Chris Brown and his former housekeeper, who filed a lawsuit alleging the singer's dog viciously attacked her, agreed to postpone their upcoming trial and are attempting to settle the matter privately.
This is evident from court documents obtained by RadarOnline.comBrown and Maria Alivathe employee who claimed her face was disfigured by the attack asked the court to postpone the trial date of September 30, 2024.
The parties explained that they “recently expressed the desire to attend a mediation in the summer of 2024
They said: “Before the parties continue to expend litigation resources finalizing party statements and third-party witness statements, the parties would prefer to reserve these resources for efforts to resolve this lawsuit through mediation in the near future.”
They said, “The parties hereby request a brief continuation of the trial and extend the trial date by approximately four (4) months to alleviate the parties' need to meet their discovery obligations based on the existing trial date.”
Brown and Avila have been fighting in court since 2021. The housekeeper claimed she was attacked by the singer's 200-plus-pound Caucasian Orvchake/Caucasian Shepherd Dog, Hades.
Avila said yes taking out the trash when the dog came out of nowhere and started pulling out bits of her skin. The housekeeper submitted photos of injuries to the court to support her claims.
In the lawsuit, she alleged that Brown had his team remove the dog from the property before officials arrived. Avila claimed to have learned that Hades was later euthanized after he “exhibited extreme aggression even while in the shelter.”
The lawsuit sought $70 million in damages.
Brown denied all allegations of wrongdoing. He accused the housekeeper of provoking the animal and causing her own injuries.
In recent filings, Avila claimed Brown knew the dog was violent and did nothing to protect house guests.
Avila said Brown's dog had “mauled, bitten and attacked others on two or more separate occasions before being mauled, biting and attacked. [Avila].”
A judge has yet to rule on the request to postpone the trial.
