Brown's Past Violence in Dog-Bite Trial

0:00It's April 28th from Hollywood to your headphones. This is Entertainment and Celebrity News. Today, powered by AI, I'm Cory with the story. Chris Brown is pushing a Los Angeles judge to block any talk of his 2009 felony assault on Rihanna during his upcoming dog by trial. The housekeeper suing him, Maria Avila, fire back in core papers, calling his request too broad and saying she might need it to counter any claims. He paints himself as non-violent. That old case happened right before the Grammy Awards when Brown attacked Rihanna in a car, punching and choking her before pleading guilty to felony, assault. He got probation, community service, and a domestic violence class instead of jail time. Avila sued in 2021 after Brown's security dog mauled her face, arm, and foot, while she took out trash at his Tarzanah home on December 12th, 2020. She ended up with surgery, permanent scars, nerve damage, and vision problems, claiming Brown just stood by on his phone before leaving her bleeding.

1:01In depositions, Brown said he heard the dog growl, checked if she was breathing by her chest moving, then secured the dogs and called for help. Avila described the sudden attack by a huge dog and disputed his story on warnings about going outside. Judges will hear arguments on excluding evidence, June 5th, with the trial kicking off June 15th. This legal back and forth shows how past violence could still bite into the present case.