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Sky News
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Sky News
Chris Brown: R&B singer denies further charges following alleged bottle attack in London club
R&B singer Chris Brown has denied further charges following an alleged bottle attack in a London nightclub. The 36-year-old pleaded not guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm (ABH) to Abraham Diaw, during a hearing at Southwark Crown Court on Friday. Brown also denied one count of having an offensive weapon - a bottle - in a public place. The US musician last month pleaded not guilty to a more serious charge of attempting to cause grievous bodily harm (GBH) with intent to Mr Diaw. The attack allegedly happened at the Tape venue, a private members' club in Hanover Square, Mayfair, on 19 February 2023. The plea hearing is part of preparations for his five to seven-day trial which is due to take place from 26 October 2026. Brown's co-defendant, US national Omololu Akinlolu, 39, on Friday pleaded not guilty to a charge of assaulting Mr Diaw occasioning him actual bodily harm. Akinlolu, a rapper who goes by the name Hoody Baby, has previously pleaded not guilty to attempting to cause grievous bodily harm. The defendants sat side-by-side in the dock, looking straight ahead during the hearing in London. Around 20 fans sat in the public gallery behind the dock for Friday's hearing, with several gasping as Brown walked into the courtroom. The Go Crazy singer was able to continue with his scheduled international tour after he was freed on conditional bail in May. He had to pay a £5m security fee to the court as part of the bail agreement, which is a financial guarantee to ensure a defendant returns to court and may be forfeited if they breach bail conditions. Mr Diaw was standing at the bar of the Tape nightclub when he was struck several times with a bottle, and then pursued to a separate area of the venue where he was punched and kicked repeatedly, Manchester Magistrates' Court previously heard. Brown was arrested at Manchester's Lowry Hotel at 2am on 15 May by detectives from the Metropolitan Police. He is said to have flown into Manchester Airport on a private jet in preparation for the UK tour dates. Brown was released from HMP Forest Bank in Salford, Greater Manchester, on 21 May.
Sky News
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Sky News
Chris Brown appears in court following alleged bottle attack
R&B singer Chris Brown is appearing in court for a second plea hearing following an alleged bottle attack at a London nightclub. The US musician last month pleaded not guilty to attempting to cause grievous bodily harm (GBH) with intent to Abraham Diaw at the Tape venue, a private members' club in Hanover Square, Mayfair, on 19 February 2023. The 36-year-old is due to enter his plea for a charge of assaulting Mr Diaw occasioning him actual bodily harm (ABH), a less serious charge than GBH, in a hearing at London's Southwark Crown Court today. The plea hearing is part of preparations for his trial which is due to take place in October. Brown's co-defendant, US national Omololu Akinlolu, 39, has also pleaded not guilty to attempting to cause grievous bodily harm. Akinlolu, a rapper who goes by the name Hoody Baby, is also charged with assaulting Mr Diaw occasioning him actual bodily harm Brown is also facing one count of having an offensive weapon - a bottle - in a public place. Please refresh the page for the fullest version.
The Sun
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Chris Brown arrives at court over club ‘attack' after ‘hitting producer several times with bottle'
R&B star Chris Brown has arrived at court after allegedly hitting a producer with a bottle repeatedly in a nightclub attack. The American singer, 36, is accused of assaulting Abe Diaw at Tape nightclub in Mayfair, Central London, in February 2023. 6 6 6 Brown was arrested at the five-star Lowry Hotel in Manchester after flying into the city on a private jet. The Go Crazy singer previously denied one count of attempting to cause grievous bodily harm with intent. He is also accused of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and having an offensive weapon, namely a bottle, and is expected to enter pleas today at Southwark Crown Court. A trial set to last between five and seven days is scheduled for October 26, 2026. It comes after Brown was freed on bail after paying a £5million security fee to the court. The two-time Grammy-winner, who is performing a string of UK gigs, later posted on Instagram: "From the cage to the stage!" The court heard previously that Brown is alleged to have struck Abe Diaw "several times" with a bottle before chasing him across the bar. He is then accused of punching and kicking him alongside his co-defendant Omololu Akinlolu. Akinlolu - a US rapper who performs under the name HoodyBaby - also pleaded not guilty to attempting to cause GBH with intent. The alleged attack was captured on CCTV in a club "full of people", it was said. Brown was bailed on the condition surrender his passport if he is not travelling on tour. His gigs kicked off in Amsterdam on June 8, with his first UK performance in Manchester taking place on June 15. He played in Cardiff 's Principality Stadium to a sell-out crowd. Adele Kelly, the Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor for CPS London North, said at the time: "We have authorised the Metropolitan Police to charge Chris Brown with one count of grievous bodily harm, contrary to section 18 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861. "The alleged incident occurred in London on 19 February 2023. "He will have his first court appearance on Friday 16 May at Manchester Magistrates' Court. "The Crown Prosecution Service reminds all concerned that criminal proceedings against this defendant are active and that he has the right to a fair trial. "It is extremely important that there should be no reporting, commentary or sharing of information online which could in any way prejudice these proceedings." 6 6 6
Arab News
20-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Arab News
Singer Chris Brown pleads not guilty
LONDON: Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown pleaded not guilty Friday to a charge related to the serious beating of a music producer with a bottle in a London nightclub in 2023. Brown, 36, wearing a blue suit, white shirt and black-rimmed glasses, was arraigned in London's Southwark Crown Court on one count of attempting to unlawfully and maliciously cause grievous bodily harm with intent. Brown's friend and fellow musician Omololu Akinlolu, 39, who performs under the name 'Hoody Baby,' pleaded not guilty to the same charge. Prosecutors previously said Brown and Akinlolu assaulted producer Abe Diaw at a bar in the Tape nightclub in the swanky Mayfair neighborhood in February 2023. Brown allegedly launched an unprovoked attack on Diaw and hit him several times with a bottle and then punched and kicked him. The attack was caught on surveillance camera in front of a club full of people, prosecutors said. Brown was originally charged with a single count of grievous bodily harm after his arrest in May, but prosecutors subsequently brought an indictment adding two counts: assault causing actual bodily harm and having an offensive weapon, a bottle. When a court clerk asked Brown how he pleaded to the grievous bodily harm count, he replied: 'Not guilty ma'am.' Brown did not enter pleas on the additional counts and was ordered to return to court July 11 to face those charges after wrapping up the European leg of his world tour. His trial was scheduled for Oct. 26, 2026. The singer of 'Go Crazy,' 'Run It,' and 'Kiss Kiss' was released last month on a 5 million-pound ($6.75 million) bail, which allowed him to start his 'Breezy Bowl XX' tour earlier this month. Following his release after almost a week in jail, Brown posted on Instagram: 'FROM THE CAGE TO THE STAGE!!! BREEZYBOWL.' Brown, who quickly rose to stardom as a teen in 2005, won his first Grammy for best R&B album in 2011 for 'F.A.M.E.' and then earned his second in the same category for '11:11 (Deluxe)' earlier this year.
CBC
20-06-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
Singer Chris Brown pleads not guilty in U.K. nightclub assault case
Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown pleaded not guilty Friday to a charge related to the serious beating of a music producer with a bottle in a London nightclub in 2023. Wearing a blue suit, white shirt and black-rimmed glasses, Brown, 36, was arraigned in London's Southwark Crown Court on one count of attempting to unlawfully and maliciously cause grievous bodily harm with intent. Brown's friend and fellow musician Omololu Akinlolu, 39, who performs under the name Hoody Baby, pleaded not guilty to the same charge. Prosecutors previously said Brown and Akinlolu assaulted producer Abe Diaw at a bar in the Tape nightclub in London's swanky Mayfair neighborhood in February 2023. Brown allegedly launched an unprovoked attack on Diaw and hit him several times with a bottle and then punched and kicked him. The attack was caught on surveillance camera in front of a club full of people, prosecutors said. Brown was originally charged with a single count of grievous bodily harm after his arrest in May, but prosecutors subsequently brought an indictment adding two counts: assault causing actual bodily harm and having an offensive weapon, a bottle. When a court clerk asked Brown how he pleaded to the grievous bodily harm count, he replied: "Not guilty, ma'am." Brown did not enter pleas on the additional counts and was ordered to return to court on July 11 to face those charges after wrapping up the European leg of his world tour. His trial was scheduled for Oct. 26, 2026. The singer of Go Crazy, Run It and Kiss Kiss was released last month on a 5 million-pound ($9.26 million Cdn) bail, which allowed him to start his Breezy Bowl XX tour earlier this month. Following his release after almost a week in jail, Brown posted on Instagram: "FROM THE CAGE TO THE STAGE!!! BREEZYBOWL." Brown, who quickly rose to stardom as a teen in 2005, won his first Grammy for best R&B album in 2011 for F.A.M.E. and then earned his second in the same category for 11:11 (Deluxe) earlier this year. He is currently touring the U.K., playing this weekend in London with subsequent shows in Ireland, Scotland, France and Portugal. He returns to North America at the end of July to play Miami, before moving across the U.S. with a two-night stop in Toronto along the way.
