Current:Home > MarketsChris Brown sued for $50M after alleged backstage assault of concertgoers in Texas -WealthX
Chris Brown sued for $50M after alleged backstage assault of concertgoers in Texas
Fastexy Exchange View
Date:2025-04-08 10:59:17
Chris Brown is facing another lawsuit stemming from alleged violence.
Concertgoers Larry Parker, Joseph Lewis, Charles Bush and Da Marcus Powell filed a civil lawsuit for assault against the "Go Crazy" singer in Harris County, Texas, Monday, online records viewed by USA TODAY show. They also filed to obtain a temporary restraining order.
"This is Texas. The people here don’t care how important or famous you think you are, you have an obligation to follow the laws and conduct yourself in an appropriate way," their attorney Anthony Buzbee said in a statement to USA TODAY Tuesday. "Unprovoked violence can’t and won’t be tolerated. We intend to seek all damages that the law allows against Brown and his cohorts, to include punitive damages."
The four men are suing Brown, 35, for $50 million after they were allegedly assaulted while backstage at the singer's 11:11 tour stop at Dickies Arena in Ft. Worth, Texas, on Friday, according to a petition obtained by Variety and Entertainment Weekly.
Several members of Brown's entourage, including rappers Sinko Ceej, Hood Boss and Yella Beezy, as well as Live Nation, are also named as defendants in the lawsuit.
Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.
USA TODAY has reached out to reps for Brown and Live Nation.
According to documents obtained by EW and Variety, the plaintiffs were invited backstage after Brown's show along with "approximately 40 women."
When Bush approached Brown to congratulate his performance, a member of the singer's posse reminded Brown that he was "beefing" with Bush the last time they met, leading to Bush and his friends being "brutally and severely beat," per the petition.
Previous:Chris Brown says he was disinvited from NBA All-Star Celebrity Game due to controversies
The men alleged Brown "participated in and directed" the violence and that they all underwent medical treatment as a result.
The Grammy-winning singer is scheduled to wrap up his tour in Los Angeles next month.
The latest legal incident comes after a string of accusations of domestic violence throughout the course of his career, including his infamous 2009 assault of singer and then-girlfriend Rihanna on Grammys night and a restraining obtained by his ex-girlfriend and model Karreuche Tran in 2017 after she claimed that the singer threatened to kill her.
Contributing: Elise Brisco
veryGood! (45951)
Related
- Whoopi Goldberg is delightfully vile as Miss Hannigan in ‘Annie’ stage return
- Outdated EPA Standards Allow Oil Refineries to Pollute Waterways
- At the UN Water Conference, Running to Keep Up with an Ambitious 2030 Goal for Universal Water Rights
- Las Vegas Is Counting on Public Lands to Power its Growth. Is it a Good Idea?
- Bodycam footage shows high
- Summer School 1: Planet Money goes to business school
- Colleen Ballinger's Remaining Miranda Sings Tour Dates Canceled Amid Controversy
- If You Bend the Knee, We'll Show You House of the Dragon's Cast In and Out of Costume
- Civic engagement nonprofits say democracy needs support in between big elections. Do funders agree?
- Kyle Richards Claps Back at “Damage Control” Claim After Sharing Family Photo With Mauricio Umansky
Ranking
- Paris Hilton, Nicole Richie return for an 'Encore,' reminisce about 'The Simple Life'
- Reese Witherspoon Addresses Speculation About Her Divorce From Jim Toth
- How to Watch the 2023 Emmy Nominations
- An experimental Alzheimer's drug outperforms one just approved by the FDA
- Global Warming Set the Stage for Los Angeles Fires
- A New Shell Plant in Pennsylvania Will ‘Just Run and Run’ Producing the Raw Materials for Single-Use Plastics
- Take 42% Off a Portable Blender With 12,200+ 5-Star Amazon Reviews on Prime Day 2023
- Corn Nourishes the Hopi Identity, but Climate-Driven Drought Is Stressing the Tribe’s Foods and Traditions
Recommendation
The Super Bowl could end in a 'three
Outdated EPA Standards Allow Oil Refineries to Pollute Waterways
Up First briefing: State of the economy; a possible Trump indictment; difficult bosses
The IRS will stop making most unannounced visits to taxpayers' homes and businesses
Jamie Foxx reps say actor was hit in face by a glass at birthday dinner, needed stitches
Kate Hudson Proves Son Bing Is Following in Her and Matt Bellamy’s Musical Footsteps
Expedition Retraces a Legendary Explorer’s Travels Through the Once-Pristine Everglades
Raven-Symoné Reveals How She Really Feels About the Ozempic Craze