California Fish and Wildlife agents have seized Chris Brown’s pet capuchin monkey from his Los Angeles home. Investigators determined the singer didn’t have a permit for the animal he named Fiji. Brown posted an Instagram video last month of his 3-year-old daughter, Royalty, cuddling with the pet. Online comments followed, with critics saying the monkey belonged in the wild and that Fiji could be a danger to his daughter. Agents executed a search warrant at Brown’s home Jan. 2 and the monkey was handed over. Brown could face a misdemeanor charge carrying a potential six-month jail sentence. Meanwhile, Fiji was sent to an undisclosed facility and the case has been turned over to the L.A. city attorney,
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