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Chris Brown given suspended sentence over bottle attack at London club

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Chris Brown was sentenced to eight months in prison, suspended for one year, after admitting to attacking a man with a tequila bottle at a London club in February 2023. His vocal coach, Omololu Akinlolu, received a four-month suspended sentence. Both were ordered to pay £1,500 costs. The attack was captured on CCTV and lasted about 20 seconds, during which Brown struck the victim twice with the bottle, hitting his head and shoulder.

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On October 26, 2026, Grammy-winning R&B singer Chris Brown was sentenced to eight months in prison, suspended for one year, at Southwark Crown Court in London after admitting affray over an attack on music producer Abraham Diaw at the Tape nightclub in Mayfair in February 2023. Brown, wearing a black leather jacket and face mask, struck Diaw twice with a tequila bottle, causing injuries to his head and knee that required hospitalization. Brown’s friend and vocal coach, Omololu Akinlolu, received four months suspended for one year and both were ordered to pay £1,500 costs. Judge Tony Baumgartner emphasized the dangerous nature of using glass bottles as weapons during such incidents and warned against preferential treatment in court based on commercial success.

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In sentencing, he said: “The repeated use of a glass bottle in that way, especially aimed at the head, was plainly dangerous, it carried the risk of delivering a more serious injury than was ultimately sustained.”

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🔮 Brown, 37, admitted affray earlier this year after attacking a former friend with a “heavy” tequila bottle on the dancefloor at the Tape private members’ club in Mayfair in February 2023.

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Claims (14 extracted, 1 hedged)

The R&B singer Chris Brown has been given a suspended sentence after striking a man twice in the head with a tequila bottle in a central London club. asserted

singer → give → club

Brown, 37, admitted affray earlier this year after attacking a former friend with a “heavy” tequila bottle on the dancefloor at the Tape private members’ club in Mayfair in February 2023. asserted

Brown → admit → February

Brown was sentenced to eight months imprisonment, suspended for 12 months, at Southwark crown court on Monday. asserted

Brown → sentence → Monday

His vocal coach Omololu Akinlolu, 40, who joined the attack, was sentenced to four months imprisonment, suspended for 12 months, and both men were ordered to pay £1,500 costs. asserted

men → join → costs

In front of a packed public gallery, the singer, wearing a black leather jacket, sat looking at the floor in the dock for much of the hearing. asserted

singer → wear → hearing

Judge Baumgartner called the attack “plainly dangerous” and warned that “commercial success does not attract preferential treatment” in court. asserted

success → call → court

it → say → injury

CCTV footage was shown in which Brown strikes Abraham Diaw four times with the bottle, connecting twice with his head and then hitting his shoulder. asserted

Brown → show → shoulder

Heidi Stonecliffe KC, prosecuting, told the court Brown used a “heavy square shaped tequila bottle” to “hit Mr Diaw twice over the left-hand side of his head”. asserted

Brown → prosecute → head

He rained down “further blows” as Diaw turned away, the court heard. asserted

court → rain → blows

Stonecliffe said Akinlolu then grabbed Diaw in a “bear hug”. asserted

Akinlolu → say → hug

She said: “Mr Diaw falls to the ground and Mr Brown is also seen throwing punches.” asserted

Brown → say → punches

In another clip, Brown, from California, could be seen being pulled away from the victim. uncertain

Brown → see → victim

The incident took place at about 3am and lasted about 20 seconds , the court heard. asserted

court → take → am