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Chris Brown Appears in London Court as Bottle-Assault Case Advances Toward October Trial

The judge reaffirmed his conditional release after a brief case-management update.

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U.S. singer Chris Brown, who has been charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm in what prosecutors said was an "unprovoked attack" on a music producer at the Tape nightclub in central London in 2023, walks outside the Southwark Crown Court in London, Britain, January 28, 2026. REUTERS/Jack Taylor
U.S. singer Chris Brown, who has been charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm in what prosecutors said was an "unprovoked attack" on a music producer at the Tape nightclub in central London in 2023, walks outside the Southwark Crown Court in London, Britain, January 28, 2026. REUTERS/Jack Taylor
Omololu Omari Akinlolu, a co-defendant with U.S. singer Chris Brown, who has been charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm in what prosecutors said was an "unprovoked attack" on a music producer at the Tape nightclub in central London in 2023, walks outside the Southwark Crown Court in London, Britain, January 28, 2026. REUTERS/Jack Taylor

Overview

  • Brown attended an eight-minute preliminary hearing at Southwark Crown Court, where bail conditions were reconfirmed and a further pre-trial hearing was set for April.
  • Brown and co-defendant Omololu Akinlolu reiterated not-guilty pleas to attempting to cause grievous bodily harm, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and possessing an offensive weapon.
  • Prosecutors allege an unprovoked attack on Abraham Diaw at Tape in February 2023, citing claims of bottle strikes followed by kicking and punching and referring to CCTV evidence.
  • A jury trial is scheduled to begin in October 2026, with both defendants remaining on conditional bail.
  • Brown previously secured release with a £5 million security payment that permitted international touring under passport surrender rules after his May 2025 arrest in Manchester.