Chris Brown given suspended eight-month prison sentence over nightclub attack
Also reported by Newsweek, Guardian World
Summary
A London court gave singer Chris Brown an eight-month prison sentence, suspended for 12 months, after he pleaded guilty to affray over a 2023 nightclub attack. His vocal coach, Omololu Akinlolu, also received a suspended sentence; both were ordered to pay costs.Key Facts
- The attack happened at Tape nightclub in Mayfair on 19 February 2023.
- The court heard Brown struck music producer Abraham “Abe” Diaw with a glass tequila bottle four times, hitting his head twice.
- Diaw needed hospital treatment for his injuries.
- Akinlolu received a four-month prison sentence, suspended for 12 months.
- Brown and Akinlolu pleaded guilty to affray in July.
- The court ordered each man to pay £1,500 in costs.
- Brown will not go to prison unless he commits another offence during the 12-month suspension period.
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