Chris Brown Released From British Jail on £5 Million Bail Agreement
Singer Chris Brown was released from a British jail Wednesday on a £5 milion bond after being charged with inflicting an 'unprovoked attack' on a man in a London nightclub in 2023, according to the BBC.
As part of his bail conditions, Brown, 36, who had not been asked to enter a plea at the time of this article's publication, can now launch his world tour next month. 'From the cage to the stage!' he wrote on Instagram after Wednesday's bail hearing.
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The singer was not present at Southwark Crown Court, where the judge said he must pay a £5 million security fee to the court; a security fee is a financial guarantee to ensure a defendant returns to court. Brown could be asked to forfeit the money if he breaks the bail agreement. His tour is scheduled to start in Amsterdam on June 8.
Brown was arrested on May 15 in Manchester, England, over an alleged bottle attack that occurred in 2023. He was accused of an unprovoked attack on producer Abe Diaw at London's Tape Nightclub in Feb. 2023, when he allegedly struck him with a tequila bottle several times and punched and kicked him while he was on the floor.
Most recently, Brown, who has a long history of violence-related arrests, was sued for $50 million after allegedly assaulting four concertgoers backstage in Texas. The suit, filed in July 2024, alleges that Brown and his crew severely beat the plaintiffs following the singer's performance in Ft. Worth, Texas. After one of the accusers approached him backstage to congratulate him on the show, a member of his entourage reminded Brown that they had issues. The suit states that Brown and seven to 10 members of his team proceeded to assault the victim as well as others in proximity.
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