Chris Brown arrested at plush UK hotel over alleged bottle attack
Met Police detectives tracked down the star just after 2am at the five-star Lowry Hotel in Manchester.
Glasgow-bound US rapper Chris Brown was arrested at a plush UK city centre hotel this morning over an alleged bottle attack at a London nightclub.
The star who is set to play a huge Hampden show this summer was tracked down by Met Police officers just after 2am at the five-star Lowry Hotel in Manchester.
As the Mirror reports, Brown was held on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm to music producer Abe Diaw at the trendy Tape nightclub in Mayfair, Central London, the historic incident took place in February 2023.
More than two years later Met cops infiltrated Brown and travelled north to Manchester where they arrested him. The 36-year-old was taken into custody and was reportedly taken to a local police station for questioning.
A Met spokesman said: 'A 36-year-old man was arrested at a hotel in Manchester shortly after 02:00hrs on Thursday, 15 May on suspicion of grievous bodily harm. He has been taken into custody where he remains.
"The arrest relates to an incident at a venue in Hanover Square on 19 February 2023. The investigation is being led by detectives from the Central West Area Basic Command Unit.''
Mr Diaw alleges R&B star Brown launched an unprovoked attack on him at around 3am while the star and his entourage were at a Dirty Martini club night held at the trendy Tape nightclub.
He claims Brown smashed him over the head with a bottle and then punched and kicked him as he lay on the floor. At the time he said: 'He hit me over the head two or three times. My knee collapsed as well.'
Mr Diaw had to be taken to hospital, needing crutches to walk when he was discharged. The alleged attack occurred while songwriter Brown was on a worldwide tour and playing in the UK. Brown is due to okay 10 more dates in Britain next month but the tour could be thrown into chaos by the police investigation.
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Diaw has launched a civil claim against Brown for $16 million (£12 million) in damages for injuries and losses suffered as a result of the alleged attack.
The two-time Grammy winner was planning to jet off around the world for his Breezy Bowl XX Tour - a celebration of his 20 year career.
During the tour, Brown was set to play the national stadium in Glasgow on July 1. He will also visit the Co-op Live stadium in Manchester and Tottenham Hotspur's stadium in London during the tour.
After announcing the tour in March, Brown took to Instagram writing: 'CELEBRATING 20 years of CB. So excited to be able to share this moment with the world and my amazing fans.
'I CANT WAIT TO SEE ALL YALLS BEAUTIFUL FACES. IMA TAKE YALL THREW THESE ERAS BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY GIVE YALL MY HEART AND SOUL.'
The tour would follow his highly successful string of concerts in 2024, which supported his album entitled 11:11. Brown generated $82.3 million (£64 million) from his 11:11 concerts after selling a staggering 446,000 tickets.
The star is known for rubbing shoulders with other high profile celebrities including partying with Tommy Fury and Conor McGregor.
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