American singer, dancer, and actor with a decade-plus chart legacy
A California appeals court has granted a stay, allowing Kars4Kids’ ads to remain on air while the case against the charity’s fundraising disclosures proceeds. The ruling, which suspends an injunction, follows lower court findings that the charity misled donors about how funds are used and its religious affiliation.
A Los Angeles jury has found Chris Brown liable for negligence in a lawsuit brought by Maria Avila, a housekeeper attacked by Brown’s guard dog Hades. Avila is awarded $12.9 million, with her sister and husband also receiving damages; Brown argued the dog was needed for security and that he alerted staff about the animals.
The R&B star has seen charges of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and possessing an offensive weapon dropped in a Southwark Crown Court hearing. Co-defendant Omololu Akinlolu pleads guilty to affray; Brown faces sentencing on 26 October.