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Chris Brown Must Pay Dancer $15K For Eye Injuries From Fake Blood On Music Video Set

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Chris Brown is known to go big with his music videos, but evidently, that doesn’t come without a cost. Back in 2019, backup dancer Danielle Griffin filed a lawsuit against the R&B icon, claiming to have sustained injuries on the set of his “High End” video. Instead of addressing the lawsuit, he ignored it, and he’s now been ordered to pay up.

In her lawsuit, Griffin claims that while shooting the video in 2017, someone from the wardrobe department approached her with fake blood. She was hesitant to allow the substance to be poured over her without wearing eye protection. The dancer was quickly assured, however, that it wouldn’t do her any harm. Unfortunately, that didn’t end up being the case.

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Dancer Claims Fake Blood Left Her In Need Of Medical Treatment

Chris Brown Must Pay Backup Dancer $15K For Eye Injuries Sustained On Music Video Set
Singer Chris Brown attends a progress hearing at Los Angeles Superior Court on January 15, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. Brown was first placed on probation after the 2009 domestic violence case in which he plead guilty to assaulting his then-girlfriend, singer Rihanna. (Photo by Lucy Nicholson – Pool/Getty Images)

Griffin says that shortly after the shoot, she began to experience issues, and had to seek medical treatment. Around the time of her original filing, photos of Griffin’s eyes swollen and leaking pus began to circulate online. As a result of the incident, she was forced to stay inside to recover for months, costing her job opportunities and even forcing her to drop out of her master’s degree program. She also claims she wasn’t given any assistance amid her recovery. Now, Brown must pay her a nearly $15K default judgment for her medical expenses and other damages.

What do you think of Chris Brown being ordered to pay a backup dancer $15K for fake blood on the set of his music video? What about her sustaining eye injuries from the substance? Share your thoughts in the comments section down below, and keep an eye on HNHH for more updates.

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Diddy Reflects On “Humble” Beginnings As A Backup Dancer

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Diddy reflected on his career as a backup dancer in a post on Instagram, on Friday. While sharing his first appearance in a music video, he explained that it’s “humbling” to see where he came from.

“I started my career as a backup dancer going from audition to audition. Trying to pursue my dreams!!” he captioned the video. “It’s humbling to see life come around full circle. Keep focused, Keep driving, keep working! One day you’ll be able to say you did it! Believe that!!”

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Diddy Accepts The BET Lifetime Achievement Award

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 26: Honoree Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs (C) accepts the BET Lifetime Achievement Award from Babyface (L) and Kanye West (R) onstage during the 2022 BET Awards at Microsoft Theater on June 26, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images for BET)

It’s not the only time Diddy’s beginning as a dancer has been on his mind as of late. While accepting the Global Icon Award at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards, last month, he discussed how he created the iconic “Diddy Bop” move. “I got depressed and I would be in the clubs dancing in New York doing my ‘Diddy Bop,’ and then people would see me and they would cast me for videos,” he said. “That’s how I fell in love with the music industry. I saw the executives and I wanted to chase that dream. So I wanna thank every executive, every producer, every songwriter. I gotta thank the Bad Boy family ’cause without them I would not be up here. I love y’all from the bottom of my heart.”

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Dancing isn’t the only career Diddy hoped to have a future in before becoming the iconic music mogul he’s gone on to be. He also dreamed of becoming an NFL player for the Pittsburgh Steelers while playing football in school. Check out Diddy’s recent Instagram post above.

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Fans Added Twerking Megan Thee Stallion As A Backup Dancer For Adele

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It’s Thanksgiving week, so holiday malaise has already set in. People are at home, possibly bored, possibly eating too much turkey, and very likely pondering the existential questions of the universe. Like, what makes a good relationship? When will I discover my true calling? And, of course, my personal favorite: How come Adele never has any back up dancers? At least, that last one was what one Twitter user had on their mind a few days ago, given the arrival of 30 and its insane first-week sales, she’s definitely been on everyone’s minds quite a bit lately.

But of course, in true Twitter fashion, it was a reply to the tweet — with a homemade, DIY solution — that really had the internet up in arms this Thanksgiving. To solve the problem that the original poster pointed out, another Twitter genius added footage of Megan Thee Stallion twerking to a song with the closest rhythm match. Seriously, this mashup is almost perfect, which makes the whole thing even better. While Adele belts out her 25 hit “Water Under The Bridge,” Megan pops and rolls behind her. Honestly, this is a collaboration that the internet has already gotten ahem, behind, it might just make sense to bring it into the real world. Adele, your move!