Singer Chris Brown pleads guilty to affray over London club confrontation
Chris Brown outside Southwark crown court where he pleaded guilty to affray. Photograph: Toby Melville/ReutersView image in fullscreenChris Brown outside Southwark crown court where he pleaded guilty to affray. On Friday, those charges were dropped as both men pleaded guilty to the less-serious offence of affray at Southwark crown court.Prosecutors said Brown hit Diaw twice over the head with a glass bottle before Akinlolu joined in, punching the victim in the head.
- ▪Chris Brown outside Southwark crown court where he pleaded guilty to affray.
- ▪Photograph: Toby Melville/ReutersView image in fullscreenChris Brown outside Southwark crown court where he pleaded guilty to affray.
- ▪On Friday, those charges were dropped as both men pleaded guilty to the less-serious offence of affray at Southwark crown court.Prosecutors said Brown hit Diaw twice over the head with a glass bottle before Akinlolu joined in, punching the
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- ▪ Chris Brown pleads guilty to charge over London nightclub altercation — Global News
- ▪ US singer Chris Brown pleads guilty to affray over London nightclub incident - Reuters — Google News
- ▪ Singer Chris Brown pleads guilty to affray over London nightclub incident — ABC News (Australia)
- ▪ Chris Brown pleads guilty to affray over nightclub attack in London — BBC News — UK
- ▪ Singer Chris Brown pleads guilty to affray over alleged attack at U.K. nightclub — The Globe and Mail
- ▪ Singer Chris Brown pleads guilty to affray over an altercation at a London nightclub — ABC News — International
- ▪ US singer Chris Brown pleads guilty to affray, assault charges to be dropped — Channel NewsAsia
- ▪ Chris Brown pleads guilty to affray after Mayfair nightclub incident — The Independent
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Chris Brown outside Southwark crown court where he pleaded guilty to affray. Photograph: Toby Melville/ReutersView image in fullscreenChris Brown outside Southwark crown court where he pleaded guilty to affray. Photograph: Toby Melville/ReutersCrimeSinger Chris Brown pleads guilty to affray over London club confrontationOther charges, including assault against Abraham Diaw, dropped as guilty plea averts trialKevin RawlinsonFri 24 Jul 2026 08.53 EDTFirst published on Fri 24 Jul 2026 08.13 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe American singer and actor Chris Brown has admitted attacking a man in a private members’ club in London after playing a gig at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium in 2023.Brown will be sentenced in October for what prosecutors called an “unprovoked attack” with a bottle…
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