Chris Brown charged with monkey-related misdemeanors
The singer’s legal woes stem from his possession of a pet capuchin monkey without permit
Chris Brown has been charged with monkey-related misdemeanors.
The Los Angeles city attorney’s office confirmed December 27 that the 29-year-old singer was charged last week with two counts stemming from his possession of a pet capuchin monkey without a permit.
Brown posted a picture to his 44 million Instagram followers in January showing his 3-year-old daughter, Royalty, cuddling with the monkey, named Fiji.
California fish and wildlife agents took the monkey away soon after.
Brown is scheduled to be arraigned February 6.
Brown has been in repeated legal trouble since pleading guilty to the felony assault in 2009 of his then-girlfriend, Rihanna. He completed his probation in that case in 2015.