The $17 million lawsuit against Chris Brown for alleged rape at his home has been dropped. According to official court documents, a dismissal was filed on Thursday (April 16th) for all parties involved in the case. The dismissal was filed by the alleged victim, Jane Doe, who initially sued Chris and his friend, Lowell Grissom for sexual battery, gender violence, battery, and assault, back in 2017. The document was filed by Gloria Allred’s law firm, the attorney representing Jane Doe. It is unclear whether the dismissal was the result of an agreed upon settlement between Jane Doe and Chris, as no monetary compensation is mentioned in the filing.

Back in 2017, Jane Doe alleged that she was raped at a party at Chris’ Tarzana home. She also claimed that she had been offered various drugs, including cocaine, molly, and weed, and that her cell phone was confiscated from her. During a press conference for the lawsuit, Allred said that “this is one of the most horrific cases involving alleged sexual assaults that I have ever seen.” She also mentioned that it was clear her client had been “severely traumatized” by the whole situation.

Ari Lennox has joined in on the tirade against Gayle King, after the journalist brought up Kobe Bryant's rape allegations and whether or not they complicate his legacy in a recent interview with Lisa Leslie. The former WNBA star responded by stating that she does not think these allegations should be used against him and that she doesn't believe he could have committed sexual assault. However, the conversation did not end there, as Gayle received a ton of backlash for her question from fellow celebrities and the general public alike. 50 Cent and Boosie Badazz were among the furious famous folks who took issue with Gayle for bringing up Kobe's rape case. Snoop mirrored these thoughts and also went after Gayle's BFF Oprah Winfrey, whom Fif has also criticized for associating with Donald Trump and Harvey Weinstein in the past. Now, Ari Lennox has taken after these men by going off on Instagram live about the whole ordeal.

In the latest development of the rape case against Chris Brown and his friend, Lowell Grissom Jr., a Los Angeles judge has ordered Chris to pay $2,500 in sanctions to the woman suing Chris and Lowell for sexual assault. The Jane Doe has alleged that she was raped by Chris, Lowell, and an unnamed female friend of theirs at an after-party at Chris’ home in the Tarzana neighbourhood of Los Angeles in February 2017. In the suit, she also claims that she was forced to have her phone confiscated, and accuses Chris of trying to give her cocaine, molly, and marijuana before the alleged assault was committed. He has denied the allegations.

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In December, Jane Doe asked that Chris be forced to sit for a deposition and grilled under oath, after demanding his phone records be handed over to the court a month prior. She filed a motion accusing him of making it difficult to schedule a deposition, which was heavily redacted. The judge has agreed to her request and has scheduled Chris to appear for a deposition on Wednesday, February 19th, 2020, at 10:00am. These developments come in the wake of Chris’ legal representation filing a motion demanding to be withdrawn from his case, accusing him of failing to meet his obligations under their contract.

“Over the past several months, Mr. Brown has not met his material obligations under the terms of our engagement letter, and has rendered it unreasonably difficult for Tarlow & Berk to carry out the representation effectively,” said his lawyer, Blair Berk “Our relationship with Mr. Brown has come to a point where Tarlow & Brown and I can no longer adequately defend or represent him,” she said.