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The arrests were first reported by Closer
magazine, which said Brown, his bodyguard and a friend were
detained after a 24-year-old woman alleged she was raped at the
singer's suite at the Mandarin Oriental hotel on the night of
Jan. 15.
The woman said she had met the men at a Paris nightclub earlier
in the evening, according to the magazine.
Neither Brown nor his agents could not immediately be reached
for comment.
Brown, 29, whose previous legal troubles include assaulting
singer Rihanna in 2009, remained in custody on Tuesday, a
judicial source said.
Brown pleaded guilty to assaulting then-girlfriend Rihanna in an
incident that made headlines around the world when a photo of
her bruised face was released.
In 2016, Brown was arrested in Los Angeles after a woman said he
had pointed a gun at her. Brown denied any wrongdoing.
A rape conviction in France can carry a sentence of 15 years.
(Reporting by Emmanuel Jarry; writing by John Irish; editing by
Richard Lough and Robin Pomeroy)
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