Chris Brown 'punches club's photographer in face'
Chris Brown is alleged to have assaulted the in-house photographer during a promotional appearance at a nightclub.
The incident, which left the snapper with a bloody lip, occurred during Brown's paid stop in the early hours of Monday morning at Aja Channelside in Tampa.
The photographer, who was working for the club, initially snapped pictures of Brown and his entourage arriving at the club around 1.30am, but stopped after the rapper's team insisted on no photos.
Accused: Chris Brown , seen at an appearance in Miami on Friday night, is alleged to have 'punched a club's photographer in face'... after being paid to appear at the nightspot
Instead the photographer took a spot behind the DJ booth, telling the website TMZ he was planning on shooting wide shots of the crowd.
Brown is alleged to have spotted the snapper and gone into a fury, cornering him and repeatedly punching his face.
The photographer told TMZ that: 'Chris jumped over a couch and punched him in the face while he was cornered.'
Scene: The incident, which left the snapper with a bloody lip, occurred during Brown's paid stop in the early hours of Monday morning at Aja Channelside in Tampa
Video footage of the incident appears to show the R & B singer suddenly jumping into the corner and throwing punches, while his bodyguard attempts to contain him.
Back in February Brown was ordered to stay 100 yards away from his ex Karrueche Tran and not attempt to contact her after she wrote in court filings that he had repeatedly threatened her since December.
Brown and Tran began dating after the singer pleaded guilty to felony assault for an attack on Rihanna in 2009, which occured just hours before the Grammy Awards.
A judge ended Brown's probation in 2015, after several missteps that included punching a man outside a Washington hotel and stints in rehab.
Come back: Brown's career faltered after the Rihanna attack and eventually rebounded and his album F.A.M.E won a Grammy Award in 2012
The singer also underwent domestic violence and anger management counseling.
A facility that treated Brown wrote in a 2014 letter to the judge overseeing his probation in the Rihanna case that the singer was being treated for bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder and past substance abuse.
Brown's career faltered after the Rihanna attack and eventually rebounded and his album F.A.M.E won a Grammy Award in 2012.