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Chris Brown Sued for Allegedly Publicly Humiliating Woman on Social Media, Causing Her DistressNewsApr 23, 2025 1:39 pm·By Ryan NaumannTOP STORIESShorts

Chris Brown is being dragged to court by a woman who claims the entertainer publicly humiliated her on social media, In Touch can exclusively report.

A woman named Angela Reliford filed a lawsuit, obtained by In Touch, against Chris, 35, for alleged invasion of privacy and false light.

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Angela, who filed her lawsuit without a lawyer, claimed she has suffered significant reputational damage, emotional distress due to Chris’ actions.

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In the suit, Angela explained Chris has over 145 million followers on social media. She claimed that Chris reposted a video of her that was edited and manipulated to include distorted audio with “ominous, ‘devil’ music” in it.

She said the video also featured a mugshot from a wrongful arrest. “False captions suggesting that [she] had intended harm to Chris and his dancers,” the suit read.

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“[Chris] directly reposted the edited video to his social media platform, broadcasting it to millions of followers without verifying its authenticity or considering the damage it could cause,” the suit read.

Angela said that “by reposting the edited video, [Chris] intentionally placed [her] in a false light, portraying her as dangerous and unstable, thereby misrepresenting her character.”

She alleged Chris acted with reckless disregard for the truth by failing to confirm the “veracity of the content before sharing it with his extensive following.”

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Angela claimed she has suffered “substantial reputation harm, public ridicule and emotional distress.” She said she has faced harassment and threats from Chris’ fans.

In addition, she said blogs wrote up stories about Chris’ post. Angela demanded unspecified damages for the alleged harm to her reputation. Chris has yet to respond to the allegations in court.

As In Touch first reported, Chris is in the middle of a separate $90 million legal battle with his former housekeeper, Maria Avila.

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Maria claimed she was working at Chris’ home on December 12, 2020. She said she was attacked by a large Caucasian Ovcharka shepherd dog named Hades while taking out the trash.

Maria said she suffered permanent injuries, including disfigurement, as a result. Chris’ former housekeeper alleged the dog mauled her face and arms.

As part of the lawsuit, Maria submitted a series of alleged photos of her gruesome injuries.

Chris denied all allegations of wrongdoing. He blamed Maria for her alleged injuries.

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“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.

Chris and Maria had been going back and forth over him being deposed for months.

At the time, 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.”

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Chris’ team said they offered to have him deposed near his near home in Nevada.

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.”

The court ordered Chris to appear for an in person deposition by the end of the month.

The case is ongoing.