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 lodge on suspicion of inflicting grievous bodily hurt. Underneath British legislation, police can’t title suspects earlier than prices are filed.
FILE: Chris Brown seems in courtroom for a probation violation listening to throughout in Los Angeles Superior on March 17, 2014 in Los Angeles, California.
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The Solar, which first reported the story, mentioned producer Abe Diaw instructed 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.
(A number of different leisure publications have since printed the story.)
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The tabloid mentioned it grew to become conscious Brown was within the U.Okay. on Wednesday and referred to as police to search out out if he was underneath 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 Related Press.
Diaw mentioned Brown, who was on a U.Okay. tour on the time, cracked him on the pinnacle 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 referred to as by his nickname Breezy, burst onto the music scene as a teen in 2005 and has turn out to be a serious hitmaker through the years with notable songs reminiscent of Run It, Kiss Kiss, and With out 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 season Walker and Bryson Tiller, opening with a European leg earlier than beginning North America exhibits in July.
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