US singer Chris Brown remanded in custody by UK court over alleged assault
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US singer Chris Brown was charged on May 16 with inflicting grievous bodily harm.
PHOTO: REUTERS
MANCHESTER - US singer Chris Brown was remanded into custody when he appeared in a British court on May 16 charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm in what prosecutors said was an “unprovoked attack” in a London nightclub in 2023.
Brown was charged over an incident on Feb 19, 2023, when the singer allegedly attacked a music producer with a bottle at the Tape nightclub in central London.
The 36-year-old was arrested at a hotel in Manchester, northern England, and appeared at Manchester Magistrates’ Court on the morning of May 16 when prosecutor Hannah Nicholls said Brown committed an “unprovoked attack with a weapon in a nightclub full of people”.
The R&B star, known for hits such as Loyal, Run It and Under the Influence, is set to kick off a global tour in June, including shows in Manchester.
Brown, a two-time Grammy Award winner, was set to debut his “Breezy Bowl XX” tour on June 8 in the Netherlands.
Judge Joanne Hirst remanded Brown into custody ahead of his next appearance at London’s Southwark Crown Court on June 13. REUTERS
