Chris Brown won a small victory after a judge agreed to postpone the start date of the singer’s trial in the war with his ex-housekeeper – over a brutal dog attack he says he tried to cover up, RadarOnline.com has learned.
Earlier this week, according to court documents obtained by RadarOnline.com, Brown asked the Los Angeles Supreme Court judge presiding over the $71 million lawsuit to move the scheduled trial date of September 26, 2023, to the end of December.
In his filing, Brown said his ex-housekeeper, who had filed the case under the pseudonym Jane Doewould not be harmed by the process being pushed.
Brown said the woman is still being treated under workers’ compensation and because her treatment is ongoing, he is unable to obtain significant evidence to fully assess her claims.
The housekeeper opposed the trial date change. Doe argued that the lawsuit has been pending for some time and that Brown’s legal team should be prepared.
She argued that Brown had failed to give the court “good reason for their lack of diligence in discovering”.
The judge ultimately sided with Brown at a recent hearing. The process now begins around Christmas.
As RadarOnline.com previously reported, Doe sued Brown in July 2021. She claimed to have been seriously injured after his dog attacked her on December 12, 2020.
Doe said she was unaware that Brown allowed large “vicious biting, murderous attack dogs” to roam without a lease.
Doe, who worked at Brown’s mansion in Tarzana, California, said Brown’s Caucasian Orvchake/Caucasian Sheepdog named Hades mauled her while she was emptying the trash outside.
Doe said the dog “ferociously” bit her face, her arms and other parts of her body. She said the animal tore large pieces of skin from her body.
The housekeeper said she was on the floor heavy bleeding and was “barely able to see as blood” covered her entire body.
Doe claimed that Brown approached her while she was on the phone. She claimed he ordered his team to grab all of his dogs and take them out of the house.
She accused him of his security team essentially “destroying evidence and fleeing the scene.” Doe said she feared she would die from the incident.
Doe claimed that Brown took responsibility when police arrived at the house. The lawsuit believes she owes an 8-figure sum for her alleged emotional and mental problems.
The singer denied all allegations of wrongdoing. He accused Doe of causing her injuries when she “teased, abused and mistreated” the dog and thereby “provoked the attack”.
Brown’s attorney wrote:[Doe] mentioned the injuries now being complained about and took the risk of them with full knowledge of the magnitude of that risk, in that she knew that her previous behavior could lead the dog to attack and seriously injure her, both of which events would have occurred has occurred.”
The entertainer said Doe was not making a penny and asked that all claims be denied.