: Pleaded guilty to assaulting then-girlfriend Rihanna
• 2014: Pleaded guilty to punching a man outside a Washington, D.C. hotel
• 2016: Accused of assault by a model in Las Vegas (no charges filed)
• 2017: Court-ordered to stay away from ex-girlfriend Karrueche Tran after death threats

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