Chris Brown has arrived at Southwark Crown Court to enter his plea for two of the three charges he is facing following a bottle attack.
The 36-year-old musician previously denied attempting to cause grievous bodily harm with intent during an incident in February 2023 at Tape, a Mayfair nightclub.
He told the court in June that his plea was: ‘Not guilty ma’am.’
Brown was accused alongside Omololu Akinlolu, 38, his co-defendant, who also denied the same charge.
On Friday, July 11, the singer arrived for a plea hearing amid preparations for his trial later this year.
Both Akinlolu and Brown have also been charged with assault and occasioning actual bodily harm. Brown is additionally facing one count of having an offensive weapon (the bottle) in a public place.
The pleas for these charges were not heard in June, but are expected to be announced later today after the hearing.
The singer wore a brown checked double-breasted suit, which he paired with a red tie and oversized black-rimmed sunglasses.
He looked down as he passed photographers outside the court, raising a hand to them as he walked past.
He arrived at the court at 9am, with news about the plea entered expected soon.
The alleged victim, producer Abraham Diaw, was standing at the bar of Tape nightclub when he was allegedly struck several times with a bottle and then pursued to a different part of the venue, where he was punched and kicked.
Brown was staying at the five-star Lowry Hotel when police came to arrest him on May 15.
A week later, on May 21, Southwark Crown Court heard that he had been released from HMP Forest Bank in Salford, Greater Manchester, under bail conditions and ordered to pay a security fee of £5 million guaranteeing his return.
The sum fee is a financial guarantee ensuring a defendant returns to court, which may be forfeited if they breach bail conditions.
While in Manchester in June, the artist referred to his then upcoming court date, thanking the jail for being ‘nice’.
‘I just want to tell you all, I love you all to death, I am so thankful that I could come out here tonight,’ he told the crowd.
‘Thank you all for having me and supporting me, and thank you to the jail, y’all was really nice,’ he said at the Breezy Bowl XX tour to the Co-op Live Arena on Sunday, June 15.
A date for a trial lasting five to seven days has been set for October 26, 2026.
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