London — Grammy-winning vocalist Chris Brown pleaded not blameworthy Friday to a complaint related to the superior beating of a euphony shaper with a vessel successful a London nightclub successful 2023.
Brown, 36, pleaded not blameworthy successful Southwark Crown Court to 1 number of attempting to origin grievous bodily harm with intent.
Singer Chris Brown walks extracurricular Southwark Crown Court successful London connected June 20, 2025.
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Brown's person and chap instrumentalist Omololu Akinlolu, 38, who performs nether the sanction "Hoody Baby," pleaded not blameworthy to the aforesaid charge.
Prosecutors said Brown and Akinlolu assaulted shaper Abe Diaw astatine a barroom successful the Tape nightclub successful the swanky Mayfair vicinity successful February 2023. Brown allegedly launched an unprovoked onslaught connected Diaw and deed him respective times with a vessel and past punched and kicked him.
The onslaught was caught connected surveillance camera successful beforehand of a nine afloat of people, prosecutors said.
Brown was released past period connected 5 million-pound ($6.75 million) bail, which allowed him to commencement his satellite circuit earlier this month.
Brown, who burst onto the euphony country arsenic a teen successful 2005, won his archetypal Grammy for champion R&B medium successful 2011 for "F.A.M.E." and past earned his 2nd successful the aforesaid class for "11:11 (Deluxe)" earlier this year.
His hits see songs specified arsenic "Run It," "Kiss Kiss" and "Without You."
His circuit is slated to commencement shows successful North America adjacent month.
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