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Chris Brown and Usher’s stadium tour just delivered one of the biggest moments in Birmingham’s concert history, even as Brown fights a separate legal battle over the tour’s earnings. More than 50,000 fans packed Protective Stadium on July 28 and 29 for back-to-back sold-out performances, part of the artists’ nationwide run known as The R&B Tour.
The two nights marked the largest touring production ever to come through Birmingham, held at the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex’s outdoor multi-use stadium. Fans experienced elaborate lighting, precise choreography and a run of nostalgic hits across both shows. The tour spans 33 performances total, running from June through December across North America.
How Chris Brown is fighting for his tour earnings
While the tour continues drawing massive crowds, Brown is fighting a legal effort to redirect his earnings from it. His former housekeeper, Maria Avila, is attempting to have Brown’s current and future income, including tour money and royalties, formally assigned to her until she collects on a judgment worth nearly $13 million.
Brown filed court documents objecting to Avila’s request, arguing the effort to claim all of his present and future income is far too broad and exceeds what the law allows her to pursue. Avila has previously argued in her own filings that Brown made no effort to satisfy the judgment on his own, which she says prompted her to pursue these collection efforts through the court.
The case behind the judgment Avila is trying to collect
The judgment stems from a 2020 dog attack at Brown’s Los Angeles home. Avila filed suit against Brown, claiming his dog attacked her viciously and caused severe injuries. Brown denied any wrongdoing, arguing Avila had provoked the animal, but a jury ultimately sided with Avila following a trial. The court awarded her a judgment of nearly $13 million.
What happens next for Brown and the tour
Brown and Usher remain deep into their stadium run, with dozens of performances still remaining on the schedule through the end of the year. Meanwhile, the legal dispute over how Avila can collect on her judgment continues moving through the courts, with Brown pushing to limit how much of his active tour income becomes subject to the claim.
For now, the tour itself continues setting records in cities like Birmingham, even as questions about how its earnings will be divided remain unresolved in court.
SOURCE: TMZ
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