- Chris Brown has been ordered to pay nearly $13 million in damages to his former housekeeper, Maria Avila, after she was severely mauled by his dog in December 2020.
- A Los Angeles jury found Brown liable for negligence, concluding a five-year legal battle that began with Avila's lawsuit in 2021.
- Avila's sister, Patricia, was awarded $885,000 for emotional distress, and her husband, Oscar Olivo, received $50,000.
- Avila testified that the attack by Brown's Caucasian shepherd, Hades, resulted in extensive physical injuries, including skin loss, and left her with post-traumatic stress disorder and nerve damage.
- Brown had argued he warned staff about the dogs and that Hades belonged to his security team, not him personally, and left the scene of the attack to avoid a “media circus.”
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