Friday, July 11, 2025 - R&B singer Chris Brown has arrived at court over an alleged bottle attack at a London nightclub.
Last month the 36-year-old American singer pleaded not
guilty to attempting to cause grievous bodily harm with intent to Abraham Diaw
at the Tape venue, a private members' club in Hanover Square, Mayfair, on
February 19, 2023.
Brown arrived at London's Southwark Crown this morning for a
plea hearing amid preparations for his trial which is set for October
He was dressed in a brown suit, and red and white tie, was
strode past the scrum of media packed outside the law court
His co-defendant, US national Omololu Akinlolu, 39, has also
pleaded not guilty to attempting to cause grievous bodily harm.
Both men are further charged with assaulting Mr Diaw
occasioning him actual bodily harm, with Brown also facing one count of having
an offensive weapon, a bottle, in a public place.
The two-time Grammy award winner, which hits
including Run It! and Go Crazy, has managed to press on with his scheduled
international tour despite his legal battle.
He is on conditional bail and performed in Cardiff in June
as part of a stadium tour which was billed as a celebration of the past 20
years of his career.
He had to pay a £5million 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.
At his last court appearance, his defence counsel Sallie
Bennett-Jenkins KC told the hearing it had been difficult to discuss matters
with her client while he is working.
Manchester Magistrates' Court previously heard that 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 nightclub where he
was punched and kicked repeatedly.
Brown was arrested at Manchester's Lowry Hotel at 2am
on May 15 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.
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