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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1747361638253Screenshot 2025-05-16 at 10.13.22 AM.png" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Chris Brown/Instagram</span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>American R&amp;B singer Chris Brown, the former boyfriend of superstar <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2025/5/6/rihanna-reveals-third-pregnancy-on-met-gala-night-0920">Rihanna</a>, was charged on Thursday with &quot;grievous bodily harm&quot; over an assault at a London nightclub in 2023, police said.</p><p>Arrested earlier Thursday at a hotel in Manchester, Brown remains in custody and will appear in court in the northwestern city at 10:00 am on Friday, the Metropolitan Police said in a statement.</p><p>The charges relate to &quot;an assault, which reportedly took place at a venue in Hanover Square in London&quot; on February 19, 2023, the statement said.</p><p>Brown allegedly attacked music producer Abe Diaw with a bottle at Tape nightclub in London&#x27;s exclusive Mayfair district in February 2023, The Sun daily reported.</p><p>The singer, who began his career in the 2000s and has sold tens of millions of records worldwide, was touring the UK at the time.</p><p>Brown reportedly flew into Manchester airport by private jet on Wednesday afternoon.</p><p>He is due to perform a number of dates in Britain next month.</p><p>Police detained Brown in the early hours of Thursday at the five-star Lowry Hotel in Manchester, according to media reports.</p><p>Brown rose to fame at a young age with his rich R&amp;B voice and later rap, but his reputation was later tarnished by allegations of domestic violence and other abuse.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/01/29/22/rb-star-chris-brown-sued-in-us-for-rape">R&amp;B star Chris Brown sued in US for rape; woman alleges being drugged, attacked</a><br/><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/01/25/19/chris-brown-files-slander-case-over-paris-rape-allegation">Chris Brown files slander case over Paris rape allegation</a></div><p>He was convicted of having beaten Rihanna, then his girlfriend, before the 2009 Grammy Awards, forcing the pop star to miss the annual gala.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/01/04/16/chris-brown-under-investigation-for-battery-in-las-vegas-police">Chris Brown under investigation for battery in Las Vegas</a></div>

<p>American R&amp;B singer Chris Brown, the former boyfriend of superstar Rihanna, was charged on Thursday with "grievous bodily harm" over an assault at a London nightclub in 2023, police said.</p>

American R&B singer Chris Brown, the former boyfriend of superstar Rihanna, was charged on Thursday with "grievous bodily harm" over an assault at a London nightclub in 2023, police said.

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US singer Chris Brown charged with 'grievous bodily harm' in Britain: police

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Published May 16, 2025 10:16 AM PHT

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