Chris Brown has filed a $500m defamation lawsuit over a documentary which featured allegations of sexual assault.
The US singer shared particulars in an announcement from his legal professionals, posted on social media, which introduced he was suing Warner Bros and producers Ample, together with different people.
It comes following the Chris Brown: A Historical past Of Violence documentary, which was launched in October final yr.
Allegations by a lady known as Jane Doe within the documentary have been “discredited over and over”, legal professionals for Brown say within the court docket submitting.
Brown, 35, has “never been found guilty of any sex related crime… but this documentary states in every available fashion that he is a serial rapist and sexual abuser”, they add.
The singer has publicly acknowledged his “past mistakes” and addressed them in his personal documentary, Chris Brown: Welcome To My Life, launched in 2017, the lawsuit says.
“This case is about protecting the truth,” stated Levi McCathern, Brown’s legal professional, in an announcement shared on social media. The documentary included “false and defamatory” data, he added, “undermining Mr Brown’s decade-long efforts to rebuild his life” and in addition “the credibility of true survivors of violence”.
If Brown is profitable, he intends to donate “a portion” of the $500m to survivors of sexual abuse, the assertion stated.
The lawsuit was filed at LA’s superior court docket on Tuesday, legal professionals stated.
In 2009, the Freaky Friday singer pleaded responsible to assaulting his then girlfriend Rihanna.
