US singer Chris Brown waved to supporters as he arrived at court, before pleading guilty to affray over a confrontation at a private members’ club in Mayfair in February 2023
R&B singer Chris Brown has pleaded guilty at Southwark Crown Court to affray after a confrontation at a Mayfair nightclub. The 37-year-old entered his plea in a hearing that lasted less than five minutes.
He had been due to face a jury trial on October 26 after pleading not guilty in June last year to a charge of assault occasioning actual bodily harm against Abraham Diaw at private members’ club Tape in Hanover Square, Mayfair, on February 19 2023.
Brown also denied having an offensive weapon – a bottle – in a public place, as well as a charge of attempting to cause grievous bodily harm. These charges have now been discontinued and he will be sentenced on October 26 for the affray charge.
His co-defendant, 40-year-old Omololu Akinlolu, a rapper who performs under the name Hoody Baby, also pleaded guilty to affray. He will be sentenced on the same date.
Wearing a tan suit, gold-rimmed sunglasses and a St Louis Cardinals baseball hat, Brown was flanked by security guards as he arrived at court, where a small group of fans had gathered. The American singer-songwriter waved to fans as he arrived on a sunny morning in the capital with security guards and police officers stationed outside the central London court.
Fans played the artist’s music and shouted his name, with one saying “I love you Chris”, as others held up signs.
At earlier hearings, Brown was ordered to pay a £5 million security fee as part of his bail conditions, which also allowed him to go on a world tour as long as he surrendered his passport on arrival in each country. He was released on bail again on Friday.
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