ID Channel Sets Documentary on Chris Brown’s ‘History of Violence’

Singer Chris Brown arrives at PrettyLittleThing Madhouse Presented By Teyana Taylor held at WISDOME Los Angeles on July 3, 2021 in Los Angeles, California, United States. — Photo by imagepressagency/Deposit Photos

Chris Brown is the next celebrity to face scrutiny under Investigation Discovery’s lens. 

This week the cable network announced a documentary titled Chris Brown: A History of Violence, focusing on the singer’s 2009 assault of then-girlfriend Rihanna, as well as more recent incidents involving Brown.

In the past, Brown released a statement expressing his plans to take legal action in response to allegations against him.

“No more dragging me through the mud. Me and my team are taking legal action on this situation. You don’t play with people’s lives like that,” he wrote on his Instagram Stories.

Meanwhile, the network said in a press release: Chris Brown: A History of Violence will “provide thoughtful reflections into each survivor’s experience and the psychological destruction in the aftermath of the abuse.”

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The documentary is part of ID’s “No Excuse for Abuse” campaign.

Throughout October, which is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the cable channel will shed light on intimate partner violence with resources and programming initiatives.

Right after Chris Brown: A History of Violence, Sunny Hostin will host a special to expand on the discussion about domestic violence with leading experts and advocates including No More co-founder Jane Randel. 

“Throughout my career, I have always prioritized being a fierce defender of women and children,” said Hostin. “Domestic violence is a very close, personal issue to me as I reflect on my past as a prosecutor of these types of cases, and in my role as a mother and public figure whose actions inform and help shape the next generation.”

The Chris Brown film will be joining ID’s previous doc, Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV, which was released in March of this year and focused on the toxic experiences of child actors on hit Nickelodeon shows from the late 1990s and early 2000s.

Produced for ID by Ample Entertainment,  Chris Brown: A History of Violence will premiere on Sunday, Oct. 27 at 9 pm ET/PT on ID.

Below is the official trailer: