Rihanna Dragged Into Ex-Boyfriend Chris Brown’s $500 Million Court Battle Over ‘Sexual Abuser’ Accusation

Chris Brown ’ s rocky relationships with his ex-girlfriends, Rihanna and Karrueche Tran , and his criminal past are being used against him in his $500 million legal battle, In Touch can exclusively report.

The producers behind the 2024 documentary Chris Brown: A History of Violence , along with Warner Bros. (who own Discovery, where the film aired), submitted new evidence in court, obtained by In Touch , as part of their effort to dismiss Chris’ defamation lawsuit.

As In Touch first reported, Chris, 35, sued the producers and studio, along with a woman who had a sexual assault lawsuit against Chris thrown out, for defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress. The musician claimed the film falsely labeled him as a “serial rapist and sexual abuser.” He claimed the film featured a woman who had previously accused him of sexual assault.

Chris said the woman’s claims were “determined to be entirely fabricated, leading to the withdrawal of her attorneys and dismissal of the case on August 25, 2022, after a Miami Beach Police detective uncovered text messages sent by [Jane] that exposed her dishonesty.” The singer said despite this, the producers still included her in the documentary.

Chris’ lawyer added, “Mr. Brown has never been found guilty of any sex related crime (rape, sexual battery, sexual assault etc.) but this documentary states in every available fashion that he is a serial rapist and sexual abuser.”

As In Touch first reported, Warner Bros. and the producers denied all allegations of wrongdoing.

A lawyer for the companies argued, “[Chris’] claims are barred, in whole or in part, to the extent that any statements and/or alleged implications that form the basis for the claims could be interpreted as asserting verifiable facts, those facts are not materially false and/or are substantially true.”

Now, in newly filed court documents obtained by In Touch , Warner Bros. and the producers submitted a series of news articles about Chris’ legal troubles over the years .

Their lawyer said, “All of these exhibits consist of news articles, or other media, published online about the work at issue in this case and its subject matter, namely the Documentary and the widely publicized reporting of Chris Brown’s criminal history and violence towards women, and are being introduced to demonstrate that the Complaint arises from acts in furtherance of Defendants’ free speech rights.”