Chris Brown has been hit with a $50 million lawsuit alleging the R&B star and his entourage “brutally attacked and beat” four men after his “11:11” tour stop at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.
The lawsuit, filed Monday in Harris County, names Brown, entertainment giant Live Nation Worldwide, Sinko Ceej, Hood Boss and Yella Beezy as defendants. The plaintiffs — Larry Parker, Joseph Lewis, Charles Bush and Damarcus Powell — also received a temporary restraining order and sought an injunction prohibiting the defendants from deleting or tampering with documents and data related to the July 19 incident, according to court documents obtained by The Times.
Neither Live Nation nor representatives for Brown immediately responded to The Times' requests for comment Tuesday.
“Last night we filed a lawsuit alleging that on Saturday night in Ft. Worth, recording artist Chris Brown, along with his entourage, attacked and brutally beat several men who had just attended his concert,” personal injury attorney Tony Buzbee said Monday in a statement posted to his Instagram account.
“Multiple complaints have been filed with police. At least one of the men who was beaten remains hospitalized,” Buzbee said. “Chris Brown reportedly has a long history of violence and has been arrested or charged with assault on at least ten occasions. Enough is enough!”
Buzbee, who recently represented Rebecca Grossman in her Los Angeles murder trial, in which the socialite was found guilty and sentenced to 15 years to life in prison, added that the lawsuit was filed “in the hopes of obtaining justice for these victims and putting an end, once and for all, to the intolerable and thuggish behavior exposed in the lawsuit.”
The lawyer and his office did not immediately respond Tuesday to requests from The Times for further comment.
The Austin American-Statesman reported that the alleged assault occurred after Brown's concert, when the four men were invited backstage. Brown was said to have arrived 30 minutes late for the meeting. The men, who were preparing to leave, claim the attack was sudden and unprovoked, and that Brown and his entourage allegedly surrounded the plaintiffs, throwing chairs at them, kicking, stomping and punching them.
The 35-year-old entertainer has a history of legal troubles and fell out of favor in 2009 after assaulting his then-girlfriend, singer Rihanna. He pleaded guilty and accepted a plea deal in the infamous case, but continued to make headlines after his sentencing and until he completed his probation in 2015. He also violated the restraining order against him when he attended a 2012 Halloween party hosted by Rihanna. In 2017, he was also ordered to stay away from his ex-girlfriend, actress Karrueche Tran.
In 2012, Brown was involved in a brawl at a New York nightclub alongside rapper Drake and former NBA star Tony Parker. In 2013, he was involved in another altercation in Los Angeles, this time with singer Frank Ocean, whom he allegedly punched and threatened with a firearm after an apparent dispute over a parking spot at a West Hollywood recording studio. Brown was arrested later that year in Washington, D.C., and charged with felony assault when he and his bodyguard were involved in an altercation near the W Hotel.
In 2018, a woman sued him because she was repeatedly sexually assaulted by the R&B singer's friends at his home during a gun- and drug-filled party. In 2019, he was arrested in Paris following a rape complaint. In 2022, another woman sued him because he drugged and raped her on a yacht in Miami.
A hearing for his latest case has been set for August 4 in Houston.
Brown has alluded to his professional career taking a hit due to his legal issues, but he continues to release new music and tour. In 2022, he showed off his legion of fans in an Instagram post.
“See the people? Every show is packed like this…” she wrote in all caps on the post she later edited. “If it wasn’t for my amazing fans I would have already left… I don’t like fake celebrities… Award shows haven’t let me perform in years… but my shows still sell out. Let me be awesome…”
