Singer Chris Brown pleads not guilty to 2 further charges over London nightclub assault case
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LONDON — Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown on Friday entered a not guilty plea to two additional charges stemming from the severe beating of a music producer with a bottle in a London nightclub in 2023.

Brown, 36, denied the more serious charge of attempting to cause grievous bodily harm at a hearing last month.

The singer, dressed in a light brown suit, pleaded not guilty to assault causing actual bodily harm to Abraham Diaw at the Tape nightclub in the upscale London area of Mayfair in February 2023.

He also denied having an offensive weapon – a bottle – in a public place during the short hearing at Southwark Crown Court.

Around 20 fans were seated in the public gallery behind the dock during Friday’s hearing, with several expressing shock as the singer of “Go Crazy,” “Run It,” and “Kiss Kiss” made his way into the courtroom.

Co-defendant – Brown’s friend and fellow musician – Omololu Akinlolu, 39, also denied actual bodily harm on Friday.

The 2023 attack was caught on surveillance camera in front of a club full of people, prosecutors said.

Brown was released in May on bail of 5 million pounds ($6.75 million), which allowed him to start his “Breezy Bowl XX” tour. Following a series of dates in Europe, he’s set to return to North America at the end of July to play in Miami, before moving across the U.S. with a two-night stop in Toronto along the way.

Brown, who rose to stardom as a teen in 2005, won his first Grammy for best R&B album in 2011 for “F.A.M.E..” He earned his second in the same category for “11:11 (Deluxe)” earlier this year.

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