Chris Brown guilty plea entered in London nightclub attack case
Chris Brown pleaded guilty to affray in a London court over a 2023 nightclub attack on music producer Abraham Diaw, Reuters reported.
By Poppy Nakagawa · Culture Writer
2 min read
Chris Brown’s guilty plea in London has ended the threat of a trial on one charge tied to a 2023 nightclub attack, according to Reuters.
The performer appeared Friday at Southwark Crown Court with co-defendant Omololu Akinlolu, Reuters reported. Both men pleaded guilty to affray in connection with an incident involving music producer Abraham Diaw at Tape nightclub in London in February 2023.
Brown and Akinlolu were convicted after entering the pleas, according to the Reuters report.
What did Chris Brown plead guilty to?
Brown pleaded guilty to affray, a charge tied in this case to conduct described in court as using or threatening unlawful violence, according to Reuters. The admitted conduct was described as the kind that would make a person of “reasonable firmness” fear for their personal safety.
The case centered on the alleged attack on Diaw inside the London nightclub, Reuters reported. The report identified Diaw as a music producer.
Prosecutors agreed to drop other counts against Brown and Akinlolu, according to Reuters. Those included a more serious charge of attempting to inflict grievous bodily harm, as well as a lesser charge of assault causing actual bodily harm.
What happens next in the Chris Brown London case?
Brown and Akinlolu are due to return for sentencing on October 26, Reuters reported. The sentence will be determined after the guilty pleas to affray.
The court appearance took place at Southwark Crown Court, one of London’s major criminal courts. Brown was photographed leaving the courthouse, according to images credited to Getty in entertainment coverage of the case.
The guilty pleas mark the key turn in a case that had been moving through the British courts after the February 2023 incident at Tape nightclub. With the more serious and lesser assault-related charges set aside by prosecutors, sentencing will focus on the affray convictions reported by Reuters.
Reuters did not report any further statement from Brown or Akinlolu beyond the pleas entered in court.
This story draws on original reporting from TMZ.