Chris Brown‘s ongoing legal battle with his former housekeeper continues to escalate. According to a new report, the singer’s ex-employee is fighting against his request to stop her from showing bloody pictures from an injury she said she sustained at his sprawling LA home. Before that, Brown reportedly asked a judge to stop the plaintiff from bringing up his past assault charges from his relationship with singer Rihanna.
Maria Avila, who initially lodged a lawsuit against Brown in 2021, is fighting against the singer’s effort to stop her from showing images of her gruesome injury to the court, according to TMZ.
In the new legal documents, Avila argues that the images are relevant to the case because they show the seriousness of her injuries.
According to Avila, being unable to show the photos would make it more challenging to prove her claims.
Chris Brown’s Former Housekeeper Was Allegedly Attacked By His Dog In 2020
For those who may be unfamiliar, Avila filed a suit back in July 2021, claiming Brown’s large, dark-colored dog attacked her while she was completing work for the high-profile celebrity.
According to an NBC News report, Avila accused Brown and his team of ignoring her when she was “screaming in terror and calling out for help.”
The initial suit claimed that Brown’s dog “viciously and brutally” mauled, bit, and attacked her on December 12, 2020, at the singer’s Los Angeles home.
“The dog begins savagely biting her face, her arms and other parts of her person and body, literally tearing out and ripping off large chunks of her skin from her face and her arms,” Avila’s then attorney, Nancy Doumanian, wrote.
However, the story doesn’t end there. According to the legal documents, Brown allegedly ordered the dog to be driven to a “nebulous location in Humboldt County” to have the dog euthanized in an effort to destroy evidence.
An official from Humboldt County confirmed that an animal matching Brown’s dog’s description was euthanized a day before Christmas due to its aggressive nature.
Per reports, the attack was labeled a “high profile case” due to the dog’s owner being “a celebrity” and the injuries being “extensive.”
Chris Brown’s Lawyer Asks Judge To Stop His Ex-Housekeeper From Speaking About His Past Issues With Rihanna
In addition to hopefully stopping Avila from showing pictures to the court, Brown is reportedly asking the judge to bar her from speaking about his past domestic violence case with Rihanna.
Brown pleaded guilty to felony assault following the headline-making incident in 2009, according to TMZ.
The “Fine China” singer’s lawyer urged the judge to stop Avila and her team from presenting that as evidence, questioning its relevance to the case at hand.
Brown’s team also argued that mentioning the assault, which happened “more than a decade ago,” would be “improper, irrelevant, and unduly prejudicial.”
Brown Promises He’s ‘Not Bad’ After Breaking Silence About Alleged Brutal Dog Attack
According to Rolling Stone, Brown spoke out about the alleged dog attack during an April 2025 deposition, during which he explained his actions after seeing his former housekeeper lying “face down” in his driveway.
“I didn’t touch her. I bent down and I looked. I was – I was making sure she was breathing and then from there, I ran and put the dogs away and yelled and told the security guard to come over,” he said, adding that he saw her “chest moving.”
Brown explained that he didn’t touch Avila while she was on the ground because she was allegedly unconscious. He went on to say that after his security guard called 911, his manager ordered him to leave the home.
Avila’s lawyer asked the singer whether he felt “bad” about leaving his ex-employee after the alleged attack, to which he replied, “I’m not bad — I’m not feeling bad about leaving the house.”
He added that he was concerned about Avila’s well-being and left only after her sister or a trusted individual was by her side.
Brown Is Gearing Up For A Massive Tour With Usher
Amid his ongoing legal battles, Brown is preparing for a massive tour with R&B legend Usher. According to The Blast, the tour will hit stadiums across the United States and feature performances of chart-topping hits from both artists.
The joint tour comes years after reports about an alleged fight between the two surfaced. Whatever beef they may have had, though, has clearly been squashed—and fans are grateful for it.