Chris Brown documentary to investigate star’s history of domestic abuse

A documentary that investigates Chris Brown’s history of domestic abuse is set to be televised later this year.

Chris Brown: A History of Violence will come from the same production team that made the Quiet On Set exposé of the toxic culture at Nickelodeon in the ’90s. It will air in the US on the Investigation Discovery network on October 27.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the documentary will explore Brown’s “years of alleged offstage aggression, including intimate-partner violence, assault charges and even sexual assault allegations”.

In the trailer, which you can see below, an unidentified woman can be heard saying: “Chris Brown’s an amazing and talented musician, but let’s call a thing a thing. He’s an abuser of women.”

Investigation Discovery have also announced that they are currently working on a docuseries on Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, who is currently in jail and awaiting trial on charges of sex trafficking and racketeering, allegations he denies. That series is projected for a 2025 release.

In 2009, Brown assaulted his then-girlfriend Rihanna and was later found guilty of felony assault. He was sentenced to five years probation, counselling and six months community service.

Brown has since faced a slew of other legal battles in recent years, including potential jail time for owning a pet monkey and a lawsuit over an alleged dog attack involving his housekeeper, for which charges were upheld earlier this year.

In 2021, Brown was reportedly under police investigation over the alleged battery of a woman, charges that were later dropped due to “insufficient evidence”. Then, in October last year, he was sued for allegedly hospitalising a man after he beat him with a tequila bottle and stomped on him in a nightclub.

Last February, Brown reacted to a renewed set of criticism he was receiving after the release of a collaboration with Chlöe Bailey. He wrote: “If y’all still hate me for a mistake I made as a 17-year-old, please kiss my whole entire ass. I’m fucking 33. I’m so tired of y’all running with this narrative.”

“Where are the cancel culture with these white artist that date underage women [or] beat the fuck out their wives,” he added. “Oh. That’s right. They are your buddies. No more fake love from me. Stay out [of] my way or get ran over. Simple as that. None of you and I mean none of you can fuck with me.”

In July, Brown was sued for the alleged assault of a group of concertgoers. The suit alleged that the singer and his crew “brutally and severely beat” the individuals “without justifiable provocation”, after they had been invited into Brown’s VIP area at a concert in Fort Worth, Texas. Brown has not commented on the case, which is still ongoing.

The musician also claimed that he was “uninvited” from the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game in February, after having initially been told he was welcome to attend.

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