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Singer Chris Brown charged in UK for
alleged attack at London club in 2023
[May 16, 2025]
LONDON (AP) — Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown was charged
Thursday in England for allegedly beating a music producer in a London
nightclub in 2023, prosecutors said.
Brown, 36, was charged with one count of causing grievous bodily harm
after being arrested at a Manchester hotel. |
In this June 7, 2015 file photo, Chris Brown performs at the 2015 Hot 97
Summer Jam at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. (Photo by Scott
Roth/Invision/AP, File) |
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The
Sun, which first reported the story, said producer Abe Diaw told
them he was hospitalized after Brown beat him in an unprovoked
attack at the Tape nightclub in the swanky Mayfair neighborhood
in London in February 2023. Brown was on tour in the U.K. at the
time.
The tabloid said it became aware Brown was in the U.K. on
Wednesday and called police to find out if he was under arrest.
The newspaper said officers from London's Metropolitan Police
traveled to Manchester and made the arrest.
Brown's representative did not immediately respond to a request
for comment from The Associated Press.
Brown was held in custody and faces a hearing Friday morning in
Manchester Magistrates’ Court.
Brown, often called by his nickname Breezy, burst onto the music
scene as a teen in 2005 and has become a major hitmaker over the
years with notable songs such as “Run It,” “Kiss Kiss” and
“Without You.”
He won his first Grammy for best R&B album in 2011 for “F.A.M.E.”
then earned his second gold trophy in the same category for
“11:11 (Deluxe)” earlier this year.
The singer is launching an international tour next month with
artists Jhene Aiko, Summer Walker and Bryson Tiller, opening
with a European leg before starting North America shows in July.
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