Chris Brown has filed a $500 million defamation lawsuit against Warner Bros. and others over rape claims made against him in the documentary, Chris Brown: A History of Violence.
The documentary, which premiered in October 2024, featured testimony from an unknown woman who claims the singer raped her on Diddy‘s boat in 2020.
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The allegations were previously put forth in a $20 million lawsuit, but that was dismissed without prejudice when evidence emerged that the story had been fabricated.
In his hefty lawsuit filed on Tuesday (January 21), Brown accuses Warner Bros., as well as production company Ample Entertainment, of “promoting and publishing false information in their pursuit of likes, clicks, downloads and dollars and to [his] detriment.”
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He also claims the film was released despite the producers “knowing that it was full of lies and deception.”
The suit also says: “This case is about the media putting their own profits over the truth. They did so after being provided proof that their information was false, and their storytelling ‘Jane Doe’ had not only been discredited over and over but was in fact a perpetrator of intimate partner violence and aggressor herself.
“Mr. Brown 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.”
Chris Brown is seeking $500 million in damages. Warner Bros. and Ample Entertainment have yet to respond to the lawsuit.
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Despite having never been found guilty of a sex-related crime, Breezy did physically assault his then-girlfriend Rihanna in 2009 and has been involved in a number of other violent incidents, including fights with Drake and Frank Ocean.
The 35-year-old was also accused of harassment by former girlfriend Karrueche Tran, who was granted a five-year restraining order against the singer in 2017.
Brown was alleged to have been verbally and physically abusive towards the model and socialite, which he denied.
Chris Brown: A History of Violence also explores other alleged violent incidents, including the assault of a female fan in 2016 and assaulting and imprisoning his former manager that same year, leading to a confidential settlement.
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Last year, four fans claimed they were beaten by Chris Brown and his entourage at a concert in Texas after being invited backstage. Brown was later with a $50 million lawsuit which is still active.
