Police called to Chris Brown's home after domestic violence report
Star becomes latest victim of 'swatting' prank
- The insult towards a fan isn't the only time that Brown's been homophobic. After Frank Ocean's admission he had once loved a man in 2012, Brown Tweeted simply: "No Homo". He later backtracked: "Love who u wanna love. It's ur decision. People stop searching for BS." But he also Tweeted in a row with rapper Raz in 2010: "Grow up n----a!!! Dick in da ass lil bo. Tell me this @razb2k!! Why when the money was coming in u won't complaining about getting butplugged! #homothug!!!" Again, later backtracking: "I'm not homophobic! He's just disrespectful!!!"
by Michael Baggs | Photos by WENN.com
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Chris Brown has become the latest victim of US craze for 'swatting' stars, after police swooped on his LA home following a fake report of a domestic violence incident at the property.
Brown's home was said to be 'swarming' with police officers after a report of violence. The LAPD are said to have searched the singer's home for evidence of violence in the raid, which was a stunt by a US joker.
Brown is not the first star to be pranked in such a way, with Miley Cyrus, Justin Biebe, Ashton Kutcher, Tom Cruise and Kim Kardashian all previously having received the same police report fakes. The practice is known as 'swatting' in America, with the aim of jokers to get officers to swoop onthe homes of celebrities under false pretences.
An unknown caller made the report yesterday (21 January, 2013), claiming a couple arguing could be heard at an LA address - which turned out to belong to Brown. US reports also claim that the caller reported that Brown was armed with a gun after the feud had escalated.
Chris Brown is believed to not have been at home at the time of the police raid.
Brown and Rihanna have rekindled their relationship despite 2009 beating
The star rose to international notoriety in 2009 when he violently attacked his then-girlfriend Rihanna while travelling to the Grammy Awards.
The couple have since patched up their differences and are even believed to be considering starting a family, with discussions reportedly having taken place between the two on how attractive their offspring would be.
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