5:53 PM PT -- Brown's attorney, Darren Heitner, has issued a statement adamantly denying the allegations -- and claiming she only filed the suit to punish him for refusing to invest $1.6 million in a "business project" back in 2017.
Brown admits there was a "consensual personal relationship" between the two -- acknowledging the accuser came to his home on multiple occasions ... including a late night visit just 10 days after the alleged 2018 rape.
Brown also claims in Winter 2018 she hit up Brown to ask for tickets to Steelers football game -- and has continued to post pics with AB on her social media to benefit from the association with him.