Singer Chris Brown free on bail while awaiting trial over alleged London nightclub attack

Brian Melley · The Associated Press

· Posted: May 21, 2025 9:45 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago

A British justice ordered Grammy-winning vocalist Chris Brown released connected 5-million-pound ($9.3 cardinal Cdn) bail connected Wednesday portion facing allegations helium bushed and earnestly injured a euphony shaper with a vessel successful a London nightclub successful 2023.

The determination by a justice successful Southwark Crown Court revives Brown's satellite tour, which was formed successful uncertainty erstwhile different justice ordered him held successful custody aft helium was charged past week with causing grievous bodily harm with intent.

Judge Tony Baumgartner said that Brown could proceed with this tour, including respective stops successful the U.K., but would person to wage the bail to warrant his quality successful court.

Brown was initially scheduled to look successful tribunal again connected June 13.

If helium had been held until then, Brown would person missed astatine slightest 2 dates connected his upcoming tour, which starts adjacent period successful Europe.

Brown, 36, is accused of launching an unprovoked onslaught connected shaper Abe Diaw astatine the Tape nightclub successful the swanky Mayfair vicinity successful February 2023 portion helium was connected his past tour.

Prosecutor Hannah Nicholls said past week successful Manchester Magistrates' Court that Brown struck Diaw respective times with a vessel and past punched and kicked him successful an onslaught caught connected surveillance camera successful beforehand of a nine afloat of people.

American instrumentalist Omololu Akinlolu, 38, who performs nether the sanction Hoody Baby and is simply a person of Brown, was besides charged successful the attack.

Neither Brown nor Akinlolu person entered a plea yet. Both men were ordered to look successful tribunal again connected June 20.

Brown, who burst onto the euphony country arsenic a teen successful 2005, won his archetypal Grammy for champion R&B medium successful 2011 for F.A.M.E. and past earned his 2nd successful the aforesaid class for 11:11 (Deluxe) earlier this year. His hits see songs specified arsenic Run It, Kiss Kiss and Without You.

His circuit is owed to footwear disconnected June 8 successful Amsterdam, earlier starting North America shows successful July, including 2 performances successful Toronto.