*It’s going to take more for Chris Brown to appear for a videotaped deposition than a scheduled date.
According to RadarOnlne, the singer is refusing to comply with demands for his former housekeeper, identified as Jane Doe, to sit for the deposition. Court documents obtained by the site revealed Doe served Brown’s company Black Pyramid with a notice for his deposition. Days before the proceeding, Brown’s lawyers objected to the notice, claiming it was untimely served.
The vocalist’s legal team also mentioned a default that was entered in 2022 against their client. They go on to state that Brown filed his official answer to the case after the default was entered by the court. Although Brown appeared and filed his response, Radar noted the initial default entered has yet to be vacated. Despite the entertainer’s efforts to have the default vacated, the housekeeper has refused to work with him on the issue.
Until Doe agrees to set aside the default, Brown said he could not appear for a deposition.
The deposition drama marks the latest development in Doe’s $71 million lawsuit against Brown. The housekeeper filed her complaint in July 2021, claiming to have worked at Brown’s Tarzana, California home on Dec. 12, 2020. Doe stated she was unaware the “Look at Me Now” crooner had “vicious, killer attack dogs” on his property.
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Doe goes on to detail an attack made on her by a Caucasian Orvchake/Caucasian Shepherd dog named Hades while she was taking out the trash. According to the housekeeper, Hades “savagely” ripped parts of her face, arms, and body off. Doe also stated she lay on the floor bleeding out while attempting to protect her face and body and claimed Brown came outside and instructed his security guards to remove Hades from the home. During the ordeal, Doe said she feared for her life.
Doe sued Brown for $71 million in damages for her emotional and mental distress — along with medical expenses for her injuries. Doe’s allegations have been denied by Brown, who claimed she caused the attack by mistreating Hades. According to the “This Christmas” star, Doe “voluntarily teased, abused, and mistreated the dog and thereby provoked the attack.”
His lawyer wrote, “[Doe] invited the injuries now complained of and assumed the risk of them with full knowledge of the magnitude of that risk, in that she knew her foregoing conduct might cause the dog to attack her, and seriously injure her, both of which events are alleged to have occurred,” Brown’s lawyer wrote.
At this time, a judge has yet to rule in Doe’s case.
Jane Doe is not the only person suing Brown. The housekeeper’s sister Patricia also filed a lawsuit against him over the same incident. In her suit, Patricia claims emotional distress suffered from watching Hades attack her sister.
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