Chris Brown is facing a $50 million lawsuit for an alleged “brutal, violent assault” involving four concertgoers, alongside several members of his entourage and his 11:11 tour promoter Live Nation.
The lawsuit, filed on Sunday, July 21, claims the incident took place following the R&B star’s concert on Friday night at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.
According to the filing obtained by People magazine, Brown, along with Conway, Hood Boss (a.k.a. Omololu Omari Akinlolu), and Sinko Ceej, “brutally and severely beat” Larry Parker, Joseph Lewis, Charles Bush, and Damarcus Powell in what was described as an unprovoked attack backstage.
The complaint also accuses Live Nation of continuing their relationship with Brown despite his history of “bad conduct and violent conduct,” alleging they “shamelessly profit and promote Brown’s The 11:11 Tour and brought Brown to Texas for financial gain.”
“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. 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,” said Tony Buzbee, the lawyer representing the plaintiffs, in a statement.
Representatives for Brown, Live Nation, Conway, Akinlolu, and Ceej did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
According to the lawsuit, the violence involved Brown and his entourage surrounding the plaintiffs, throwing chairs at them, and repeatedly kicking, stomping, and beating them. The complaint details multiple strikes to the plaintiffs’ heads and chests and alleges that Brown directed the attack, which resulted in severe injuries to all four men.
The filing states that the four men were invited into the VIP area after Brown’s concert and waited for the artist for 30 minutes. As they grew tired of waiting, Bush says he made his way to the exit, where he congratulated Brown on his performance. At that moment, one of Brown’s crew allegedly yelled, “Man, you don’t remember you two were beefing?” The lawsuit claims that Brown then replied, “Oh yeah, we were…I don’t forget s—” before instructing his accomplices to “f—” Bush up.
The plaintiffs allege that they were followed into a hallway by “seven to 10″ of Brown’s crew as they tried to leave but were then attacked. The suit claims that Sinko punched Bush in the chest, while Hood Boss picked up a chair and threw it at Bush’s head.
The lawsuit further alleges that Brown instructed one of his accomplices, Markies Deandre Conway (a.k.a. Yella Beezy), and several others to “f—” Parker up, resulting in Parker being trapped in a stairwell and attacked by Brown and others. The complaint states that Parker was punched, kicked, and stomped on for over ten minutes, causing severe injuries.
The plaintiffs all required medical treatment, with Parker being hospitalised and facing extensive medical treatment for head injuries.
The lawsuit seeks compensatory and punitive damages “in excess [of] $50 million,” as well as actual damages for “pecuniary losses, pain and suffering, disfigurement, mental anguish, and past, present, and future medical expenses.”
The complaint also highlights the defendants’ past legal issues, including Brown’s 2009 assault of then-girlfriend Rihanna, for which he accepted a plea deal of community labour, five years’ probation, and domestic violence counselling. Brown has faced various other allegations of physical and sexual assault over the years, most recently in 2023.
