BBC Newsbeat<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Musician Chris Brown says he’s suing a film studio over a documentary released last year which included accusations of sexual assault.<\/p>\n Chris Brown: A History of Violence was released by Warner Bros in October and featured testimony from an anonymous dancer who claimed he raped her on a yacht in 2020.<\/p>\n In a statement, the Forever singer’s lawyers say the film is “defamatory”, and her claims were “baseless” and “sensationalised”, accusing Warner Bros of “recklessly damaging” his reputation.<\/p>\n As well as Warner Bros, the lawsuit also names production company Ample. Neither firm responded when contacted for comment by BBC Newsbeat. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n Chris Brown’s lawyers say he is seeking $500m (\u00a3405m), after filing the complaint at a court in Los Angeles on Tuesday. <\/p>\n The statement goes on to say that his lawyers had told producers the allegations – which also included evidence tampering – were “misleading” and “discredited” but that Warner Bros proceeded to release the documentary “without regard for Mr Brown, prioritising profits over journalistic integrity”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n In a copy of the complaint, seen by BBC Newsbeat, Chris Brown’s lawyers cast doubt on the dancer’s reliability as a witness and highlight three claims in the documentary which they say are “false”. <\/p>\n These include a comment that he has a “predisposition for punching women in the face”, the dancer’s allegation he raped her and a claim he manipulated or deleted texts between them before sharing them with police. <\/p>\n Lawyers say the documentary “states in every available fashion that he is a serial rapist and sexual abuser”.<\/p>\n The allegations are said to have caused him emotional distress as well as “significant harm to [his] reputation, career and business opportunities”.<\/p>\n The documentary has, they say, “irreparably tarnished [his] career and standing in the public eye”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Chris Brown first faced allegations from the dancer, known in court and in the documentary as Jane Doe, in 2022 when she sued him for $20m (\u00a314.9m).<\/p>\n Her lawsuit claimed he drugged and raped her during a party on a yacht at a property owned by Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ in Miami, Florida.<\/p>\n But the case was reportedly dismissed by a judge.<\/p>\n The 35-year-old has had a history of well-documented legal troubles.<\/p>\n In 2014, he pleaded guilty to punching a man outside a hotel<\/a> in Washington DC while he was taking a photo with two women. <\/p>\n Two years later, a model claimed he assaulted her at a Las Vegas casino<\/a>, however police said there was not enough evidence to bring charges. <\/p>\n![\"Getty](\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/c142\/live\/d7a7e800-d8aa-11ef-993a-9dfb304c6a75.jpg.webp\")
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