Chris Brown placed in custody by UK court over alleged assault

16 May 2025 - 14:20 By Phil Noble, Sam Tobin and Sam Tabahriti
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Chris Brown live show in Johannesburg in December 2024.
Chris Brown live show in Johannesburg in December 2024.
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US singer Chris Brown was remanded into custody on Friday when he appeared in an English court charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm on a man in a London nightclub.

Brown was charged over an incident on February 19 2023 when he allegedly attacked a music producer with a bottle at the Tape nightclub in central London.

The 36-year-old was arrested at a hotel in Manchester, northern England, and appeared in the Manchester magistrate's court on Friday.

Prosecutor Hannah Nicholls said Brown committed an “unprovoked attack with a weapon in a nightclub full of people”.

The R&B star, known for hits such as Loyal, Run It and Under the Influence, is set to kick off a global tour next month, including shows in Manchester.

Brown, a two-time Grammy Award winner, was set to debut his “Breezy Bowl XX” tour on June 8 in the Netherlands.

Judge Joanne Hirst remanded Brown into custody before his next appearance in London's Southwark Crown Court on June 13. 

Reuters


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