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Chris Brown pleads guilty to affray over London nightclub bottle attack
Chris BrownOmololu AkinloluAbraham DiawTape nightclubMayfairSouthwark Crown CourtCrown Prosecution ServiceClaire Campbell
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Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown pleaded guilty to affray on Friday for a 2023 bottle attack at a London nightclub, avoiding a trial on more serious charges. The 37-year-old entered the plea at Southwark Crown Court alongside co-defendant Omololu Akinlolu, who also pleaded guilty to affray.
The plea deal
In exchange for the guilty plea, prosecutors dropped charges of assault, attempting to cause grievous bodily harm, and possessing an offensive weapon Source: AP News. The affray charge, which Brown and Akinlolu admitted, covers using or threatening unlawful violence that would cause a reasonable person to fear for their safety Source: BBC.
The incident
Prosecutors said the confrontation occurred at Tape nightclub in Mayfair in February 2023, where Brown struck music producer Abraham Diaw on the head with a glass bottle. The fight was captured on surveillance camera Source: CNN. Senior prosecutor Claire Campbell called it a “vicious and unprovoked attack” and emphasized that “no one is above the law” Source: The Guardian.
What's next
Brown was released on bail of £5 million ($6.75 million) and will be sentenced on October 26, 2026 for affray, which carries a maximum of three years in prison Source: BBC. Brown, who had been free on bail during his world tour, signed autographs for fans as he left court Source: LATimes.
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5 quotesAP News↗
“Brown...pleaded guilty Friday to brawling at a London nightclub in 2023, a fight in which he hit a music producer over the head with a bottle.”
BBC↗
“Judge Tony Baumgartner scheduled the sentencing hearing for 26 October, 2026.”
The Guardian↗
“On Friday at Southwark crown court, a charge of assault occasioning actual bodily harm against Abraham Diaw was dropped, along with charges of possessing an offensive weapon...”
CNN↗
“"This was a vicious and unprovoked attack by Brown and Akinlolu in a crowded nightclub where Brown used a glass bottle as a weapon to strike the victim's head twice," Claire Campbell said.”