Chris Brown’s Legal Problems: A Timeline of Trouble

Chris Brown is facing a lawsuit over an alleged Texas assault, marking the latest entry in a long list of legal problems that have plagued the 35-year-old singer since his 2009 arrest for assaulting former girlfriend Rihanna.

On Monday (July 22), the lawsuit was filed in Harris County district court, claiming that Brown and several accomplices “brutally and severely beat” four men backstage at Dickies Arena in an unprovoked attack following the show. “The violence included Brown and his entourage surrounding the Plaintiffs, throwing chairs at them, and repeatedly kicking, stomping, and beating them,” the complaint reads. “The unprovoked violence included multiple strikes to the Plaintiffs’ heads and chests, and ultimately involved stomping them while they were down. The brutal, violent assault participated in and directed by Brown, severely injured all Plaintiffs.”

In addition to Brown, the lawsuit names three members of his entourage — Conway, Hood Boss (a.k.a. Omololu Omari Akinlolu) and Sinko Ceej — as defendants. As for Live Nation, the complaint alleges that the concert promoter continued working with Brown despite his history of “bad conduct and violent conduct.”

Throughout the years, Brown has had a series of legal entanglements, including the singer’s guilty plea for beating his then-girlfriend Rihanna in 2009, for which he was sentenced to five years’ probation and community service and forced to undergo domestic violence counseling. The “Forever” singer has also been arrested and/or sued multiple times for various instances of alleged physical and sexual assault.

We’ve compiled a full timeline of Brown’s legal troubles, from 2009 to present. See below.