London – Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown pleaded not guilty Friday to charges related to aggravated assault on music producers at a London nightclub in 2023.
Brown, 36, pleaded not guilty in Southwalker Crown Court on a charge of attempting to cause serious bodily injury.
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Brown’s friend and other 38-year-old musician Omololu Akinlolu, performing under the name of “Hotel Baby”, pleaded not guilty to the same charge.
Brown is Arrested last month at a hotel in Manchester. According to Reuters, this is his first time since the alleged incident.
Prosecutors said Brown and Akinlolu attacked producer Abe Diavi at a bar at a tape nightclub near the trendy Mayfair in February 2023.
Prosecutors said the attack was captured on a surveillance camera in front of a club full of people.
Brown was released on bail last month on 5 million pounds ($6.75 million) which allowed him to start his “Breezy Bowl XX” World Tour earlier this month.
Brown entered the music industry as a teenager in 2005, winning his first Grammy Award for Best R&B album in 2011 with Fame, and then finished second in the same category earlier this year with “11:11 (Deluxe).
His hits include songs like “Run It”, “Kiss Kiss” and “No You”.
His tour is scheduled to start in North America next month.
Brown’s history of legal issues can be traced back to his felony belief in the 2009 attack on his then-girlfriend Rihanna. He pleaded guilty to the felony assault at the time. In 2014, Brown Pleasant for beating a man Outside the hotel in Washington, DC. In 2024, Brown and his paid entourage It is said to have defeated several men Participated in his concert in Texas.
Earlier this year, Brown sued Warner Bros., who found out that slander was abusive person who labeled the singer as a 2024 documentary Chris Brown: History of Violence.
