Beverly Hills apologizes; Jaylen Brown still unhappy with shutdown - ESPN

The City of Beverly Hills apologized to Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown on Thursday, saying a previous statement about what led police to shut down a brand event hosted by the NBA All-Star on Saturday night was inaccurate. However, Brown continued to take issue with the city's action, which he said was «targeted» and «based on biased information.»

The city had said in a statement to The Boston Globe on Sunday that it rejected a permit for the event because of previous violations at the home where the gathering was held and that organizers went ahead with the event anyway. Brown disputed that characterization later Sunday, calling the statement «completely false.»

«Upon further internal review, the City has determined that its prior public communication contained inaccurate information,» Beverly Hills said in a statement Thursday 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.»

The event promoted Brown's performance brand, 741, and was hosted at Oakley founder Jim Jannard's house. Brown has a sponsorship with Oakley.

«On behalf of the City, I would like to apologize to Jaylen Brown and the Jannard family,» city manager Nancy Hunt-Coffey said in Thursday's 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