Chris Brown Drugged and Raped Me on Diddy’s Yacht: Accuser Speaks Out

Chris Brown‘s “history of violence” has never been so thoroughly elucidated as in a new documentary premiering this weekend on Investigation Discovery. Brown is a self-confessed abuser of his ex-girlfriend Rihannawhom he brutally assaulted on the eve of the 2009 Grammy Awards, and in the years since, the R&B singer has been the subject of lawsuits and accusations from multiple women who claim he physically, verbally, emotionally or sexually abused them .

As far as his bad reputation goes, only a few celebrities have been able to beat him, like Diddy, who was a longtime friend of Brown’s and even hosted a gathering where Brown allegedly raped an aspiring dancer. At the time, Brown indirectly denied the reports with a Instagram post which read: “Every time I release music or projects, ‘THEY’ try to pull some real bulls.”

Timed to Domestic Violence Awareness Month and produced in collaboration with No More (a global domestic violence initiative) as part of the “No Excuse for Abuse” campaign, together with Ample Entertainment, ID’s Chris Brown: A History of Violence (October 27) is a gripping documentary summary of Brown’s unseemly record on women. Of the many ugly details, perhaps none is as unnerving as Brown’s alleged attack on a young woman during a yacht party hosted by the since-disgraced Diddy.

Hiding her face from the camera and identifying herself as Jane Doe to protect herself from online harassment and hate, the victim takes viewers step-by-step through the story of her scars, from being invited to the party by a promoter from Los Angeles. to meeting and receiving a drink from Brown, to being led to the ship’s bedroom where, she claims, she quickly lost her self-control and control over her body as he raped her and repeatedly kissed her mouth to get her to suppress screams.

“Chris Brown raped me,” she announces. “And I can say that, and I know it for sure. Instead of telling myself it wasn’t. It was. It was rape.”

Jane Doe’s accusation led to a $20 million lawsuit, but that’s what happened rejected by conflicting text messages and the fact that her attorney Ariel Mitchell eventually left the business suggests that questions remain about this incident. Yet Mitchell also makes it clear Chris Brown: A History of Violence that she firmly believes Brown was guilty of the charges, and furthermore, that the music industry protects him and other predators. That Brown continued to make music and maintain a huge fan base — he is reportedly the second-most followed male artist on Instagram — supports that idea, as does his repeated success in avoiding harsh legal punishment for his misconduct. Even with his attack on Rihanna, of which there was irrefutable photographic evidence, Brown received only a slap on the wrist: five years of probation and about six months of community service.

There is no doubt that Brown viciously defeated Rihanna, who repeatedly punched her in the face while driving his Lamborghini after trying to throw her out of the moving vehicle, threatened to “beat your ass when we get home” and warned her that “You just did the stupidest thing ever happened’. Now I’m really going to kill you!” The scandal may have hurt sales of his next album, but Brown’s career continued unabated, complete with hordes of female fans willing to dismiss or ignore the accusations against him, and to vilify anyone who dared to sully his name – whether it was his. subsequent girlfriend Karrueche Tran in 2015, or his manager and tour manager in 2016, not to mention the infamous outbursts at Good morning America and one involving his own mother.

“The most difficult aspect is controlling myself against the ladies. I’m just being ridiculous because I love them so much,” a young Brown admits in one of Chris Brown: A History of Violence‘s archive interviews. The film combines that material with new conversations with culture writer Scaachi Koul, journalist Sharon Carpenter, LAPD Sergeant Cheryl Dorsey and domestic violence expert Dr. Carolyn West, who explains that Brown’s violent tendencies may be related to – or not excused by – his childhood. ID’s documentary peppers the commentary with snapshots of women holding signs with depressing statistics about domestic violence, underscoring that Brown’s saga is just a more high-profile version of a terrible story told ad nauseam in this and every other country .

Brown’s representatives label these claims as “malicious and false.” Chris Brown: A History of Violence points out that Brown is the one constant in a long pattern of hostile encounters. Koul states that the artist has not suffered serious consequences for his actions because he is famous and his victims, except Rihanna, are not; their facelessness can make them seem somehow less legitimate than Brown, whom people already know and adore. The broader idea the documentary puts forward, however, is that sexual violence is difficult to prove, and that in the absence of solid evidence, the benefit of the doubt often goes to the suspect rather than the accuser.

Other than Jane Doe’s personal testimony, there’s nothing in it Chris Brown: A History of Violence that is not yet in the public register. Yet the film proves to be a scathing compendium of alleged misdeeds and unconvincing denials. When Liziane Gutierrez filed a lawsuit against Brown for allegedly punching her in the face at a Las Vegas party (for daring to use her banned phone), Brown responded by posting a video defaming her appearance , which not only revealed his callousness. but his complete lack of remorse. It’s no surprise that he was in 2024 sued for $50 million by four male concertgoers who claim they were brutally beaten by the singer and members of his entourage.

After his hours of criticism, Chris Brown: A History of Violence ends with a half-hour stopover The view host Sunny Hostin and a collection of individuals including Koul, CEO of the National Domestic Violence Hotline Katie Ray-Jones, No More’s Jane Randel and 2024 Miss Kansas Alexis Smith, who exclaimed a man she described as her ‘abuser’ on the pageant stage – which delves deeper into this ongoing social scourge.

Of particular importance during these conversations is Ray-Jones’ advice that victims of abuse should take note of household items that could be used against them (such as kitchen knives), and develop strategies to escape quickly and safely. In these helpful tips, the documentary highlights the kind of nightmarish, misogynistic realities created by men like Chris Brown.