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Chris Brown arrested in Florida
Chris Brown was arrested in Florida, allegedly on an outstanding out-of-county warrant from last year, and then released after he posted bail.
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Chris Brown at the 2016 iHeart Radio Music Awards in Inglewood, CA. The singer was arrested on Friday and then released on bail. (Shutterstock.com/Helga Esteb)
US singer Chris Brown was arrested on Friday after his concert in West Palm Beach, Florida.
According to CNN, Brown was arrested on an outstanding out-of-county warrant from last year, the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office said.
He was released about an hour later after he posted bail of US$2,000.
Pitchfork reported that the arrest relates to an alleged attack at a Tampa nightclub in 2017.
Read also: Pop star Chris Brown named in sex assault lawsuit
Brown has been the subject of multiple assault charges, including with then-girlfriend Rihanna in 2009. He was charged with felony assault and making criminal threats in that incident, and received five years’ probation and community service.
In 2013, he and his bodyguard were arrested and charged with felony assault after an alleged altercation outside a hotel in Washington, DC.
In May, a Los Angeles woman filed a lawsuit against Brown and a fellow rapper, alleging she was repeatedly raped and sexually assaulted at Brown's home during a drug- and alcohol-fueled party last year. (wng)
