Chris Brown’s housekeeper swears she thought she was going to be killed by an aggressive dog at his Los Angeles mansion ... testifying the canine dragged her by her skin.
On Monday, Maria Avila, who had only worked at Chris’ home four times, took the stand in her $90 million dog attack case against Breezy ... telling the jury she was unaware dogs were present at the home ... until one viciously attacked her.
Avila said she was not warned by Chris or anybody on his team about the dogs.
Chris Brown took the stand in the $90 million battle with his former housekeeper over a vicious dog attack at his L.A. home.
On Thursday, the entertainer testified in court as part of the trial in the lawsuit brought by Maria Avila. In her suit, Maria claims she was attacked by a large dog while taking out the trash. Chris denies wrongdoing.
In court, Chris denied that the dog in question was his and said it belonged to his head of security. Both the dog and the head of security were residents of the property. He added that the dog stayed on the property as a guard dog.
Chris Brown is back in court for his battle with his former housekeeper -- who claims she was viciously mauled by a dog outside his L.A. home -- days after drama erupted in the case.
We got the singer as he walked into the courthouse Thursday for day one of his trial against Maria Avila ... he had few words for our photog, but his expressions when she asked him questions provided all the answers.
As TMZ first reported ... the trial was scheduled to start earlier this week, but a mistrial was called because one of the jurors had researched the case, which is against the rules.
Chris Brown's security guard says he personally handed over close to $40K to the singer's ex-housekeeper after his dog allegedly attacked her ... according to the transcript of his deposition.
Emil Lewis -- the security supervisor for Chris Brown -- was deposed in the civil lawsuit against Brown and testified that he gave Maria Avila and her family $30,000 or $40,000 via personal checks and cash before and shortly after Christmas in 2020.
When asked why he decided to give them so much money, Lewis said he felt sorry for the family ... but adds he never discussed the payments with Brown.
Chris Brown's ex-housekeeper is asking a judge to keep out evidence that a member of Brown's team gave her money for medical bills after his dog attacked her ... claiming it's not relevant to the case.
Maria Avila filed court documents last week telling a judge she believes defendants may attempt to introduce evidence she received money from a man named Emil Lewis or another third party.
She says Lewis has made statements that he gave the plaintiff "tens of thousands of dollars for payment of [her] medical bills" after the dog attack. Maria says she disputes this claim.
Chris Brown's former housekeeper is fighting his effort to block any talk about his arrest for assaulting Rihanna at their upcoming trial ... TMZ has learned.
According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, Maria Avila -- who is suing the singer after she claims he should be held responsible for her being mauled by a dog at his L.A. home in 2020 -- asked a judge not to limit evidence being introduced about Chris' past domestic violence or assault allegations.
Maria -- who is seeking $90 million in damages -- pointed out that Chris pled guilty to felony assault in connection with a domestic violence dispute involving Rihanna in 2009.
