Chris Brown pleads guilty to affray charge in London nightclub incident
LONDON — Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown pleaded guilty Friday to affray over an altercation in a London nightclub in a fight that injured a music producer, reports BritPanorama.
Brown, 37, made the change of plea during a hearing at London’s Southwark Crown Court. He had previously denied more serious charges over the 2023 altercation.
In return for the guilty plea, prosecutors dropped charges of assault, attempting to cause grievous bodily harm, and having an offensive weapon.
Brown had denied attacking Abraham Diaw with a bottle at the Tape nightclub in the swanky Mayfair neighborhood in February 2023. The fight was caught on surveillance camera in front of a club full of people, prosecutors said.
Brown had been free on bail of 5 million pounds ($6.75 million), which allowed him to tour last summer in Europe and North America. He was freed on bail again Friday and will be sentenced on October 26 for the affray charge.
Brown, who rose to stardom as a teen in 2005, won his first Grammy for best R&B album in 2011 for “F.A.M.E.” He earned his second in the same category for “11:11 (Deluxe)” earlier this year.
The implications of his guilty plea may resonate beyond the courtroom, as Brown navigates the complexities of his public image and career following this incident.
