Chris Brown pleads not guilty to ‘bottle attack' in UK nightclub charge
Chris Brown is accused of attempting to maliciously cause grievous bodily harm.
R&B singer Chris Brown has pleaded not guilty following an alleged bottle attack at a London nightclub.
The American musician, 36, is accused of attempting to unlawfully and maliciously cause grievous bodily harm with intent to Abraham Diaw on February 19 2023 at the Tape venue in Hanover Square, Mayfair.
At Southwark Crown Court this morning, his co-defendant, US national Omololu Akinlolu, denied the same charge in a plea and trial preparation hearing.
Brown was freed on conditional bail last month and was able to continue his international tour.
As part of the bail agreement, the Go Crazy singer had to pay a £5 million security fee to the court - a financial guarantee to ensure a defendant returns to court and may be forfeited if they breach bail conditions.
Both defendants are further charged with assaulting Mr Diaw occasioning him actual bodily harm, with Brown also facing one count of having an offensive weapon – a bottle – in a public place.
They were not asked to enter pleas to those charges with a further court hearing set for July 11.
Around 20 people - many of them fans of Brown - sat in the public gallery behind the dock for Friday's hearing.
Brown had arrived at around 9am to a large group of photographers outside the court, and walked in silence to the building's entrance.
A date of October 26 2026 was set for a five to seven-day trial.
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