A judge has declared a mistrial in the $90 million lawsuit against Chris Brown alleging his dog attacked the artists’s former housekeeper.
USA Today reports that on Tuesday, on the trial’s second day of proceedings, Judge Huey P. Cotton cited juror misconduct as the reason for the mistrial.
“Unfortunately, one of the jurors has violated my admonitions against searching the internet for information, and not only that, but he also shared it, and as a consequence, I have to declare a mistrial,” Cotton reportedly said.
The judge requested that the lawyers remain in the courtroom to start the selection process for a new jury.
In 2021, Brown’s housekeeper Patricia Avila claimed that in 2020, the singer’s Caucasian shepherd mauled her sister, Maria Avila, while she was cleaning, causing emotional and physical injuries.
The complaint alleged that the dog tore “three to four inches of skin” from Avila’s face and bit her legs and face.
The sisters and Avila’s husband are seeking $90 million in damages. Brown has refuted their claims.
Amid the pending lawsuit, in April, Brown and Jada Wallace welcomed their first child together. The 37-year-old is also gearing up for his much-talked-about co-headlining trek with Usher, the Raymond and Brown Tour, set to kick off on June 26 and wrap on Dec. 12.
