Chris Brown arrested in UK over alleged attack in 2023
The singer was taken into custody in Manchester over an alleged altercation at a Mayfair nightclub.
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US singer Chris Brown has been arrested in the UK in connection with a bottle attack at a London nightclub in 2023.
Brown was arrested at a hotel in Manchester in the early hours of Thursday, and held on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm to music producer Abe Diaw at the Tape nightclub in Mayfair.
The Sun said it became aware of Brown's presence in the UK on Wednesday, at which point it alerted the Met Police.
The Met said a 36-year-old man remains in custody. Representatives for Brown have been approached for comment.
The Metropolitan police told Forbes a 36-year-old man was arrested at a hotel in Manchester in the early hours of Thursday morning “on suspicion of grievous bodily harm,” and he remains in custody.
The arrest was made in connection with “an incident at a venue in Hanover Square” on Feb. 19, 2023, though the police did not specify the venue or what the incident was.
Multiple U.K. news outlets have reported the man arrested is Brown, including The Sun, which published pictures purporting to show Brown at a Hanover Square nightclub on the night of the incident.
Brown was previously sued by music producer Abe Diaw, who alleged Brown smashed a tequila bottle over his head and stomped on him at the Tape nightclub in Hanover Square in February 2023, which led to hospitalization.
Diaw told The Sun on Sunday Brown “hit me over the head two or three times” and “my knee collapsed as well.”
The police did not confirm to Forbes whether the man arrested is Brown, nor that the incident concerned Diaw.
Forbes has reached out to Brown’s lawyers for comment.
