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US singer Chris Brown could miss up to 12 dates on his joint tour with Usher after pleading guilty to his role in a violent nightclub attack that left a London music producer in hospital.
Brown, 37, and his vocal coach Omololu Akinlolu, 40, a Florida rapper known as Hoody Baby, admitted a charge of affray at Southwark Crown Court on Friday. The offence involves using or threatening unlawful violence in a way that causes someone to fear for their safety and carries a maximum prison sentence of three years.
The pair had initially denied more serious charges, including assault, attempting to cause grievous bodily harm and possessing an offensive weapon, a tequila bottle. Prosecutors later dropped those charges after both men entered guilty pleas to affray. The court hearing lasted less than five minutes.
If Brown is jailed when he is sentenced, he could miss 12 dates on his tour with Usher, including performances in Atlanta, Inglewood, New Orleans, Houston, Miami Gardens and Tampa.
The case stems from an incident in the early hours of 19 February 2023 at Tape, a private members’ club in London’s Mayfair district. Prosecutors said Brown repeatedly struck music producer Abe Diaw over the head with a glass bottle before Diaw was chased, knocked to the ground and kicked. The producer was treated in hospital for head and knee injuries.
Senior Crown Prosecutor Claire Campbell described the assault as “a vicious and unprovoked attack” in a crowded nightclub. She said Brown used a glass bottle to strike the victim twice on the head and added that the Crown Prosecution Service would continue to pursue violent offenders regardless of their public profile.
Detective Constable Zara Ripamonti of the Metropolitan Police called the assault “disgraceful” and “unprovoked.” She said there was no place for serious violence in London and welcomed the defendants’ decision to admit their criminal conduct after a lengthy investigation.
Judge Tony Baumgartner scheduled sentencing for 26 October. Brown remains free on bail and is allowed to travel internationally, but he must return to the UK by 25 October, one day before the hearing.
Brown left Britain after the 2023 incident and was not arrested until May 2025, when police detained him at a Manchester hotel ahead of a concert. As part of his bail conditions, he was ordered to provide a £5 million security payment, allowing him to continue his world tour while surrendering his passport whenever he arrived in a country.
During a concert in Manchester last year, Brown referred to his time in custody, telling fans: “Thank you for coming and supporting me. And thank you to the jail — it was really nice.”
Outside court on Friday, Brown arrived wearing a beige suit and baseball cap, surrounded by security. Supporters gathered outside, playing his music and holding signs, while one fan shouted, “I love you Chris.”
The latest conviction adds to Brown’s long history of legal trouble involving violence. In 2009, he pleaded guilty to assaulting his then-girlfriend Rihanna shortly before the Grammy Awards. He was sentenced to 180 hours of community service and five years’ probation, and later said the incident made him feel like “a monster” and would “haunt me forever.”
By: Andrews Kwesi Yeboah
