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AsiaOne
21-06-2025
- Entertainment
- AsiaOne
Chris Brown pleads not guilty to assault charge in UK court, Entertainment News
Chris Brown has pleaded not guilty to attempting to cause grievous bodily harm (GBH) after an alleged bottle attack at a London nightclub in 2023. The 36-year-old singer is accused of assaulting the music producer Abraham Diaw at the Tape nightclub in Mayfair in February 2023 in an incident that has been described as "unprovoked" by prosecutors. Brown also faces charges of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and having an offensive weapon in the form of a tequila bottle relating to the same incident and both charges were added to his indictment ahead of Friday morning's (June 20) hearing at Southwark Crown Court - which came just hours after he had performed at Cardiff's Principality Stadium as part of his Breezy Bowl XX World Tour. The Beautiful People hitmaker will return to court on July 11 to enter pleas to those charges before facing trial on Oct 26, 2026. Brown confirmed his name and date of birth at the hearing before entering his plea, stating: "Not guilty ma'am." The music star's co-defendant Omololu Akinlolu - an American national who performs under the name HoodyBaby - also entered a not guilty plea to the charge of grievous bodily harm. Brown was arrested in Manchester last month after his arrival in the UK to prepare for a series of European dates on his world tour . The R+B star was held in custody for nearly a week before he was released after agreeing to pay a £5 million (S$8.7m) security fee to the court. The security fee is a financial guarantee to ensure he returns to court and Brown could be asked to forfeit the money should he breach his bail conditions. Judge Tony Baumgartner confirmed that the singer would be allowed to continue his world tour and the UK leg started last weekend. During his gig in Manchester last Sunday (June 15), Brown thanked fans "for coming and supporting me". The Go Crazy singer quipped: "And thank you to the jail. It was really nice." Brown's tour - which marks the 20th anniversary of his eponymous debut album - continues with two gigs at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London this weekend and his next court hearing will take place once the European dates are complete.
Perth Now
20-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Chris Brown pleads not guilty to alleged bottle attack at London nightclub
Chris Brown has pleaded not guilty to attempting to cause grievous bodily harm (GBH) after an alleged bottle attack at a London nightclub in 2023. The 36-year-old singer is accused of assaulting the music producer Abraham Diaw at the Tape nightclub in Mayfair in February 2023 in an incident that has been described as "unprovoked" by prosecutors. Brown also faces charges of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and having an offensive weapon in the form of a tequila bottle relating to the same incident and both charges were added to his indictment ahead of Friday morning's (20.06.25) hearing at Southwark Crown Court - which came just hours after he had performed at Cardiff's Principality Stadium as part of his Breezy Bowl XX World Tour. The Beautiful People hitmaker will return to court on July 11 to enter pleas to those charges before facing trial on October 26, 2026. Brown confirmed his name and date of birth at the hearing before entering his plea, stating: "Not guilty ma'am." The music star's co-defendant Omololu Akinlolu - an American national who performs under the name HoodyBaby - also entered a not guilty plea to the charge of grievous bodily harm. Brown was arrested in Manchester last month after his arrival in the UK to prepare for a series of European dates on his world tour . The R+B star was held in custody for nearly a week before he was released after agreeing to pay a £5 million security fee to the court. The security fee is a financial guarantee to ensure he returns to court and Brown could be asked to forfeit the money should he breach his bail conditions. Judge Tony Baumgartner confirmed that the singer would be allowed to continue his world tour and the UK leg started last weekend. During his gig in Manchester last Sunday (15.06.25), Brown thanked fans "for coming and supporting me". The Go Crazy singer quipped: "And thank you to the jail. It was really nice." Brown's tour - which marks the 20th anniversary of his eponymous debut album - continues with two gigs at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London this weekend and his next court hearing will take place once the European dates are complete.
Perth Now
28-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Craig David and Usher in talks for song collaboration
Craig David and Usher are in talks about collaborating on a new song. The '7 Days' hitmaker joined the music superstar on stage during his 'Past, Present and Future' residency at London's O2 Arena earlier this month and the pair are now said to be planning to drop a new track together. A source told The Sun newspaper's Bizarre column: "Usher and Craig have always had a huge amount of time for each other and there is a lot of respect between them. "After Usher had Craig up on stage with him at the O2 earlier this month, they then talked about working together on a new song. "Now they have asked their writers to come up with some ideas. "Usher has been quietly putting together a new record and maybe Craig could be a featured artist if they can find the right song." The 'OMG' singer paid tribute to Craig when the pair were together on stage recently as they duetted on the latter's tracks 'Fill Me In' and '7 Days'. The 46-year-old star said: "Every time we've ever met it's been positive, every chance we get to celebrate each other, we have. "I've learnt a lot from my audience to your audience. "Thank you for your contribution to R+B, the celebration of your music, you deserve it all week all year." Craig, 43, replied: "Me and this dude go way back, it's been a beautiful journey. "Anyone who's been there from the start, all the way through, we're grateful because your legacy is what we live for." The star revealed last year that he has spent years dreaming of a collaboration with the 'Yeah!' hitmaker since they shared a "moment" freestyling together on a French radio station in the early part of their careers. Speaking to BANG Showbiz at Capital's Jingle Bell Ball with Barclaycard, Craig said: "For me, having grown up listening to Usher, I feel that would be a great… we would create something special. "We had a moment at a place called Skyrock at a radio station over there in Paris and we did a little freestyle on the radio back when I was releasing 'Fill Me In', '7 Days' and he had 'You Make Me Wanna ... ' and about to go into his '8701' album so it was a moment. "Everyone was like: 'You guys need to [do something together]'. It would be one to say we ticked that box."
