Overview
- On Jan. 12, Judge Colin Leis threw out the lawsuit Brown filed in January 2025 against Warner Bros. Discovery and producer Ample Entertainment.
- Leis wrote that he personally viewed the 2024 documentary and concluded it fairly reflected statements and the judicial record, noting it acknowledged alleged inconsistencies and referenced text messages.
- The court rejected Brown’s claim over culture writer Scaachi Koul’s comment by pointing to Brown’s prior admission to punching Rihanna in 2009.
- Brown retains the right to appeal; he has not issued a formal statement, though he appeared to address the development on Instagram with motivational posts.
- The film revisits multiple allegations, including a contested 2020 accusation tied to a yacht owned by Sean “Diddy” Combs, while Brown separately faces a U.K. assault case set for trial on Oct. 26, 2026.