Jaylen Brown Contemplating Legal Action Against City Of Beverly Hills After His $800K Party Is Shut Down By Police

Boston Celtics All-Star forward Jaylen Brown had his private event, which he was hosting for All-Star weekend, shut down by Beverly Hills police, and now he is considering taking legal action against the city.

Brown said he was embarrassed and frustrated when his event was shut down by the police without any discussion or notice with him or the owner of the house. His event was shut down around 7 p.m. on Saturday. Brown said that shutting down the event “raises serious due-process concerns,” leading to “significant financial and reputational harm.”

“I’m not a legality type of pursuing guy, but you embarrassed my brand and my team. And I think that is unfair,” Brown added, “And for you to continue to tell untruths in your apology statement, I feel offended by it. I will circle back with my team this weekend, and we will make a decision.”

Brown spoke to Andscape after the Boston Celtics defeated the Golden State Warriors 121-110, saying he spent $300,000 on the event, which was shut down, on top of sponsors’ spending $300,000 to $500,000.

The city of Beverly Hills issued an apology to Brown, noting that the information that led to the police shutting down the event was inaccurate. Brown still believes that the city’s actions were “based on biased information.”

The Boston Globe reported that an event permit was rejected due to prior violations at the Beverly Hills home owned by Oakley founder Jim Jannard. Brown refuted those claims, calling them completely “false.”

“Upon further internal review, the City has determined that its prior public communication contained inaccurate information,” Beverly Hills officials posted on Instagram. “Specifically, no permit application was submitted nor denied for the event, and the residence does not have any prior related violations on record. The City takes full accountability for the internal error that resulted in the inaccurate statement being distributed and is working to ensure it does not happen again.”

Beverly Hills city manager Nancy Hunt-Coffey apologized to Brown for the incident, but Brown wanted nothing to do with what he deemed a “half-ass apology after the damage is already done.”

Brown is uncertain whether he wants to meet with Beverly Hills officials on Sunday when the Celtics travel to play the Los Angeles Lakers.

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Article by Sam Lanier