Video: Chris Brown is facing 2 criminal charges for his exotic monkey

Chris Brown is in trouble for something that last year raised the ire of animal lovers and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Brown, 29, was caught owning a capuchin monkey for which he didn’t have a permit.
TMZ reported Thursday that the Los Angeles City Attorney has charged Brown with two misdemeanor counts of having a restricted species without a permit, crimes serious enough that they carry a maximum sentence of six months in jail. Brown actually incriminated himself in December 2017 when he posted a video to Instagram, showing his 3-year-old daughter Royalty cuddling the monkey, named Fiji.

Fish and Wildlife Captain Patrick Foy told USA Today last January that the video prompted a half-dozen calls from people concerned about the girl’s safety and the monkey’s welfare. State agents launched an investigation and served a search warrant at Brown’s home to retrieve the animal. Brown wasn’t home when agents visited, but he agreed to cooperate and had employees hand over the monkey in a cage. Fiji was subsequently taken and housed at an undisclosed facility. Brown is due in court on Feb. 6.

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