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Brandy Unfairly Targeted, Civil Rights Group Claims
Black civil rights leaders in Los Angeles claim the California Highway Patrol has made singer/actress Brandy "a political trophy."
The Los Angeles City Attorney is deciding whether to file misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter charges against Brandy, whose Land Rover slammed into a Toyota on the 405 Freeway, killing the driver.
Today Najee Ali, leader of Project Islamic HOPE, said the CHP's recommendation to file charges against the singer "is unfairly targeting her for prosecution because of her celebrity." Ali told TMZ he is organizing an e-mail campaign in the African American community to put pressure on City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo to reject the case.
Delgadillo says "We will treat this case like every other case and treat it very seriously because someone died."
In related news, The parents of the woman killed in the car crash involving Brandy are suing the R&B singer for $50 million.
TMZ obtained the lawsuit filed today in Los Angeles County Superior Court. Lawyers for the family of the deceased claim, "Defendant Brandy Norwood was driving recklessly in the freeway when her car collided with Awatif Aboudihaj's car."
The $50 million lawsuit seeks both compensatory and punitive damages.
Source: TMZ.com