Chris Brown ordered to pay $13 million to housekeeper attacked by dog

Six years after the attack, Maria Avila has still not been able to return to work. In 2020, this housekeeper was violently attacked by a dog at the home of singer Chris Brown in Tarzana, California. The star was ordered to pay him $12.9 million following a trial, reports Billboard.

A Caucasian shepherd weighing 90 kilos threw himself on the employee while she was emptying the trash in front of the house of the R’n’B singer known for his songs Forever (2007) or Under the Influence (2019). The musician and his company Black Pyramid LLC will have to pay $885,000 to the housekeeper’s sister, also present, for moral damages. Maria Avila’s husband will receive $50,000.

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Another trial in London

In court, Chris Brown claimed to have warned the two sisters about the dangerous nature of the dogs, but the employees denied having received this recommendation. He admitted to having left the scene after the tragedy in order to avoid a “media circus”. According to Rolling Stonethe victim has significant scars on his face and left arm. His mobility would also be reduced following a skin graft taken from the abdomen.

In another legal case, the American singer is due to be tried in October in London for an alleged attack on a music producer in a nightclub in 2023. Chris Brown is accused of hitting him at the bar with a bottle, then chasing and beating him. Released on bail in May 2025, the star was able to return to concerts.