Chris Brown Domestic Abuse Allegations to Be Explored in Upcoming Investigation Discovery Documentary
Chris Brown 's abuse allegations continue to trail him in an upcoming Investigation Discovery documentary.
On Monday (Sept. 30), it was reported that the same channel that released the Nickelodeon child abuse docuseries Quiet On Set will launch Chris Brown: A History of Violence on Oct. 27 as part of their "No Excuse for Abuse" campaign.
As seen in the trailer below, the documentary will revisit some of the singer's earliest domestic violence allegations, involving his ex-girlfriends Rihanna and Karrueche Tran . Towards the trailer's conclusion, an anonymous accuser begins to share her story about Brown. "I have not spoken about this matter publicly, but that's the only way that he can be stopped," the woman says.
During Grammy weekend in 2009, Brown was arrested after severely beating Rihanna in his vehicle, causing the pop artist and now-businesswoman to have several facial injuries. Brown later pleaded guilty to felony assault and was sentenced to five years' probation and community service and underwent domestic violence counseling.
In 2017, Tran would be granted a five-year restraining order against Brown after claiming that the "Under the Influence" singer sent her threatening texts and voicemails and that he punched her in the stomach and pushed her down the stairs just years before.
Multiple allegations have followed Brown since 2009, from allegations of co-conspiring and aiding a 2017 sexual assault that took place at his home, to being detained in Paris in 2019 on potential charges of aggravated rape . The charges were later dropped.
“Chris Brown’s past all the way back to his troubled childhood, explores the lasting impact of the cycle of abuse, and poses the question: how does a man with such a violent public record maintain his superstar status?" reads the documentary's logline. "With expert and cultural commentary layered throughout, the documentary provides thoughtful reflections into each survivor’s experience and the psychological destruction in the aftermath of their abuse."
After the show's Oct. 27 premiere on ID at 9 p.m., The View co-host Sunny Hostin will moderate a televised conversation focused on intimate partner violence.
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