A 24-year-old woman has accused Chris Brown of raping her on the evening of January 15 at a hotel in the French capital.
Brown and two other people – one of whom is said to be his bodyguard – are in now custody in Paris as police investigate.
He is alleged to have met the woman at a nightclub near the Champs-Elysees and taken her back to the Mandarin Oriental hotel, where he is accused of having attacked her.
Chris Brown has been arrested awaiting potential charges of ‘aggravated rape and drug infraction’, officials said.
The woman accused Brown of raping her after they met at Le Crystal nightclub.
The alleged victim reportedly claimed Brown had attacked her when they were left alone together.
The woman is also said to have accused Brown’s bodyguard and another friend of the singer of abusing her.
The musician has been seen in the French capital attending events in the city’s fashion week.
On Saturday night he was seen with his model girlfriend Ammika Harris at Paris nightclub Cirque Bonheur.
‘He is accused of a rape and is being held at the judicial police offices in the 1st arrondissement,’ said a prosecuting source.
‘He was arrested with two others on Monday, and interviews and other enquiries are ongoing. The offence is said to have taken place on the night of January 15 this year.’
The singer’s bodyguard is one of the two other men detained according to police officials.
Brown was arrested on Monday and is still in custody today, Tuesday, while police investigate the claims, they said.
Paris prosecutors now have the option of releasing Brown and his associates, or opening a criminal investigation.
Brown’s publicists at Sony Music would not immediately comment.
He has been in repeated legal trouble since pleading guilty to the felony assault in 2009 of his then-girlfriend, Rihanna, in the US.
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He completed his probation in that case in 2015 but has been beset by a series of further legal troubles.
Le Crystal, also known as the Crystal Lounge, describes itself as a ‘VIP clubbing experience bang in the middle of Paris’.
Chris Brown was discovered by a record label when he was a boy working at his father’s gas station in the US state of Virginia.
First identified as a rapper, Brown has since found success with his rich singing voice.
He is best-known for hits in the 2000s such as ‘Run It’ and ‘Kiss Kiss.’ He retains a loyal fandom, including nearly 50 million followers on Instagram.
Source: Daily Mail
