Chris Brown pleads guilty to affray over London nightclub bottle attack

Chris Brown has pleaded guilty to affray over an incident in a London nightclub, where he has been accused of striking a man over the head with a glass bottle. The R&B singer entered the plea at Southwark Crown Court today (July 24), alongside his vocal coach and co-defendant Omololu Akinlolu, also known as HoodyBaby, who also admitted affray. Both men will be sentenced at the same court on October 26. Brown had previously pleaded not guilty to attempting to cause grievous bodily harm, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and possessing an offensive weapon – a bottle – in a public place. Akinlolu had denied charges of attempting to cause grievous bodily harm and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. During today’s hearing, prosecutor Heidi Stonecliffe KC applied for an additional charge of affray to be added to the indictment, which had been accepted by all parties. Prosecutors said the other charges would no longer proceed to trial. The case relates to an incident at Tape London nightclub in Hanover Square, Mayfair, in the early hours of February 19, 2023. The court heard that Brown approached music producer Abraham Diaw from the dancefloor before moving through the crowd ...