Singer Chris Brown released in Paris after rape allegation

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U.S. singer Chris Brown and two other people were released Tuesday from police custody after a woman filed a rape complaint against them, the Paris prosecutor's office said.

The Grammy-winning singer was detained Monday with two other suspects on potential charges of aggravated rape and drug infractions.

The Paris prosecutor's office told The Associated Press that Brown has been authorized to leave France while the investigation is ongoing.

A logo of a police station is seen in Paris, France, January 22, 2019. /VCG Photo

A post late Tuesday on Brown's Instagram page strongly denied the accusations.

“I WANNA MAKE IT PERFECTLY CLEAR...... THIS IS FALSE,” the post said. “FOR MY DAUGHTER AND MY FAMILY THIS IS SO DISRESPECTFUL AND IS AGAINST MY CHARACTER AND MORALS!!!!!”

Brown's publicists at Sony Music wouldn't comment Tuesday on the complaint or say what Brown, 29, was doing in Paris. His U.S. attorney, Mark Geragos, didn't immediately respond to requests for comment.

U.S. singer Chris Brown performs during the World Music Festival "Mawazine" in Rabat, May 20, 2016. /VCG Photo

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, but has continued to have run-ins with police.

The woman who filed the Paris complaint said she met Brown and his friends overnight January 15- 16 at the club Le Crystal in the 8th arrondissement near the Champs-Elysees, and then they all went to the Mandarin Oriental Hotel near the Concorde Plaza in central Paris, according to a police official.

The Mandarin Oriental wouldn't comment on the investigation, and Le Crystal couldn't immediately be reached. There was no unusual activity outside either site.

A view shows the Mandarin Oriental Hotel where U.S. singer Chris Brown was staying, in Paris, France, January 22, 2019. /VCG Photo

One of Brown's bodyguards is among the others detained in the Paris investigation, according to the official. They are being held by judicial police in the 17th arrondissement of northwest Paris, the official said.

The police official wasn't authorized to be publicly named to discuss the investigation.

The detention was originally reported by French gossip magazine Closer.

(Cover: File photo shows U.S. singer Chris Brown performing during the World Music Festival "Mawazine" in Rabat on May 20, 2016. /VCG Photo)

Source(s): AP