NEED TO KNOW
- Chris Brown pleaded not responsible to a cost of inflicting grievous bodily hurt at Southwark Crown Court docket in London on Friday, June 20
- Brown is accused of attacking music producer Abe Diaw at a London nightclub in 2023
- The 36-year-old singer was launched on a $6.7 million bail on Might 21
Chris Brown has pleaded not responsible to a cost of inflicting grievous bodily hurt throughout an alleged nightclub assault in London, England.
The 36-year-old singer entered his plea at Southwark Crown Court docket within the British capital simply after 10 a.m. native time on Friday, June 20.
Carrying a blue go well with and black tie, Brown solely spoke to enter his “not responsible” plea and make sure his identify and date of delivery, alongside his co-accused, Dallas rapper and producer Omololu Akinlolu, 38.
The subsequent stage of the case will happen on July 11, with the trial scheduled to begin on October 26, 2026. Brown had beforehand been launched on a $6.7 million bail on Might 21, for the alleged assault on producer Abe Diaw in 2023.
This got here after the musician was arrested by London’s Metropolitan Police in Manchester, England within the early hours of Thursday, Might 15, ipromiseyoumedia beforehand confirmed.
“A 36-year-old man was arrested at a resort in Manchester shortly after 02:00hrs on Thursday, 15 Might on suspicion of grievous bodily hurt,” the Metropolitan Police stated in a press release shared with ipromiseyoumedia. “He has been taken into custody the place he stays.”
“The arrest pertains to an incident at a venue in Hanover Sq. on [Feb. 19, 2023]. The investigation is being led by detectives from the Central West Space Fundamental Command Unit.’’
Following his launch on bail, Brown has been in a position to proceed his Breezy Bowl tour, which celebrates the twentieth anniversary of his profession.
The evening earlier than the listening to, Brown performed a sell-out present in Cardiff, Wales. He’ll proceed his tour whereas the authorized proceedings proceed.
