Chris Brown pleads guilty to affray in London nightclub case; major assault charges dropped

Chris Brown pleaded guilty to affray in a London nightclub case at Southwark Crown Court on July 24, 2026.

Prosecutors dropped charges of causing grievous bodily harm and possessing an offensive weapon after Brown admitted to the lesser offence.

The incident occurred at Tape nightclub in Mayfair on February 19, 2023, involving an attack on music producer Abraham Diaw.

Brown struck Diaw twice on the head with a glass bottle; co-defendant Omololu Akinlolu also pleaded guilty to affray for punching the victim.

Brown was arrested in May 2025 at the Lowry Hotel in Manchester and released on bail with a £5 million security fee to continue touring.