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Chris Brown Makes Unscheduled Court Appearance in London Ahead of 2026 Trial

Prosecutors cite CCTV footage in alleging a 2023 bottle assault on producer Abe Diaw at Mayfair’s Tape nightclub.

Overview

  • The singer attended a case management hearing at Southwark Crown Court, where he was not required to appear and spoke only to confirm his name.
  • He has pleaded not guilty to attempting to inflict grievous bodily harm and to assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
  • Co-defendant Omololu Akinlolu, 38, also denies the charges, with a joint trial scheduled for October 2026.
  • Prosecutors say Diaw was struck multiple times with a bottle, then punched and kicked, with the incident recorded on CCTV.
  • Brown was arrested in May at a Manchester hotel and later released on conditional bail after a £5 million security that enabled him to complete his Breezy Bowl XX tour.