R&B singer Chris Brown has denied additional fees over an alleged bottle assault at a London nightclub.
The American musician, 36, pleaded not responsible to assault occasioning precise bodily hurt to Abraham Diaw on the Tape venue, a non-public members’ membership in Hanover Square, Mayfair, on February 19, 2023.
He additionally denied having an offensive weapon – a bottle – in a public place.
Brown denied the extra critical cost of trying to trigger grievous bodily hurt at a earlier listening to.
His co-defendant, US nationwide Omololu Akinlolu, 39, additionally denied assault occasioning precise bodily hurt on Friday.
They sat side-by-side within the dock, wanting straight forward through the listening to at Southwark Crown Court.
Around 20 followers sat within the public gallery behind the dock, with a number of gasping because the singer walked into court docket.
Brown turned to face his supporters on the finish of the listening to, waving and blowing them a kiss.
“I love you Chris,” one among them mentioned.
A date for a 5 to seven-day trial has been set for October 26, 2026.
The Go Crazy singer was in a position to proceed together with his scheduled worldwide tour after he was freed on conditional bail in May.
He needed to pay a £5 million ($6.75 million) safety payment to the court docket as a part of the bail settlement, which is a monetary assure to make sure a defendant returns to court docket and could also be forfeited in the event that they breach bail circumstances.
Manchester Magistrates’ Court heard beforehand that Diaw was standing on the bar of the Tape nightclub when he was struck a number of instances with a bottle, after which pursued to a separate space of the nightclub the place he was punched and kicked repeatedly.
Brown was arrested at Manchester’s Lowry Hotel at 2 am on May 15 by detectives from the Metropolitan Police.
He is alleged to have flown into Manchester Airport on a non-public jet in preparation for the UK tour dates.
Brown was launched from HMP Forest Bank in Salford, Greater Manchester, on May 21.
Shortly after being launched from jail, Brown posted an Instagram story referencing his upcoming tour.
It mentioned: “FROM THE CAGE TO THE STAGE!!! BREEZYBOWL.”
Source: www.anews.com.tr