US singer Chris Brown pleads guilty to affray

US singer Chris Brown has pleaded guilty to an affray charge for an alleged attack on a music producer at a London nightclub three years ago, while prosecutors have said they will not move forward with more serious assault charges.

Brown, 37, and co-defendant Omololu Akinlolu, 40, stood on the stand at London’s Southwark Crown Court on Friday and spoke only to confess their names and guilt over the incident with Abraham Diaw at Tape nightclub in London in February 2023.

The pair had been charged with more serious offenses of attempted infliction of grievous bodily harm and a less serious charge of assault occasioning actual bodily harm; The pair refused and were due to appear in court in October.

However, after Brown and Akınlolu pleaded guilty to the affray charge, prosecutor Heidi Stonecliffe said the other charges would not be tried.

Brown and Akınlolu will be tried in the same court on October 26.

Prosecutors had alleged Brown launched an “unprovoked attack” on Diaw with a tequila bottle after he was arrested in May 2025 as he returned to the UK for the first time since the incident.

Brown was initially denied bail, throwing his worldwide “Breezy Bowl XX” tour into doubt, before being released after promising to pay a Stg5 million ($A9.5 million) security fee.

The singer responded with fans chanting “Breezy! Breezy!” He left the field after chanting slogans. Before signing autograph.