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Free Malaysia Today
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Free Malaysia Today
UK police charge rapper HoodyBaby in case involving Chris Brown
Grammy Award-winner Chris Brown is one of the best-selling R&B artistes of all time. (Invision/AP pic) LONDON : British police charged a second American musician today in connection with an alleged assault in London in 2023, a day after singer Chris Brown was charged over the same incident. Omololu Akinlolu, 38, a rapper and producer who performs under the stage name HoodyBaby, was charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm with intent in relation to the assault, alleged to have taken place in London on Feb 19, 2023. He was due to appear in court in Manchester later today, police said in a statement. Grammy Award-winner Brown, 36, one of the best-selling R&B artistes of all time, was denied bail by an English court over the charge, throwing his upcoming world tour into doubt.
Fox News
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Chris Brown released on $6.7 million bail following London assault arrest
Days after being arrested for his alleged involvement in a 2023 London nightclub attack, Chris Brown has been released on bail. On Wednesday, a British judge ordered the Grammy-winning singer released on $6.7 million bail, despite another judge previously ordering him to be held in custody until his next hearing, initially scheduled for June 13. The latest decision frees Brown to kick off his world tour next month. The tour had been up in the air, with concerts scheduled on June 8, 11 and 13 in Amsterdam and Germany. Judge Tony Baumgartner said that Brown could continue with this tour, including several stops in the U.K., but would have to pay his bail to guarantee his appearance in court. American musician Omololu Akinlolu, 38, who performs under the name "Hoody Baby" and is a friend of Brown, was also charged in the attack. Neither Brown nor Akinlolu have entered a plea yet. Both men were ordered to appear in court again on June 20. Brown was arrested in England on Thursday for allegedly attacking someone at the Tape nightclub in the swanky Mayfair neighborhood in February 2023. He is being charged with one count of causing grievous bodily harm with intent. On Friday, a British judge made the call to hold the singer in custody until the next hearing in the case, which was previously scheduled for June 13. He had requested bail, and his defense attorney argued that he was not a flight risk, but he was denied after a prosecutor described the crime he's being accused of as "extremely serious." Brown, who appeared in sweatpants and a black T-shirt with bleached blonde hair, also had his case transferred from Manchester Magistrates' Court, where he appeared on Thursday, to Southwark Crown Court in London. The Sun, who originally broke the news of Brown's arrest, reported that music producer Abe Diaw claimed that he was hospitalized after the alleged "unprovoked attack." Fox News Digital's Janelle Ash and The Associated Press contributed to this post.
CBC
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
Singer Chris Brown free on bail while awaiting trial over alleged London nightclub attack
A British judge ordered Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown released on 5-million-pound ($9.3 million Cdn) bail on Wednesday while facing allegations he beat and seriously injured a music producer with a bottle in a London nightclub in 2023. The decision by a judge in Southwark Crown Court revives Brown's world tour, which was cast in doubt when another judge ordered him held in custody after he was charged last week with causing grievous bodily harm with intent. Judge Tony Baumgartner said that Brown could continue with this tour, including several stops in the U.K., but would have to pay the bail to guarantee his appearance in court. Brown was initially scheduled to appear in court again on June 13. If he had been held until then, Brown would have missed at least two dates on his upcoming tour, which starts next month in Europe. Brown, 36, is accused of launching an unprovoked attack on producer Abe Diaw at the Tape nightclub in the swanky Mayfair neighborhood in February 2023 while he was on his last tour. Prosecutor Hannah Nicholls said last week in Manchester Magistrates' Court that Brown struck Diaw several times with a bottle and then punched and kicked him in an attack caught on surveillance camera in front of a club full of people. American musician Omololu Akinlolu, 38, who performs under the name Hoody Baby and is a friend of Brown, was also charged in the attack. Neither Brown nor Akinlolu have entered a plea yet. Both men were ordered to appear in court again on June 20. Brown, who burst onto the music scene 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. His hits include songs such as Run It, Kiss Kiss and Without You.
New York Times
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
Chris Brown Released on $6 Million Bail by London Court
Chris Brown, the R&B singer, has been freed from custody by a London judge as he awaits a court case over accusations of an assault in a nightclub. Mr. Brown, 36, was arrested last week at a hotel in Manchester, England, and charged with grievous bodily harm. The singer is accused of attacking a music producer with a tequila bottle at Tape London, a nightclub in the Mayfair district, on Feb. 19, 2023. Lawyers representing Mr. Brown applied for him to be bailed at a hearing at Southwark Crown Court in South London on Wednesday, and London's Metropolitan Police said the application had been granted. The judge's decision means that Mr. Brown will be able to perform on an international tour that is scheduled to begin in Amsterdam on June 8. He is then set to visit European countries including Germany, Britain, Ireland, France and Portugal before traveling to the United States. The BBC reported that the judge, Tony Baumgartner, imposed a series of conditions on Mr. Brown, including that he must surrender his passport when not on tour and stay away from Tape London. Mr. Brown's representatives agreed to pay into the court a security fee of five million pounds ($6.7 million), which can be forfeited if any of the conditions are breached. He has not yet been asked to enter a plea in the case, and British law bans the reporting of any details that could prejudice a jury at a future trial. Omololu Akinlolu, 38, an American rapper who performs under the name HoodyBaby, was charged with grievous bodily harm two days after Mr. Brown, in relation to the same incident. Mr. Brown and Mr. Akinlolu are scheduled to appear at a hearing at Southwark Crown Court on June 20.
Globe and Mail
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Globe and Mail
Singer Chris Brown released on US$6.7-million bail by British court in assault case
A British judge ordered Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown released on £5-million ($6.7-million) bail on Wednesday while facing allegations he beat and seriously injured a music producer with a bottle in a London nightclub in 2023. The decision by a judge in Southwark Crown Court revives Brown's world tour that was cast in doubt when another judge ordered him held in custody after he was charged last week with causing grievous bodily harm with intent. Judge Tony Baumgartner said that Brown could continue with this tour, including several stops in the U.K., but would have to pay the bail to guarantee his appearance in court. Brown was initially scheduled to appear in court again on June 13. If he had been held until then, Brown would have missed at least two dates on his upcoming tour, which starts next month in Europe. Brown, 36, is accused of launching an unprovoked attack on producer Abe Diaw at the Tape nightclub in the swanky Mayfair neighbourhood in February 2023 while he was on last tour. Prosecutor Hannah Nicholls said last week in Manchester Magistrates' Court that Brown struck Diaw several times with a bottle and then punched and kicked him in an attack caught on surveillance camera in front of a club full of people. American musician Omololu Akinlolu, 38, who performs under the name 'Hoody Baby' and is a friend of Brown, was also charged in the attack. Neither Brown nor Akinlolu have entered a plea yet. Both men were ordered to appear in court again on June 20. Brown, who burst onto the music scene 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. His hits include songs such as 'Run It,' 'Kiss Kiss' and 'Without You.' His tour is due to kick off June 8 in Amsterdam before starting North America shows in July.
