Chris Brown Sues A Basketball Fan For Extortion

Chris Brown claims a guy on a basketball court tried to extort him after threatening to tell the police the singer started a fight unless he paid off a huge sum of money.

Malcome Ausbon sued Brown last July at an L.A gym claiming the singer attacked him over a foul call and proclaimed he was a member of the Bloods.

Latest reports say Brown is counter-suing Ausbon stating he had nothing to do with the fight and Ausbon knew it but admitted the fraudster tried to shake him down for a quarter of a million dollars. According to Brown's new counter-suit - obtained by TMZ last night - Ausbon had admitted to Brown's people the singer was not the culprit, but later his lawyer made this written demand:"Mr. Ausbon believes $250,000 will suffice compensating him for his physical and emotional injuries ... Mr. Ausbon is placed in a position by the LAPD [Los Angeles Police Department] where he needs to decide whether he will press charges for aggravated assault and battery. However, Mr. Ausbon prefers not to resort to filing these claims or the lawsuit.  He would rather be compensated."But Brown's lawyer, Mark Geragos, says in the counter-suit Ausbon promised to keep the matter secret if Brown anted up.  Brown didn't pay and Ausbon filed his lawsuit.

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