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‘I would like to apologize to Jaylen Brown’: Beverly Hills admits mistake in ending Celtics star’s event
"Upon further internal review, the city has determined that its prior public communication contained inaccurate information."
Beverly Hills apologized to Jaylen Brown: After a recent incident during NBA All-Star weekend in which an event organized by Celtics star Jaylen Brown was abruptly shut down by Beverly Hills police (and an ensuing back-and-forth in which the city initially claimed that the event’s permit had been denied), the California community changed its tune on Thursday.
Brown’s event took place at the mansion of Oakley founder James Jannard, but a planned panel discussion was shut down when seven police cars arrived. Brown posted footage of the moment. Beverly Hills released a statement afterward to Gary Washburn of The Boston Globe, claiming “Despite the fact that the permit was denied, organizers still chose to proceed with inviting hundreds of guests knowing that it was not allowed to occur.”
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In response, Brown denied the charge, saying simply, “That was not true,” noting that the event had taken place on private property of a host who had agreed to the event.
On Thursday, Beverly Hills acknowledged Brown had been correct.
“Upon further internal review, the city has determined that its prior public communication contained inaccurate information,” Beverly Hills admitted in a statement posted on Instagram. “Specifically, no permit application was submitted nor denied for the event and the residence does not have any prior related violations on record. The city takes full accountability for the internal error that resulted in the inaccurate statement being distributed and is working to ensure it does not happen again.”
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“The city’s previous statement about the weekend event at the Trousdale home was inaccurate, and on behalf of the city, I would like to apologize to Jaylen Brown and the Jannard family,” said city manager Nancy Hunt-Coffey as part of the updated statement. “The city has a responsibility to its residents and neighborhoods to ensure adherence to established regulations for events held at private residences. These are designed to support the safety and welfare of neighbors and attendees. City staff observed circumstances that are believed to be city code violations and for that reason alone, the event was ended.”
Brown released a statement of his own in response:
“While we appreciate the correction of those facts, the city has now stated the event was shut down because officials believed codes were being violated,” wrote Brown. “A private gathering cannot lawfully be terminated based on assumption alone, particularly when no official ever entered the residence to observe conditions or verify any alleged violation.”
He added later a more blunt assessment.
“You targeted me and my [741 Performance] event based on biased information then you give a half ass apology after the damage is already done,” Brown posted on social media.
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Brown later told Marc J. Spears of ESPN’s Andscape that he was considering legal action in response.
“I’m not a legality type of pursuing guy, but you embarrassed my brand and my team. And I think that is unfair,” Brown told Spears. “And for you to continue to tell untruths in your apology statement, I feel offended by it. I will circle back with my team this weekend, and we will make a decision.”
“It’s hard to say that you were not being targeted.”
Trivia: Jaylen Brown was the third overall pick 10 years ago in the NBA Draft. Who was the number one overall pick that year?
(Answer at the bottom).
Hint: LSU.
Scores and schedules:
The United States women’s hockey team won gold on Thursday in an instant classic 2-1 comeback win over Canada (highlights below). Team USA also enjoyed a gold from figure skater Alysa Liu, who delighted fans and judges with an incredible performance.
Today, the U.S. men’s hockey team faces Slovakia in the Olympic semifinal at 3:10 p.m.
Closer to home, the Celtics defeated the Warriors 121-110 on Thursday. Boston will face the Lakers in Los Angeles on Sunday at 6:30 p.m.
And on Saturday, the Revolution open the 2026 MLS regular season on the road against Nashville SC at 8:30 p.m.
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A captain’s goal: With hope for a gold medal dwindling, who else could it have been but Team USA captain Hilary Knight — a staple of multiple iterations of women’s professional hockey in Boston — to score the crucial tying goal? Deflecting a well-placed shot from Laila Edwards, Knight simultaneously became the all-time U.S. women’s hockey leading scorer in Olympic history.
On this day: In 1976, the Celtics defeated the Lakers 125-113 thanks to 28 points from Charlie Scott and 24 points from Jo Jo White. Dave Cowens totaled 27 points, adding 24 rebounds and seven assists.
Elsewhere, Muhammad Ali defended his heavyweight title in San Juan, Puerto Rico, knocking out Belgian boxer Jean-Pierre Coopman in the fifth round.
Daily highlight: The Boston Fleet’s own Megan Keller scored an incredible golden goal for Team USA in overtime, securing a dramatic 2-1 victory over Canada and an Olympic title.
Trivia answer: Ben Simmons
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