Defending her man: Despite claiming that she is single, Karrueche still stood up to defend Brown is assault lawsuit.

Chris Brown is reportedly being sued by a woman who claims he shoved her at a nightclub in Orange County, California, last June.

The claimant Deanna Gines says she suffered severe injuries to her leg after the star knocked her over after a performance.

But Brown's on-off girlfriend Karrueche Tran is alleged to have filed a declaration in defence of the 24-year-old, asserting that he never once laid a hand on Gines.

Chris Brown is embroiled in a lawsuit over a woman claiming he pushed her, pictured in a Los Angeles court in February

The nighclub Heat Ultralounge settled with Deanna for $15,000 according to TMZ.

Brown has yet to settle.

It comes after Gines told TMZ Brown pushed her to the ground when the bar was about to close.

The 24-year-old alleges that she fell hard on her knees and claims the push was deliberate.

Gines stated that she went to the hospital following the alleged incident and was told by doctors that she has torn ligaments in her right knee.

They further alleged that Gines had repeatedly tried to jump on stage during Chris' performance at the club - and later tried to rush Chris in his roped-off VIP area.

The owners also claimed she even threw her heels at security when they tried to eject her. 

The owner alleged: 'Heat staff and security did what they had to do ... [Chris] was a complete gentleman.'

The website reports that Gines has been informed she may need surgery and is going to see another doctor this week.

The woman shared a photo with the publication in which she can be seen on crutches with her leg in a brace.

Gines claimed to TMZ that she filed a police report and the according to the website a representative for the Anaheim Police Department has confirmed a report was filed by a female that evening.

 

A representative for Brown told Mail Online: 'Chris didn't do this. The club also says they are unaware of this happening. Everyone with Chris knows nothing about this.

'The girl has not come in in-person to The Anaheim Police Station and she would not go into details with the police regarding her injuries - she only told them that she was pushed. She said all of this 

over the phone. She also didn’t call the police at the time she's saying the alleged assault happened.'

Brown's representative added: 'We’re getting statement from the club. Turns out this person was 
wasted and threw her shoe at club security so they started filming her for liability reasons. Trying to get that footage.'

Brown was famously charged with assaulting then-girlfriend Rihanna in 2009.

Meanwhile, Tran recently took to Twitter to announce: 'Not dating anyone stop w the bs' to her nearly 400,000 followers on Twitter.

The relationship status update follows recent reports that Chris kicked her to the curb again for love rival Rihanna.

Chris according to a recent RadarOnline.com report reignited relations with Barbadian superstar Rihanna and the pair have been texting constantly since her 26th birthday on February 20.