Rapper Chris Brown fails to return to France over alleged rape American rap star Chris Brown has failed to appear at a planned face-to-face meeting with a Frenchwoman who has accused him of rape, her lawyer said. Gloria Allred, the high-profile American women's rights lawyer representing the accuser, said that Brown's failure to show up was a "scandal". Brown and his associates were released without charge in January and lawyers for the Grammy Award-winning singer have said he is innocent and they are considering a libel lawsuit. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES+COMPLETES VID1350262_EN+