Chris Brown ordered to pay housekeeper $13m after dog attack

Chris Brown ordered to pay housekeeper $13m after dog attackImage source, ReutersBySteven McIntoshEntertainment reporterPublished1 minute agoUS singer Chris Brown has been found liable for a dog attack that left his housekeeper mauled and disfigured at his home in 2020. Following a two-week trial in Los Angeles, the jury found in favour of Maria Avila, who was attacked by a 200lb (90kg) Caucasian shepherd owned by Brown while she was emptying the rubbish at his house in Tarzana, California.Brown and his company Black Pyramid LLC must now pay her $12.9m (£9.7m) for negligence, according to US publication Billboard, external.BBC News has contacted representatives for Brown for comment.Aliva said the dog, named Hades, ripped off "large chunks of her skin", which subsequently led to permanent facial disfigurement, scarring, vision loss and nerve damage.Brown had claimed that the dog was kept for security purposes and was not his personal pet.During the trial, the jury heard testimony that indicated that, instead of calling the emergency services or attending to Aliva himself, Brown fled the scene following the attack, Rolling Stone reported, external.The jury heard that he left his employees to care for Aliva, saying he feared there would be a "media circus" if his voice was heard on the 911 call or was present when police arrived.'A lot of blood'Brown said he had been about to shower when he heard the dog growling, and went downstairs to find Avila lying motionless and covered in "a lot of blood"."The blood kind of freaked me out," he said, adding that he was "in shock" when he followed his manager's advice to leave the scene before emergency services arrived.Brown admitted some culpability before the trial began, but he disputed the extent of Maria's injuries and argued that she was partially at fault for the incident.The singer said he had warned the sisters the dogs were "absolutely not"...