US R&B singer Chris Brown arrested in UK in connection with 2023 assault: reports
American R&B singer Chris Brown, the former boyfriend of superstar
Rihanna , was arrested on Thursday in the UK on suspicion of a serious 2023 assault at a London nightclub, reports said.
Police detained Brown, 36, in the early hours of Thursday at a hotel in the northwestern city of Manchester, The Daily Telegraph and The Sun reported.
London's Metropolitan Police said a 36-year-old man was in custody on suspicion of grievous bodily harm, without naming him.
Officers arrested the Grammy winner at Manchester's five-star Lowry Hotel for having allegedly attacked music producer Abe Diaw with a bottle at Tape nightclub in London's exclusive Mayfair district in February 2023, The Sun newspaper reported.
The star reportedly flew into Manchester airport by private jet on Wednesday afternoon.
He is due to perform a number of dates in Britain next month.
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