Earlier this week, TMZ snapped photos of Chris Brown in Miami with his hands on the neck of a woman.
In one photo, the woman involved appeared to be distressed; in the other photo, she later appeared to be in a lighter mood, laughing while he continued to his have hands on her.
Despite the pictures, Brown's lawyer, Mark Geragos, denied the seriousness of the incident and said that his client and the woman involved are friends. "She's a friend. It's obviously playful as she confirmed," Geragos tells Billboard. "Whoever invaded their privacy will be held accountable."