Trending Now - Chris Brown Seeks to Omit Rihanna Assault From Trial Evidence
WHO:
Rolling Stone - Chris Brown, Maria Avila (Brown's former housekeeper)
WHAT:
Billboard - Lawyers for Chris Brown argue that any reference to the 2009 incident involving Rihanna "would encourage the jury to decide the case based on character or emotion."
Rolling Stone - Chris Brown is seeking to exclude evidence of his assault on Rihanna from a trial related to a dog bite incident involving his housekeeper.
TMZ - Maria Avila is suing Chris Brown after allegedly being mauled by a dog at his home in 2020 and is contesting his effort to block references to his arrest for assaulting Rihanna.
WHERE:
TMZ - The incident involving Maria Avila occurred at Chris Brown's home.
WHY:
Rolling Stone - Avila states she has no plans to use Brown's history with Rihanna to attack his character but may raise it to "rebut misleading testimony."
HOW:
TMZ - Court documents reveal the ongoing legal battle regarding the admissibility of evidence related to Brown's past assault on Rihanna in the upcoming trial.
(UPDATED April 29, 2026 01:30 UTC)
Lawyers for Chris Brown are arguing that any mention of the 2009 incident involving Rihanna could sway the jury to make decisions based on character or emotion rather than the facts of the case. They believe this could undermine the fairness of the trial. The legal team is working to ensure that the focus remains solely on the evidence presented.
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(UPDATED April 28, 2026 23:20 UTC)
Chris Brown is currently seeking to exclude evidence of his past assault on Rihanna from a trial concerning a dog bite incident involving his former housekeeper, Maria Avila, who is suing him after allegedly being mauled by a dog at his home in 2020. Avila has stated that while she does not intend to use Brown's history with Rihanna to attack his character, she may bring it up to counter any misleading testimony. Court documents reveal that this legal battle over the admissibility of evidence related to Brown's past is ongoing as the trial approaches.