US musician Chris Brown has filed a lawsuit against Warner Bros. Discovery over a docuseries detailing his alleged history of violence.

The R&B star is accusing Warner Bros. Discovery of moving forward with the film’s release even “after being provided proof that their information was false.”

According to Billboard magazine, the R&B artist who performed at a sold out concert in South Africa in 2024, filed the complaint on Tuesday, January 21, at the Superior Court of Los Angeles.

Brown’s attorneys, led by Levi G. McCathern II and Evan Selik, argue that the Investigation Discovery docuseries, “Chris Brown: A History of Violence”, has been ‘detrimental’ to the singer and is ‘full of lies’.

The suit further alleges that the documentary intentionally sensationalised these false claims to attract viewers and generate more revenue, ultimately harming Brown’s reputation.

“This case is about protecting the truth,” said Brown’s attorney Levi McCathern. “Despite being provided with evidence disproving their claims, the producers of this documentary intentionally promoted false and defamatory information, knowingly disregarding their ethical obligations as journalists.”

Adding, “Since the beginning of October of 2024, Ample LLC and Warner Brothers were put on notice that they were promoting and publishing false information in their pursuit of likes, clicks, downloads and dollars and to the detriment of Chris Brown.”

Additional reporting from Deadline says that the suit further claims the documentary was based on a Jane Doe lawsuit, regarding a reported 2020 incident on a yacht, which they claimed has been ‘discredited over and over’ and she was ‘a perpetrator of intimate partner violence and aggressor herself’.

The lawsuit accuses Warner Bros and company Ample LLC for portraying her as ‘credible’.

The new lawsuit added: “Mr. Brown has never been found guilty of any sex-related crime (rape, sexual battery, sexual assault, etc.) but this documentary states in every available fashion that he is a serial rapist and sexual abuser.”

Attorneys for the award-winning singer, songwriter and producer said that a portion of the $500m (KSh. 64.6B) in damages would be donated to ‘survivors of sexual abuse’.

According to a report done by Entertainment Weekly, the “Please Don’t Judge Me” singer has had a history of legal troubles. These include:

Brown launched a career comeback in November 2023 with his eleventh studio album, 11:11 before embarking on a North American and South African tour for the album in 2024.

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