Chris Brown may love Donald Trump, but the “Weakest Link” singer really doesn’t like Warner Bros. Discovery.
Claiming that the company and producers of the docuseries Investigation Discovery Chris Brown: A History of Violence ignoring facts that didn’t fit their narrative and binding him to past sins, Brown is now suing WBD and others for $500 million in a defamation suit.
“Simply put, in this case, the media is putting its own profits ahead of the truth,” says the jury trial seeking complaint in Los Angeles Superior Court. “Since early October 2024, Ample LLC and Warner Brothers have been on notice that they are promoting and publishing false information in their quest for likes, clicks, downloads and money and to the detriment of Chris Brown,” adds -he. Finally, on October 27, 2024, they broadcast Chris Brown: A History of Violence (the ‘Documentary’), knowing that it was full of lies and deception and violated the fundamental principles of journalism.”
Read Chris Brown’s $500 million defamation lawsuit against Warner Bros. Discovery and others about Chris Brown: a story of violence here
“They did this after receiving proof that their information was false, and that their ‘Jane Doe’ narrative had not only been repeatedly discredited, but that she was in fact a perpetrator of domestic violence and an abuser. “even,” reads the document from McCathern of Santa Monica. The company went on to discuss the incident that allegedly occurred on a yacht of the highly accused Sean “Diddy” Combs in 2020. “Mr. Brown has never been convicted of any sexual crime (rape, sexual battery , sexual assault, etc.), but this documentary states in every available way that he is a serial rapist and sexual assaulter.
Long tainted in the eyes of many for his assault on his girlfriend Rihanna just before the 2009 Grammys, Brown’s suit Tuesday skirts the long litany of jabs at people, lovers and managers who Chris Brown: A History of Violence details.
Tuesday’s trial also avoids Rihanna’s later revelations that Brown hit her on numerous other occasions during their relationship. It ignores a 2018 sexual assault case against the Brown tour and album release that was settled with a payout, but focuses on a 2022 sexual assault and battery lawsuit by Jane Doe ( that Brown and his lawyers name in their suit) which was fairly quickly thrown out.
“Despite this, the producers of the documentary presented (redacted) as credible, ignoring its established lack of veracity,” Brown’s suit states. Warner Bros. Discovery did not respond to request for comment on Brown’s complaint when contacted by Deadline. If they do, we will update this post.
Intending to pay “a portion” of the $500 million in damages to “survivors of sexual abuse” if Brown wins the case, the artist’s lead lawyer had a few words for WBD and the other accused amicably.
“This case is about protecting the truth,” attorney Levi McCathern said, somewhat echoing the lawsuit. “Despite receiving evidence refuting their claims, the producers of this documentary intentionally promoted false and defamatory information, knowingly ignoring their ethical obligations as journalists. Their actions undermine not only Mr. Brown’s decade-long efforts to rebuild his life, but also the credibility of actual survivors of the violence.
