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\n\tChris Brown<\/a> is asking a Los Angeles judge to bar any mention of his 2009 felony assault of ex-girlfriend Rihanna<\/a> at his upcoming dog-bite trial <\/a>\u2014 but the housekeeper suing him says not so fast.<\/p>\n \n\tIn a new filing obtained by Rolling Stone<\/em>, the housekeeper argues Brown\u2019s bid for a blanket ban is \u201coverbroad, premature, and legally incorrect,\u201d saying it tries to shut down potential evidence \u201cwithout regard to purpose, context, or trial developments.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tBrown was arrested in February 2009 for attacking Rihanna<\/a> in a parked car on a Los Angeles street in the predawn hours before the Grammy Awards. Prosecutors said he punched, choked, and bit her, and also threatened to kill her. He later pleaded guilty to one count of felony assault, avoiding jail but receiving five years\u2019 probation, 180 days of community labor, and a year-long domestic violence program.<\/p>\n \n\tIn her new filing opposing Brown\u2019s motion, the housekeeper suing him over the alleged dog attack says his \u201csweeping request\u201d for a total ban on any mention of the Rihanna assault \u201cimproperly assumes\u201d she plans to use it to smear his character. She calls that claim \u201cspeculative,\u201d saying she would only raise the issue if needed to \u201crebut misleading testimony.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cIf defendants or their witnesses testify in a manner that portrays defendant as nonviolent or non-threatening, minimizes plaintiff\u2019s fear or trauma, or otherwise attacks plaintiff\u2019s credibility based on emotional response, then prior acts evidence may become admissible for impeachment or rebuttal, even if not admissible in plaintiff\u2019s case-in-chief,\u201d the filing states.<\/p>\n \n\tA trial in the long-delayed case is now set to begin on June 15. The plaintiff, Maria Avila, filed her lawsuit in April 2021, claiming she was mauled by a security dog<\/a> at the R&B star\u2019s Tarzana home on Dec. 12, 2020.<\/p>\n \n\tAccording to her lawsuit, Avila was taking out some trash when a large brown dog \u201cviciously\u201d attacked her, tearing flesh \u2014 and even bone \u2014 from her face and arm as she \u201cscreamed in terror and called out for help.\u201d She claims Brown came outside, stood over her while talking on his phone, then \u201cfled the scene\u201d as she lay bleeding in the driveway. Avila says she needed emergency surgery and now suffers permanent disfigurement, nerve damage, and vision loss.<\/p>\n