Chris Brown has filed a half-billion-dollar defamation lawsuit against Warner Bros. and the producers of its documentary Chris Brown: A History of Violence. Released in October, the film probed a series of allegations against the R&B singer from his past that touched on domestic violence, assault, and sexual misconduct. One case dealt with a Jane Doe who sued Brown for $20 million in 2022, alleging he drugged and assaulted her at a 2020 yacht party hosted by disgraced rap mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs. The suit was dismissed after the woman failed to obtain legal representation; she maintained her allegations in the documentary. Filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, Brown’s lawsuit accuses Warner Bros. and production company Ample Entertainment of “promoting and publishing false information in their pursuit of likes, clicks, downloads and dollars” and claims he provided the filmmakers with “proof that their information was false” before the documentary went to air. Brown’s attorneys cite an alleged restraining order against the Jane Doe by an ex-partner that included allegations “she physically assaulted him” as a “red flag.” In 2009, Brown pleaded guilty to a felony assault charge in a domestic violence case and he has subsequently been investigated for several alleged physical assaults, including brawls with former NBA star Tony Parker, singer Frank Ocean, and his former manager Mike G.