Chris Brown’s Ex-Housekeeper Wants to Dip Into R&B Tour Profits for $13 Million Dog Attack Verdict
Chris Brown’s Ex-Housekeeper Wants to Dip Into R&B Tour Profits for $13 Million Dog Attack Verdict Maria Avila says the star's reps "have made no effort...
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- Chris Brown’s Ex-Housekeeper Wants to Dip Into R&B Tour Profits for $13 Million Dog Attack Verdict Maria Avila says the star's reps "have made no effort to satisfy any portion of the judgment." Trending on Billboard Chris Brown allegedly has not paid up on his former housekeeper’s $13 million dog bite verdict — and now the woman says her money should come out of the star’s ongoing stadium tour with Usher.
- A Los Angeles-area jury ruled at the end of June that Brown owes $12.9 million to Maria Avila, who was mauled by a 200-pound dog while cleaning the singer’s home in 2020.
- But according to Avila’s attorney, Nancy Doumanian, Brown and his company “have made no effort to satisfy any portion of the judgment” in the last month.
- “At the same time, Defendant Christopher Brown is presently engaged in an active nationwide R&B concert tour that is generating substantial revenue.” Brown and Usher opened the R&B Tour (short for Raymond & Brown) on June 26, with the duo set to play stadiums around North America through December.
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Chris Brown’s Ex-Housekeeper Wants to Dip Into R&B Tour Profits for $13 Million Dog Attack Verdict Maria Avila says the star's reps "have made no effort to satisfy any portion of the judgment." Trending on Billboard Chris Brown allegedly has not paid up on his former housekeeper’s $13 million dog bite verdict — and now the woman says her money should come out of the star’s ongoing stadium tour with Usher. A Los Angeles-area jury ruled at the end of June that Brown owes $12.9 million to Maria Avila, who was mauled by a 200-pound dog while cleaning the singer’s home in 2020. But according to Avila’s attorney, Nancy Doumanian, Brown and his company “have made no effort to satisfy any portion of the judgment” in the last month. “At the same time, Defendant Christopher Brown is presently engaged in an active nationwide R&B concert tour that is generating substantial revenue.” Brown and Usher opened the R&B Tour (short for Raymond & Brown) on June 26, with the duo set to play stadiums around North America through December. Avila wants a judge to order that a portion of Brown’s touring profits be earmarked for her unpaid judgment, which she says will only get larger over time because of...