Chris Brown revealed his quiet move to Nevada in court and pleaded with a judge to not sanction him, as he fights his ex-housekeeper’s claims she was viciously attacked by a dog at his Los Angeles home, In Touch can exclusively report.
According to court documents obtained by In Touch, Chris, 35, and his legal team fired back at Maria Avila‘s claims the entertainer was dragging his feet on being deposed in the case.
Maria, who claimed she was permanently disfigured by the dog, alleged she has been attempting to lock down for Chris’ deposition for months.
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She said his new legal team recently told her Chris no longer lived in California and could not attend an in-person deposition.
Back in 2023, Chris posted on social media, “LA It’s been FUN. Cali will always be my second home, but I think it’s time for me to try something different.”
Chris’ six-bedroom, eight-bathroom, 8,284 square-foot home in Los Angeles does not appear to have been sold, with the last sale listed when Chris purchased it in 2015.
Maria claimed Chris’ former lawyers never told her that Chris had moved. She asked the court to force Chris to appear and sanction him to the tune of $7,560 for delaying the case.
Now, Chris’ legal team demanded the request for sanctions be shut down. They claimed to have taken over as Chris’ reps in August 2024.
The new team said they have been working to lock down a date for the singer’s deposition. They denied Chris had failed to appear for a past deposition without properly notifying Maria’s lawyers.
Chris’ team said the musician was not attempting to evade or delay the case.
His lawyers noted, “Mr. Brown is a touring musician, meaning that his schedule, especially in the Fall and Winter of 2024 and into early 2025, had been particularly hectic, with him constantly traveling for work. As such, he was largely unavailable to be deposed during this time. Also of note, Mr. Brown lives out of state in Nevada.”
Chris has offered to be deposed in Nevada within 75 miles of his home but did not hear back.
His lawyer ended, “The fact that Mr. Brown’s deposition has not yet gone forward in the non- lead case is not the result of intentional misconduct and delay but rather of scheduling and procedural issues. As such, [Maria’s] request for monetary sanctions should be denied.”
As In Touch first reported, Maria and her sister Patricia were working at Chris’s home on December 12, 2020.
In court, Maria claimed she was attacked by a large Caucasian Orvchaka shepherd dog named Hades while taking out the trash. She claimed the animal “viciously and brutally attacked” her.
Maria said the dog mauled her face and arms, and caused her permanent disfigurement. She submitted photos of her alleged injuries into evidence. Maria claimed Chris was home at the time.
She said he did not take her to the hospital or help her back in the house.
Her lawyer said Chris “did absolutely nothing.” In the suit, Maria claimed Chris had his bodyguards “dispose” of the dog, who was later euthanized. She demanded $90 million in damages from Chris.
Chris denied all allegations of wrongdoing. He blamed Maria for her alleged injuries.
“The injuries complained of by [Maria] were proximately caused by [Maria’s] misconduct in that she willfully and voluntarily teased, abused, or mistreated the dog and thereby provoked the attack,” Chris’ response read.
