Singer Chris Brown arrives at court charged with attacking music producer with bottle in London club

Published: 11:47, 24 July 2026 | Updated: 11:48, 24 July 2026 American singer Chris Brown has attended a court hearing ahead of his trial over allegations he carried out a violent, unprovoked attack on a music producer at a London nightclub. The Grammy-winning singer, 37, arrived outside Southwark Crown Court this morning for the administrative hearing wearing a brown suit, white shirt, dark tie, sunglasses and a St Louis Cardinals baseball cap. Brown has pleaded not guilty to all charges arising from the alleged incident, which prosecutors say took place at the exclusive Tape nightclub in Hanover Square, Mayfair, in the early hours of February 19, 2023. The trial is listed for October this year. The court previously heard that producer Abraham Diaw was standing at the bar when Brown allegedly struck him several times over the head with a tequila bottle. Prosecutors have described the alleged attack as 'unprovoked'. CCTV footage is said to show Brown chasing Mr Diaw through the venue before kicking and punching him as he lay on the floor. Brown denies attempting to cause grievous bodily harm, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and possessing an offensive weapon – namely the tequila bottle. US singer Chris Brown, pictured wearing a baseball cap, arrives at Southwark Crown Court for an administrative hearing ahead of his trial The 37-year-old denies assaulting a music producer at a London nightclub  The two lesser charges against Brown – assault and possession of an offensive weapon – were added in June last year to the more serious GBH count, to which he had already entered a not guilty plea. Brown was arrested in May last year at the five-star Lowry Hotel in Salford after flying into the UK on a private jet ahead of preparations for his European tour. He was held in custody for almost a week before being released after agreeing to pay a £5million security fee – a financial guarantee to ensure his return to court. He was also granted special permission to temporarily reclaim his passport in order to perform on his Breezy Bowl XX world tour last October – though had to surrender his documents on arrival in each country. Brown is one of the most successful R&B artists of his generation, boasting two Grammy Awards and 19 UK top-ten singles, including hits such as With You, Turn Up The Music, Don't Wake Me Up and Freaky Friday. He first rose to fame as a teenager with his 2005 self-titled debut album and has since released ten studio albums. Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.