Chris Brown Pleads Guilty to 2023 London Club Affray as Bottle Assault Charges Are Dropped
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Updated · The Guardian · Jul 24
Chris Brown Pleads Guilty to 2023 London Club Affray as Bottle Assault Charges Are Dropped
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Jul 24
Summary
Southwark Crown Court heard Brown admit affray over a February 2023 attack on music producer Abraham Diaw at Tape club in Mayfair; sentencing is set for Oct. 26.
Prosecutors said Brown struck Diaw twice with a glass bottle, then co-defendant Omololu Akinlolu joined in by punching him, while Diaw was later kicked on the floor and treated for head and knee injuries.
The guilty pleas led prosecutors to drop the more serious assault and offensive-weapon charges that had been due for trial later this year.
Brown, 37, was arrested in Manchester in May 2025 after arriving for UK tour dates, later securing bail with a £5 million security fee that allowed him to keep touring under passport restrictions.
The case adds to Brown's long legal record, including his 2009 conviction for assaulting former partner Rihanna.