Chris Brown has left his Tarzana mansion on allegations of criminal assault after a tense eleven hour stand off with police.

After being stationed outside the property since the early hours of Tuesday, the singer's entourage began to emerge at around 12:40pm, [PDT] before they were interview by police followed by the singer himself two hours later.

Brown left the building at around 2:38pm [PDT] wearing a white t-shirt, black jeans and a red hat and looked in good spirits as he spoke to law enforcement and, who is believed to be his lawyer Mark Geragos.

Chris looked in good spirits and even appeared to wave to the circling news helicopters.

No arrests appear to have been made yet.

Initially a group of around seven people came out from the house.

They were lined up outside by police, before up being searched by the authorities, with a group of an estimated eight officers were seen waiting on Brown's doorstep to make the arrest.

They then appeared to give initial witness statements before being taken one by one to what appeared to be a police vehicle.

A huge police presence has been at the mansion since early this morning, with the first time arriving at around 3am following reports he threatened a woman with a gun.

It was reported on Tuesday by TMZ that the singer was being investigated on an allegation of criminal assault, after a woman claimed he threatened her with a gun while at an LA residence, prompting her to call 911.

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It was previously reported that authorities were waiting for a search warrant to be granted and were expecting the singer to "surrender" himself.

Brown's lawyer, Mark Geragos, is believed to have gone into the home at 12:30pm [PDT].
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Several people have been seen leaving the property and coming out to the gate, where they've spoken to officers.

It was previously reported by TMZ that authorities retrieved items from a duffel bag that was allegedly thrown from a window of the property including a gun, other weapons and drugs.

Sources allegedly told the website that Brown himself threw the bag, taunting police by shouting "come and get me."

From inside the house, Brown posted a string of videos on Instagram, venting his frustration over the situation.

Soon after images of police outside Brown's house were posted to social media, with the singer then insisting he had done nothing wrong in an expletive laden Instagram video.
• Chris Brown slams police and insists he's innocent in expletive laden rant as officers surround his home

"So I'm asleep half the damn night," he begins, "I just wake up, all these mother f****** helicopters is around, police out there at the gate."

"Come on my n****, what else do you f****** want from me bro, I stay outta the way, take care of my daughter, do work. I don't need to f*** ugly b******, trifling b******, whatever the f*** it is."

Brown, who claims to be inside his property continues: "I'm not on that bro, I'm way too tired to be dealing with this b*******. Every three months you come up with something bro? What is it, what's going to be next?" he claimed.

Attacking the police for not responding to his calls as swiftly, he said: "At the same time when I call the police for stalker people who are endangering my life, they don't come until the next day. Someone makes a f***** allegation about me, oh yeah and the whole f****** SWAT team.

Brown added: "My n***** I'm innocent, I'm tired of hearing this s***"

In a follow up video he also denied reports he was "barricaded" inside his house and appeared to laugh at the suggestion, before saying "f*** the police".

In a third video he took a minute to plug his new single Grass Ain't Greener in a third.
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The woman at the centre of the drama was quickly identified as beauty queen Baylee Curran.

The blonde spoke to TMZ about the alleged incident, claiming the singer threatened her with a gun after she admired a piece of jewellery.

Baylee revealed she had "partied" with Chris in the past and said he had always been "nice" but this time was "out of it".

On Monday night she claims to have gone to his Tarzana mansion where they hungout in a hot tub and were having fun, until she admired a piece of jewellery worn by a member of Chris' crew.

She claimed the man "went nuts" and that Chris reacted by demanding she "get the f*** out", which is when he allegedly pointed the gun at her.

Curran alleges that Brown's people asked her to sign a non-disclosure agreement, but that she refused.

Sources close to the singer have, however refuted the blonde's version of events.
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They claim Chris and several friends, including Ray J, were at the house when "uninvited guests" appeared and were asked to leave, including Baylee.

Ray J was reportedly getting a tattoo when events kicked off, while insiders claimed Brown was asleep.

Brown's team have yet to comment publicly on events.

Singer Ray J was also allegedly in the building when the incident happened and was allowed to leave by police, however he had to leave his car at the property and reportedly went home in an uber.

Brown has never been far from controversy during his career.

In May this year the star denied claims he "stomped on a fan's head" during a recent nightclub appearance at the Cannes Film Festival.

After a video of the alleged incident - which took place at Gotha nightclub on May 18 - was posted online by TMZ the FAME singer took to Instagram to insist it didn't happen.
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"F*** you," he began in the video, before emphatically stating: "no fans were hurt by Chris Brown, no fans were beat up by Chris Brown."

He continued in the rant by claiming it was actually him that was assaulted during the evening: "His staff though, security, I don't think he probably knew who I was, I don't care, but he assaulted me.

"Grabbed his hands around my throat and tried to push me out the spot when we were walking, my security was already outside of the spot."

Until last year Brown was still on probation for the 2009 federal assault on then girlfriend Rihanna. He managed to avoid a jail sentence in the case and instead was put on probation for six years, as well a restraining order being granted to the singer, which was later lifted.</s>Chris Brown has come out of his US home after officers responding to a woman's call for help served a search warrant, police say.

The development ended a standoff that began hours earlier Tuesday when the woman called from outside the home, with media reports saying the woman claimed the pop star had pointed a gun at her.

Police said she was not inside the home in Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley.

Police Lieutenant Chris Ramirez says about a half-dozen people were escorted out of the residence and will be interviewed.​

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Ramirez says nobody has been arrested and everyone has been cooperative.

Brown posted videos to social media declaring his innocence before his lawyer Mark Geragos arrived.

He denied any wrongdoing and said in posts on Instagram that he had woken up to find police outside and that they would need a warrant to enter the property in the Tarzana neighbourhood.

"This morning, around three o'clock, officers responded to a radio call for a woman requiring assistance. The incident involved the residence of Mr Chris Brown, where officers responded and met with that person," Ramirez told reporters at an earlier press conference.

TMZ.com said the apparent stand-off outside Brown's home was triggered by an unnamed woman who had been a guest at the house on Monday night, and who told police the singer had pulled a gun on her.

The Los Angeles Times reported that the woman said Brown had pointed a gun at her in a violent rage and that she had run outside to call police.

In 2009, Brown assaulted his then girlfriend Rihanna, and in 2015 he finished a lengthy term of probation, community service and domestic violence classes. Brown has also been involved in several other incidents involving violence.

"I don't sleep half the damn night I just wake up to all these ... helicopters, choppers is around, police out there at the gate," Brown said on an Instagram video.

"What I do care about is you are defacing my name and my character and integrity," he added, saying he had done nothing wrong and criticising police actions.

"I don't care y'all going to stay playing with me like I'm the villain out here, like I'm going crazy ... good luck when you get the warrant or whatever you need to do. You're going to walk right up in here and you're going to see nothing you idiots," he added.</s>Singer Chris Brown has been bailed out of jail following his arrest after a stand-off of nearly 14 hours with police.

Brown was arrested late on Tuesday night after posting 250,000 US dollars bail at his home in the Tarzana neighbourhood of Los Angeles.

He had been arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon after a woman called for help from a gathering at his home.

The woman was not identified but but model Baylee Curran said that Brown pointed a gun at her face.

The arrest occurred outside the view of several news helicopters that swirled overhead and throngs of camera crews gathered at the bottom of Brown’s hilltop estate.

Ms Curran said Brown and another man became angry with her when she admired the man’s diamond necklace.

She said she and her friend ran outside as one of Brown’s associates gave chase and hid under a neighbour’s SUV.

The model also said she has visited Brown’s home in the past and never encountered any trouble.

Brown later posted rambling messages on social media proclaiming his innocence and rebuffing reports that he barricaded himself in his “palace”.

“Y’all gonna stop playing with me like I’m the villain out here, like I’m going crazy,” he said in one Instagram video, waving a cigarette and looking at the camera.

“When you get the warrant or whatever you need to do, you’re going to walk right up in here and you’re going to see nothing. You idiots.”

Brown’s attorney, Mark Geragos, arrived at the house before police served a search warrant at 1pm on Tuesday. Mr Geragos stayed on the property until about 5pm when Brown was transported for booking downtown.

The stand-off and subsequent media attention provided a chaotic scene in the balmy and typically quiet neighbourhood as police closed off nearby streets and rerouted traffic.

Throughout the afternoon, several of Brown’s associates descended to the street below Brown’s estate.

They declined to identify themselves or answer questions from the media about what occurred. In some instances, the men were belligerent, flashing obscene hand gestures and grabbing recording equipment.

The incident is the latest in a series of missteps for Brown, who has been in repeated legal trouble since his felony conviction in the 2009 assault of his then-girlfriend, Rihanna, ahead of the Grammys.

He completed his probation in that case last year.

Brown struck a man outside a Washington DC hotel in 2013 and was charged with misdemeanour assault. The singer was ordered into rehab but was dismissed from the facility for violating its rules.

Brown spent two and a half months in custody, with US marshals shuttling him between Los Angeles and the nation’s capital for court hearings.

Brown was accused of throwing a brick at his mother’s car following a counselling session in another incident while in treatment. It came after Brown completed court-ordered anger management classes.</s>The woman who accused Chris Brown of threatening her with a gun on her, has been identified as beauty queen Baylee Curran.

The blonde spoke to TMZ about the alleged incident, claiming the singer threatened her with a gun after she admired a piece of jewellery.

Baylee revealed she had "partied" with Chris in the past and said he had always been "nice" but this time was "out of it".

On Monday night she claims to have gone to his Tarzana mansion where they hungout in a hot tub and were having fun, until she admired a piece of jewellery worn by a member of Chris' crew.

She claimed the man "went nuts" and that Chris reacted by demanding she "get the f*** out", which is when he allegedly pointed the gun at her.

Curran alleges that Brown's people asked her to sign a non-disclosure agreement, but that she refused.

Sources close to the singer have, however refuted the blonde's version of events.
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They claim Chris and several friends, including Ray J, were at the house when "uninvited guests" appeared and were asked to leave, including Baylee.

Ray J was reportedly getting a tattoo when events kicked off, while insiders claimed Brown was asleep.

Brown's team have yet to comment publicly on events.

A police SWAT team descended on Brown's Tarzana mansion, following the allegations that a woman was threatened at the property with a gun.

Police SWAT team surround Chris Brown's LA mansion as a 'gun, weapons and drugs are recovered from bag'

A team of officers are currently outside the sprawling home, where they have been seen putting up police tape as they attempt to investigate the alleged incident. A police vehicle can be seen in the driveway of the house, while two large buses are parked in the street outside.

Police have reportedly been outside the property since 3am when a woman called 911 and claimed the singer "pulled a gun" on her.

The report claims that police are waiting for a search warrant to be granted and are expecting the singer to "surrender" himself.

Several people have been seen leaving the property and coming out to the gate, where they've spoken to officers, but so far no sign of Brown.

According to TMZ authorities have retrieved some items from a duffel bag that was allegedly thrown from a window of the property including a gun, other weapons and drugs.

Sources have allegedly told the website that Brown himself threw the bag, taunting police by shouting "come and get me."

The singer is inside the LA home and has posted a string of videos to Instagram, venting his frustration over the situation.

Earlier today it was reported by TMZ that the singer was being investigated on an allegation of criminal assault, after a woman claimed he threatened her with a gun while at an LA residence, prompting her to call 911.

Soon after images of police outside Brown's house were posted to social media, with the singer then insisting he had done nothing wrong in an expletive laden Instagram video.
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"So I'm asleep half the damn night," he begins, "I just wake up, all these mother f****** helicopters is around, police out there at the gate."

"Come on my n****, what else do you f****** want from me bro, I stay outta the way, take care of my daughter, do work. I don't need to f*** ugly b******, trifling b******, whatever the f*** it is."

Brown, who claims to be inside his property continues: "I'm not on that bro, I'm way too tired to be dealing with this b*******. Every three months you come up with something bro? What is it, what's going to be next?" he claimed.

Attacking the police for not responding to his calls as swiftly, he said: "At the same time when I call the police for stalker people who are endangering my life, they don't come until the next day. Someone makes a f***** allegation about me, oh yeah and the whole f****** SWAT team.

Brown added: "My n***** I'm innocent, I'm tired of hearing this s***"

In a follow up video he also denied reports he was "barricaded" inside his house and appeared to laugh at the suggestion, before saying "f*** the police".

In a third video he took a minuet to plug his new single Grass Ain't Greener in a third.
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Singer Ray J was also allegedly in the building when the incident happened and was allowed to leave by police, however he had to leave his car at the property and reportedly went home in an uber.

Brown has never been far from controversy during his career.

In May this year the star denied claims he "stomped on a fan's head" during a recent nightclub appearance at the Cannes Film Festival.

After a video of the alleged incident - which took place at Gotha nightclub on May 18 - was posted online by TMZ the FAME singer took to Instagram to insist it didn't happen.
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"F*** you," he began in the video, before emphatically stating: "no fans were hurt by Chris Brown, no fans were beat up by Chris Brown."

He continued in the rant by claiming it was actually him that was assaulted during the evening: "His staff though, security, I don't think he probably knew who I was, I don't care, but he assaulted me.

"Grabbed his hands around my throat and tried to push me out the spot when we were walking, my security was already outside of the spot."

Until last year Brown was still on probation for the 2009 federal assault on then girlfriend Rihanna. He managed to avoid a jail sentence in the case and instead was put on probation for six years, as well a restraining order being granted to the singer, which was later lifted.</s>Afterwards, Rihanna famously told Oprah Winfrey that she forgave Brown, and insisted he "made that mistake because he needed help."

But Brown continued to find trouble. There were public brawls with other celebs and a 2013 arrest for punching a man in the face on a Washington, D.C. street.

On Tuesday, the singer was back in the news, this time accused of threatening a woman with a gun at his Tarzana mansion. Police swarmed his home for an hours long standoff which ended with Brown's arrest on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon.

The latest incident comes as no surprise to the many who have been following his life and career over the years.

Brown was touted as "the new Michael Jackson" when he burst onto the music scene in 2005 at the age of 16 with a self-titled, multi-platinum album.

His fame grew even more once he and Rihanna began dating in 2008. With their matching places on the charts, the pair quickly became a match made in pop music heaven.

That fairy tale took a dark turn just hours before the 2009 Grammys, when Brown assaulted Rihanna, whose birth name is Robyn Fenty.

"Robyn F. turned to face Brown and he punched her in the left eye with his right hand," the police report of the incident read. "He then drove away in the vehicle and continued to punch her in the face with his right hand while steering the vehicle with his left hand. The assault caused Robyn F.'s mouth to fill with blood and blood to splatter all over her clothing and the interior of the vehicle."

Brown pled guilt to a felony assault charge and received five years probation, community service and an order to attend a year of domestic violence counseling.

The high profile nature of the crime -- including the circulation of the photo of Rihanna's battered face -- has continued to color public perceptions of Brown.

The couple remained together for some time afterwards. In 2012, Rihanna told Winfrey that Brown had been her best friend and first love.

"I lost my best friend. Everything I knew switched ... switched in a night and I couldn't control that," Rihanna said."So I had to deal with that, and that's not easy for me to understand or interpret. It's not easy to interpret on camera. Not with the world watching."

What has followed has not helped to restore Brown's image.

There have been public physical altercations with fellow celebs including rapper Drake and singer Frank Ocean. Brown has been accused of everything from grabbing a cell phone to threatening paparazzi; he has done stints in rehab and has landed in jail for violating his probation.

A 2014 report from his rehab facility chalked up Brown's aggression to bipolar disorder, post traumatic stress disorder and drug use.

In April 2016 a trailer for the documentary "Welcome to my Life: The Official Chris Brown Documentary" was released.

In it Brown says that after the incident with Rihanna he contemplated suicide and he "wasn't sleeping, I barely ate. I just was getting high."

"I went from being on top of the world, No. 1 songs, being kind of like America's sweetheart to being Public Enemy No. 1," he also said in the trailer.

For many that label has stuck.

Following Tuesday's incident legendary songwriter Diane Waren tweeted "Chris Brown got arrested for assaulting a woman today. In other shocking news the sun rose this morning and is expected to set tonite."

Still, through it all Brown has maintained a loyal fan base. Since news of Tuesday's incident became public, many of Brown's supporters have been tweeting their support for the embattled singer, using his nickname "Breezy" for the hashtag #FreeBreezy.

Brown was charged on suspicion of "assault with a deadly weapon" Tuesday evening after a nine hour standoff with police. Police were called to Brown's home around 3 a.m. local time. While they waited outside, he took to Instagram to slam the police and say that he was being targeted.

"Good luck. When you get the warrant or whatever you need to do, you're going to walk right up in here," he wrote. "And you're going to see nothing, you idiots," he said in one video. "I'm tired of ... dealing with y'all."

Brown was arrested, then transported to a police facility where he was formally booked, and released a few hours later on bail.

"My client's position is that we're cooperating," Brown's attorney Mark Geragos told HLN's Dr. Drew Pinsky. "There's no truth to it, and we're going to let it play out."

Geragos later tweeted that Brown was "out and well." He also called the charges "demonstrably false."</s>Chris Brown has attempted to move past his latest controversy after he was arrested for allegedly pointing a gun in a woman's face at his $4million LA home.

In an Instagram video, the shirtless and heavily tattooed signer dismissed 'the bulls***' surrounding him since he was involved in a standoff with police on Tuesday.

Standing in front of a graffiti-covered wall wearing only pants and a baseball cap, he says: 'Yo, you know all this bulls*** and everything going on man.

'I'm just gunna turn the other cheek, drop some music.'

It is only the second time that Brown has spoken out after the incident, and the first time he has done so in person.

On Wednesday, after posting a $250,000 bond and being released by cops, Brown posted another video of friend Ray J standing up for him on his Insta page.

In the caption, Brown wrote: 'Real friends! The world will see! Trust me.'

The artist was arrested on Tuesday after an 11-hour standoff with police that started when Baylee Curran, a former Miss California Regional, accused him of pointing a gun at her.

Curran, who was stripped of her title amid allegations of indecency, says she was looking at a box of diamond jewelry in Brown's house when someone shouted at her to 'back away from the diamond'.

She told Good Morning America: 'That's when Chris came in and said "I'm so sick of all of you people." He took the gun out put it in my face and said "get the f*** out."'

Curran said she was 'absolutely terrified' of Brown and 'thought he was going to shoot me'.

She then claims that as she was leaving, one of his friends asked her to sign a nondisclosure agreement and would not give her back her phone until she did so.

Curran said that she snatched her phone and made a run for it and did not sign the agreement.

'I fled down his driveway,' she said. 'I went to the left side of the street, went up a couple houses, was running.

'That's when the neighbors kind of heard the commotion and saw me out there and then called the police, and that is when I then called the police.'

Curran told Extra that before cops arrived to the Tarzana home, she 'saw a black Jeep come down from Chris' driveway' toward where she was at a neighbor's house nearby.

'I went underneath the nearest vehicle… there I was, literally crawled underneath the car… hid behind the tires, and the jeep came up to the area of that vehicle, turned around and went back up the driveway.'

Curran claims that she is not speaking out about the incident for publicity, 'as she is pretty well-known being Miss California Regional.'

'I hope the truth does comes out, because I don't lie, I would never lie, why, for what?' Curran said. 'I don't need the publicity, I'm already kind of very well-known for being Miss California Regional, modeling, upcoming actress.

'So if I was doing this for fame, or something to that sort, why would I do it this way?'

Brown's lawyer has said his client is cooperating with police and called the allegations against him 'demonstrably false.'

Brown has had a number of run-ins with the law in recent years, beginning with his conviction for assaulting then-girlfriend Rihanna in February 2009.

For that offence, he was sentenced to five years of probation, one year of domestic violence counselling, and six months of community service, and his probation was finally lifted in March 2015.

In 2014, he spent almost three months in jail last year for violating his probation after allegedly hitting a man in Washington, D.C.

Brown had his probation revoked in January 2015 following a poor report which claimed he had a 'knack' for finding trouble and had been present at two shootings, though he was not involved in either.

In January, a Las Vegas woman alleged that Brown hit her and took her cellphone. Police investigated but did not find evidence to file charges.

Then in June of this year, the She Ain't You hit-maker was accused of stomping on a man's head during a club appearance at the Cannes Film Festival.

Police are also reported to have been called to Brown's property at least five times this year, in response to complaints of disturbance of the peace.

Meanwhile, the Fine China singer's former lover Nia Guzman previously claimed he was unfit to care for their child without strict supervision and asked a court to appoint a monitor and reduce the amount of time the star was allowed to spend with the little girl.

However, in May, a judge denied the request and kept the existing arrangement for joint legal and physical custody - which sees Chris care for his two-year-old daughter Royalty 12 days a month - of the youngster in place.</s>INTERNATIONAL NEWS - US singer Chris Brown has been arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon after a woman told police he had threatened her with a gun.

Beauty queen Baylee Curran told the LA Times Mr Brown had pointed the gun at her face after she had been admiring his friend's jewellery.

Mr Brown came out of his home after a stand-off with police on Tuesday.

It is not yet clear if Mr Brown was charged or released on bail.

Police went to Mr Brown's home following the emergency call early on Tuesday from Ms Curran, who by that time had left the property.

Ms Curran told the LA Times that she and a friend had gone to Mr Brown's house with a business associate on Monday evening.

Mr Brown's lawyer tweeted that his client was later freed, adding that the accusations were "demonstrably false".The singer has several convictions for violence, including a 2009 assault on his then girlfriend, pop star Rihanna.</s>The Los Angeles police have released singer Chris Brown from custody after arresting him on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, jail records show.

He was arrested on Tuesday following an hours-long standoff after a woman alleged he pointed a gun at her.

He was released on $250,000 bail at 11:19 pm local time (0619 GMT Wednesday), according to Los Angeles County jail records.

Prosecutors have not formally charged him.

"Chris is out and well," Brown's lawyer Mark Geragos tweeted on Wednesday. "The allegations against him are demonstrably false."

The Los Angeles Police Department earlier said that officers headed to Brown's palatial home after the woman called for help.

During the surreal standoff, Brown, 27, took to social media to deny any wrongdoing in a series of videos posted on Instagram.

Police by early afternoon had obtained a search warrant and entered the singer's home.</s>Afterwards, Rihanna famously told Oprah Winfrey that she forgave Brown, and insisted he "made that mistake because he needed help."

But Brown continued to find trouble. There were public brawls with other celebs and a 2013 arrest for punching a man in the face on a Washington, D.C. street.

On Tuesday, the singer was back in the news, this time accused of threatening a woman with a gun at his Tarzana mansion. Police swarmed his home for an hours long standoff which ended with Brown's arrest on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon.

The latest incident comes as no surprise to the many who have been following his life and career over the years.

Brown was touted as "the new Michael Jackson" when he burst onto the music scene in 2005 at the age of 16 with a self-titled, multi-platinum album.

His fame grew even more once he and Rihanna began dating in 2008. With their matching places on the charts, the pair quickly became a match made in pop music heaven.

That fairy tale took a dark turn just hours before the 2009 Grammys, when Brown assaulted Rihanna, whose birth name is Robyn Fenty.

"Robyn F. turned to face Brown and he punched her in the left eye with his right hand," the police report of the incident read. "He then drove away in the vehicle and continued to punch her in the face with his right hand while steering the vehicle with his left hand. The assault caused Robyn F.'s mouth to fill with blood and blood to splatter all over her clothing and the interior of the vehicle."

Brown pled guilt to a felony assault charge and received five years probation, community service and an order to attend a year of domestic violence counseling.

The high profile nature of the crime -- including the circulation of the photo of Rihanna's battered face -- has continued to color public perceptions of Brown.

The couple remained together for some time afterwards. In 2012, Rihanna told Winfrey that Brown had been her best friend and first love.

"I lost my best friend. Everything I knew switched ... switched in a night and I couldn't control that," Rihanna said."So I had to deal with that, and that's not easy for me to understand or interpret. It's not easy to interpret on camera. Not with the world watching."

What has followed has not helped to restore Brown's image.

There have been public physical altercations with fellow celebs including rapper Drake and singer Frank Ocean. Brown has been accused of everything from grabbing a cell phone to threatening paparazzi; he has done stints in rehab and has landed in jail for violating his probation.

A 2014 report from his rehab facility chalked up Brown's aggression to bipolar disorder, post traumatic stress disorder and drug use.

In April 2016 a trailer for the documentary "Welcome to my Life: The Official Chris Brown Documentary" was released.

In it Brown says that after the incident with Rihanna he contemplated suicide and he "wasn't sleeping, I barely ate. I just was getting high."

"I went from being on top of the world, No. 1 songs, being kind of like America's sweetheart to being Public Enemy No. 1," he also said in the trailer.

For many that label has stuck.

Following Tuesday's incident legendary songwriter Diane Waren tweeted "Chris Brown got arrested for assaulting a woman today. In other shocking news the sun rose this morning and is expected to set tonite."

Still, through it all Brown has maintained a loyal fan base. Many of his supporters have since news of the Tuesday incident became public been tweeting their support of the embattled singer, using his nickname "Breezy" for the hashtag #FreeBreezy.

Brown was charged on suspicion of "assault with a deadly weapon" Tuesday evening after a nine hour standoff with police. Police were called to Brown's home around 3 a.m. local time. While they waited outside, he took to Instagram to slam the police and say that he was being targeted.

"Good luck. When you get the warrant or whatever you need to do, you're going to walk right up in here," he wrote. "And you're going to see nothing, you idiots," he said in one video. "I'm tired of ... dealing with y'all."

Brown was arrested, then transported to a police facility where he was formally booked, and released a few hours later on bail.

"My client's position is that we're cooperating," Brown's attorney Mark Geragos told HLN's Dr. Drew Pinsky. "There's no truth to it, and we're going to let it play out."

Geragos later tweeted that Brown was "out and well." He also called the charges "demonstrably false."</s>A beauty queen who accused singer Chris Brown of pointing a gun at her has a history of making up death threats, her former room mate has claimed.

Baylee Curran, a former Miss California Regional 2016, said Brown had pointed the gun at her face after she had been admiring his friend's jewelry.

He was arrested on Tuesday night after an 11 hour stand-off with police and released on $250,000 bail.

Brown's lawyer said the accusations against his client were 'demonstrably false'.

Following the incident her former room mate Princeton Roseborough claimed she had history of embellishing stories about people threatening her.

She filed a restraining order against Roseborough in 2013 claiming he had pushed her head against a bedroom wall and threatened to hire a hit man to take her out, TMZ reported.

Her claims were serious enough for a judge to issue a temporary restraining order against Roseborough.

Roseborough had insisted in his own legal documents she was lying and the case was dismissed when she failed to show up in court.

In a separate incident from 2013, she and Julia Parle had an argument with another friend Rachel Getachew.

According to court papers they threatened her with bodily harm and stole $2,000 from her.

The NYPD did not issue a warrant for her arrest but could bring her in for questioning if she returns to the city, the New York Daily News reported.

Elsewhere it was claimed she had messaged a friend saying 'this motherf*****s about to go down' before calling police and reporting Brown had pulled a gun on her.

Christina Bonilla, who dropped Curran off at the singer's sprawling mansion in Tarzana, California, told TMZ he had been sent the text massage.

He told TMZ: 'She was just very angry about the whole situation. She's not someone you want to get angry.'

Curran, a former 'Miss Regional California', called 911 on Tuesday at around 3am after claiming Brown aimed the gun at her.

'If somebody put a gun to your head, what would you do? Call the police,' Curran wrote on her Instagram account.

She said she was 'shocked' to have been embroiled in the incident and alleged that Brown appeared to be 'on drugs or alcohol'.

She added: I really do understand [why people think I'm doing it for publicity]...I don't understand why he's the victim now.

'Obviously he has a lot of support, a lot of fans who are going to back him up. I'm just some random girl that wants to be in the limelight.

'Although if I wanted the limelight in fame, I wouldn't have done it this way.'

The singer was later arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon.

Once at Brown's mansion, police officers were allegedly denied entry and had to wait for a judge to approve a search warrant before going inside to search for a weapon.

It wasn't until Brown's lawyer arrived that the singer eventually emerged.

During the standoff, the Grammy award winning singer posted a series of Instagram videos ranting about police harassment.

He said he had woken up to the sound of circling helicopters, and was 'too tired' to be dealing with police.

'So I'm sleep half the damn night,' he told the camera. 'I just wake up. All these mother***ing helicopter choppers is around. Police out there at the gate.

'Come on my n****! What the f*** hell else do you want from me?

'I stay out the way, take care of my daughter, do work. I don't f*** ugly b**ches, trifling b**ches, whatever else.'

Brown accused the police of over-reacting, and said: 'I'm way too tired to be dealing with this bulls***.

'Every three months you come up with something. What's gonna be next?

'At the same time when I call the police for stalker people that are endangering my life, they don't come 'til the next day.

'Let somebody make a f***ed up allegation about me, and 'oh yeah the whole f***ing swat team'.

'I don't care. Y'all gonna stop playing with me like I'm the villain out here, like I'm going crazy.

'When you get the warrant or whatever you need to do, you're going to walk right up in here and you're going to see nothing. You idiots.'

Ray J, the ex-boyfriend of Kim Kardashian and friend of Brown's who was at his home during the alleged incident, said he was 'real upset' about the accusations.

The singer has several convictions for violence, including a 2009 assault on his then girlfriend, pop star Rihanna. He was subsequently temporarily barred from entering the UK.

In 2014, he spent almost three months in jail last year for violating his probation after allegedly hitting a man in Washington, D.C.

A felony assault with a deadly weapon conviction carries a sentence of four years in county jail, along with a $10,000 fine.
Singer Chris Brown is released on a US$ 250,000 bail for an assault charge.