Chris Brown was arrested early Sunday in Washington after a fightbroke out near the W Hotel, police said, complicating an already snarled legal history for the Grammy Award-winning singer. Brown, 24, was charged with felony assault in an altercation that started just before 4:30 a.m., D.C. police spokesman Paul Metcalf said Sunday morning. Brown was being held in police custody until today, Metcalf said. A man was injured in the fight and reportedly taken to a hospital, police said, but they did not identify him or give details on his injuries. He had been released from the hospital as of early Sunday afternoon, Metcalf said. Brown remains on probation for the 2009 felony beating of his on-again, off-again girlfriend Rihanna just before the Grammy Awards. The photos of Rihanna’s bruised face caused outrage among many fans.
Music producer Quincy Jones sued Michael Jackson’s estate, claiminghe is owed millions in royalties and production fees on some of the superstar’s greatest hits. Jones’ lawsuit,filed Friday, seeks at least $10 million from the singer’s estate and Sony Music Entertainment, claiming the entities improperly re-edited songs to deprive him of royalties and production fees. The music has been used in the film This Is It and a pair of Cirque du Soleil shows based on the King of Pop’s songs, the lawsuit states. Jones also claims that he should have received a producer’s credit on the music in This Is It. His lawsuit seeks an accounting of the estate’s profits from the works so that Jones can determine how much he is owed. The producer worked with Jackson on three of his most popular solo albums, Off the Wall, Thriller and Bad.
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