US EditionChris Brown pleads not guilty to lesser assault charge following alleged bottle attack
LONDON, MAY 16 – Chris Brown, 36, faces grievous bodily harm charges for an alleged unprovoked bottle attack at a London nightclub, with trial preparations ongoing for October 2025.
- On July 11, 2025, 36-year-old Grammy-winning artist Chris Brown pleaded not guilty to additional accusations tied to a bottle assault incident at a London nightclub.
- The charges relate to an incident in February 2023 at a private members' venue called Tape in Mayfair, where Brown is accused of assaulting Abraham Diaw.
- Diaw was reportedly hit with a bottle and then chased to another part of the nightclub where he was repeatedly punched and kicked; the incident in 2023 was captured on video surveillance.
- Brown paid a £5 million security fee for conditional bail, has performed on a European stadium tour, and is scheduled for trial on October 26, 2026, at Southwark Crown Court.
- Brown’s denial of all charges and continued tour activity highlight ongoing legal proceedings that could impact his career and court appearances.
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In 2023 Chris Brown attacked a man with a bottle in a London nightclub. In court, the R&B singer denies this. Now he also rejects further charges of violence.
Chris Brown denies more charges stemming from tequila bottle nightclub attack
R&B Singer Chris Brown returned on Friday to London court, where he pleaded not guilty to additional charges related to the alleged attack of a music producer in a swanky nightclub two years ago. Brown denied a more serious count of attempting to cause grievous bodily harm at a hearing last month. During his latest appearance at Southwark Crown Court on Friday, the 36-year-old Grammy winner sported a brown suit as he also denied charges of denie…
Chris Brown pleaded not guilty to the minor charges after the charge in the UK. The 36-year-old denied having attacked a man in a London nightclub with a bottle. Friday's hearing was about assault charges with actual injury and possession of a weapon – in this case a glass bottle – in the public space.Brown arrested in Manchester in mid-June had already pleaded not guilty to the charge of attempted serious injury.He was first arrested in Manches…
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