By Karu F. Daniels, AOL Black Voices

What kind of scandal is Toni Braxton embroiled in now?

The former R&B chart-topper broke down in tears on Jan 29 while co-hosting 'The View' -- the entire show focused on children with autism. (Her youngest son Diezel Ky was diagnosed with the neurological developmental disability.)

It was somewhat of a surprise to see the 39-year-old 'Another Sad Love Song' singer -- since she has been headlining a much buzzed about cabaret act at Las Vegas's Flamingo Hotel ... and engrossed in a legal ordeal with her ex-manager Barry Hankerson.

On Jan. 10, the 'Associated Press' reported that the Grammy Award winning diva sued the Blackground Records honcho for "dirty dealing."

Now comes word that the multiple award winning chanteuse has "voluntarily dismissed" the whopping $10 million lawsuit once the Federal Court ordered her to testify.

And that appears to be "wrong."

Yesterday veteran music publicist Diana Baron issued a statement that Braxton "pulled [the] lawsuit... out of federal court." No reason was specified, initially, for a story that has gotten widespread attention overnight.

When contacted by The BV Newswire today, Braxton's personal publicist Kate Davis of Brad Cafarelli's Los Angeles -based firm directed inquiries to Attorney Peter L. Haviland.

Seth Faison, a spokesperson for Haviland, refuted Barron's press release saying it was "wrong ... or at least misleading."

"What happened is that they moved the lawsuit from federal court to state court," he explained. "They voluntarily withdrew it from federal court and they filed the exact same lawsuit in New York State Court. It's a bit misleading to say that, and there were no orders from the judge."

What was the reasoning behind the change?

"In a word it was more expeditious," Faison clarified, noting that because of a jurisdiction issue and subsequent delayed legal wrangling, Braxton's lawyers decided to re-file the suit.

The re-filed lawsuit seeks $10 million in damages and a voiding of the Recording Agreement between Braxton and Blackground Records.

When contacted, Blackground attorney Samuel E. Chilakos stated: "Neither Blackground Records nor Barry Hankerson have been served with the new lawsuit; nevertheless, we are quite confident that this new lawsuit will ultimately be deemed devoid of merit. Both Blackground Records LLC and Barry Hankerson have fulfilled all of their obligations to Ms. Braxton and find it disappointing that she has chosen litigation instead of working with Blackground Records to make a hit album that could have revived her recording career."

Something tells me that this is going to get messy.

Braxton, discovered by Antonio "LA" Reid and Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, is the recipient of six Grammy Awards. Although she enjoyed a string of successful singles on their LaFace Records label, the Maryland native filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in 1998.

Her last chart-topping album 'The Heat' --released in 1998 via LaFace-- yielded the hit single 'He Wasn't Man Enough For Me.'

Two albums --'More Than A Woman' (2002) and 'Libra' (2005) -- were released through Blackground's auspicious deal with Universal Records to little fanfare.