Chris Brown is accused of beating a music producer in an "unprovoked attack."(Reuters: Isabel Infantes)
Singer Chris Brown has pleaded not guilty to attempting to cause grievous bodily harm with intent in a UK court.
He is accused of seriously beating a music producer with a bottle in a London nightclub in 2023.
His trial is scheduled to begin on October 26, 2026.
Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown pleaded not guilty on Friday to a charge related to the serious beating of a music producer with a bottle in a London nightclub in 2023.
Brown, 36, pleaded not guilty in Southwark Crown Court to one count of attempting to cause grievous bodily harm with intent.
Brown's friend and fellow musician Omololu Akinlolu, 38, who performs under the name Hoody Baby, pleaded not guilty to the same charge.
Prosecutors said Brown and Akinlolu assaulted producer Abe Diaw at a bar in the Tape nightclub in the swanky Mayfair neighbourhood in February 2023.
Brown allegedly launched an unprovoked attack on Mr Diaw and hit him several times with a bottle, and then punched and kicked him.
The attack was caught on surveillance camera in front of a club full of people, prosecutors said.
Omololu Omari Akinlolu is Chris Brown's co-defendant.(Reuters: Chris J Ratcliffe)
Brown was originally charged with a single count of grievous bodily harm after his arrest in May, but prosecutors subsequently brought an indictment adding two counts: assault causing actual bodily harm and having an offensive weapon, a bottle.
When a court clerk asked Brown how he pleaded to the grievous bodily harm count, he replied: "Not guilty ma'am."
Brown did not enter pleas on the additional counts and was ordered to return to court on July 11 to face those charges after wrapping up the European leg of his world tour.
Brown was released last month on 5 million British pounds ($10.39 million) bail, which allowed him to start his world tour earlier this month.
His trial is scheduled to begin on October 26, 2026.
Brown, who burst onto the music scene as a teen in 2005, won his first Grammy for best R&B album in 2011 for F.A.M.E. and then earned his second in the same category for 11:11 (Deluxe) earlier this year.
His hits include songs such as Run It, Kiss Kiss and Without You.
His tour is due to kick off June 8 in Amsterdam before starting North America shows in July.
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