Singer Chris Brown was arrested Thursday in England for allegedly hitting somebody with a bottle in a London nightclub in 2023.
The Metropolitan Police didn’t title Brown however mentioned it took a 36-year-old into custody at a Manchester resort on suspicion of inflicting grievous bodily hurt. Under British legislation, police can’t title suspects earlier than costs are filed.
FILE: Chris Brown seems in court docket for a probation violation listening to throughout in Los Angeles Superior on March 17, 2014 in Los Angeles, California.
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The Sun, which first reported the story, mentioned producer Abe Diaw informed them Sunday that he was hospitalized after Brown beat him in an unprovoked assault on the Tape nightclub within the swanky Mayfair neighbourhood in London in February 2023.
(Multiple different leisure publications have since revealed the story.)
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The tabloid mentioned it turned conscious Brown was within the U.Okay. on Wednesday and known as police to seek out out if he was beneath arrest. The newspaper mentioned Met officers then travelled to Manchester and made the arrest.
Brown’s consultant didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark from The Associated Press.
Diaw mentioned Brown, who was on a U.Okay. tour on the time, cracked him on the top with a bottle and punched and kicked him on the ground. The producer has filed a $16-million lawsuit in opposition to the singer.
Brown, typically known as by his nickname Breezy, burst onto the music scene as a teen in 2005 and has develop into a significant hitmaker through the years with notable songs comparable to Run It, Kiss Kiss, and Without You. He received his first Grammy for finest R&B album in 2011 for F.A.M.E. then earned his second gold trophy in the identical class for 11:11 (Deluxe) earlier this 12 months.
The singer is launching a global tour subsequent month with artists Jhene Aiko, Summer Walker and Bryson Tiller, opening with a European leg earlier than beginning North America exhibits in July.
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