“Upon additional internal review, the city determined that its previous public communication contained inaccurate information,” the city said in a statement posted to Instagram. “Specifically, no permit application for the event was submitted or denied and the residence has no prior related violations on record.”
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But Brown posted a statement from Jaylen Brown Enterprises on Platform
The event promoting Brown’s performance brand, 741, was held at the home of Oakley founder Jim Jannard. Brown has an endorsement deal with Oakley.
“We acknowledge the City of Beverly Hill’s recent clarification confirming that previous public statements made on its behalf were incorrect and false; specifically that no permit was ever requested or denied and that the residence had no prior violations on record,” the statement said.
Brown’s company statement added that while it appreciated the clarification, it still disagreed with the city’s insistence that the event was canceled due to the belief that a code violation had occurred.
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“No alleged evidence of violation was ever presented to the owner, our team or legal counsel,” the statement said. “Without observation, documentation, or confirmed violations, coercive measures based solely on belief raise serious due process concerns.”
On Sunday, Beverly Hills issued a statement to the Boston Globe, saying it declined a permit.
“The city had requested and denied a permit for an event due to previous violations associated with events at the address,” the statement to the Globe said. “Despite being denied permission, organizers decided to continue inviting hundreds of guests knowing it was not allowed to occur. BHPD responded and shut down the unpermitted event.”
Brown responded to ESPN, saying, “That wasn’t true. We didn’t need a permit because the owner of the house, that was his space. We were family friends. He opened up the festivities for us so we didn’t have to. We never applied for one.”
Brown’s company statement Thursday said it remains “open to a constructive resolution with the city of Beverly Hills.”
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