US R&B singer Chris Brown arrives at Southwark Crown Court, south London, Friday July 11, 2025, where he is charged over an alleged assault in a London nightclub. (James Manning/PA via AP)
Singer Chris Brown pleads not guilty to 2 further charges over London nightclub assault case
LONDON (AP) 鈥 Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown on Friday pleaded not guilty to two further charges related to the serious beating of a music producer with a bottle in a London nightclub in 2023.
LONDON (AP) 鈥 Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown on Friday pleaded not guilty to two further charges related to the serious beating of a music producer with a bottle in a London nightclub in 2023.
Brown, 36, denied the more serious charge of attempting to cause grievous bodily harm at a hearing last month.
The singer, wearing a light brown suit, pleaded not guilty to assault causing actual bodily harm to Abraham Diaw at the Tape nightclub in the swanky London neighborhood of Mayfair in February 2023.
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He also denied having an offensive weapon 鈥 a bottle 鈥 in a public place during the short hearing at Southwark Crown Court.
Around 20 fans sat in the public gallery behind the dock for Friday鈥檚 hearing, with several gasping as the singer of 鈥淕o Crazy,鈥 鈥淩un It鈥 and 鈥淜iss Kiss鈥 walked into the courtroom.
Co-defendant 鈥 Brown’s friend and fellow musician 鈥 Omololu Akinlolu, 39, also denied actual bodily harm on Friday.
The 2023 attack was caught on surveillance camera in front of a club full of people, prosecutors said.
Brown was released in May on bail of 5 million pounds ($6.75 million), which allowed him to start his 鈥淏reezy Bowl XX鈥 tour. Following a series of dates in Europe, he’s set to return to North America at the end of July to play in Miami, before moving across the U.S. with a two-night stop in 色色啦 along the way.
Brown, who rose to stardom as a teen in 2005, won his first Grammy for best R&B album in 2011 for 鈥淔.A.M.E..鈥 He earned his second in the same category for 鈥11:11 (Deluxe)鈥 earlier this year.
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