Singer Chris Brown set to be sentenced over bottle attack at a London nightclub

LONDON — Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown arrived Monday at a London court for sentencing over brawling at a Mayfair nightclub three years ago.

Brown, 37, faces up to three years in prison after pleading guilty to a count of affray in July for attacking a music producer with a bottle.

Several fans cheered as Brown stepped out of a car when he arrived at Southwark Crown Court. His face was covered behind in a black mask and dark glasses and his dyed blond hair was mostly hidden from view under a black ball cap. He wore a black leather jacket and light-colored turtleneck.

Brown had denied striking Abraham Diaw at the Tape nightclub in the swanky Mayfair neighborhood in February 2023. But prosecutors said the fight was caught on surveillance camera in front of a club full of people.

The plea deal had prosecutors drop charges of assault, attempting to cause grievous bodily harm and having an offensive weapon, a bottle.

Brown’s friend and vocal coach Omololu Akinlolu also pleaded guilty to affray. He will be sentenced too.

Brown left the United Kingdom after the brawl but was arrested in May 2025 at a Manchester hotel after flying to the…

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