More legal woes for Chris Brown as the R&B superstar was just arrested this morning (May 15) in Manchester, England.
The arrest is connected to an incident from 2023, where Brown was accused of injuring music producer Abe Diaw during a bottle attack at Tape nightclub in London’s Mayfair after an alleged disagreement.
According to reports, the ‘Loyal’ singer was detained by Metropolitan Police at the five-star Lowry Hotel in Salford just hours after he arrived on a private jet.
The singer was arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm, with officials telling the paper, “A 36-year-old man was arrested at a hotel in Manchester shortly after 2am on Thursday, May 15 on suspicion of grievous bodily harm,” without naming Brown, per protocol. “He has been taken into custody where he remains. The arrest relates to an incident at a venue in Hanover Square on February 19, 2023. The investigation is being led by detectives from the Central West Area Basic Command Unit.”
According to the paper, producer Abraham Diaw accused Brown of smashing him over the head with a bottle and kicking him at the Tape nightclub on that night, with Diaw previously telling The Sun on Sunday that Brown “hit me over the head two or three times. My knee collapsed as well.” Diaw has also lodged a civil complaint against Brown for $16 million seeking damagers for injuries and losses as a result of the alleged incident, according to The Independent.
There is currently no update on when the singer will be released. This news comes just weeks before Chris is scheduled to kick off the European leg of his “Breezy Bowl XX Tour,” which is set to begin on June 8 at Johan Cruijff Arena in Amsterdam.
